Sunday, August 24, 2014

Day 395-396 August 22-23 Grand Haven Municipal Marina Grand Haven MI

Three days in Grand Haven to see the sights......think we have found summertime...warm, sunny and people everywhere....This is certainly a summer vacation spot....we have seen more boats here than any other port on Lake Michigan...

The Grand River starts in south Michigan and flows for 260 miles to Lake Michigan's eastern shore of Grand Haven making it the longest river in Michigan.  It is navigable from Grand Haven to Grand Rapids, a distance of 40 miles


Lewis J Kuber...306 meters long....100 meters wide
 
 
It's a notch ship.....powered by the tugboat pushing it
 
 
Grand Haven Municipal Marina with fixed slips
 
 
You can ride the Historic Trolley all day for $1.50
 
 
Transportation Museum at the old train depot
 
 
 The old Coast Guard Station on the North Pier is non-operational
 
 
Grand Haven is considered Coast Guard City USA
 
 
If you find one....buy it....very valuable
 
 
 
In the late 1800s Grand Haven was a major lumbering center and one of the biggest furniture manufactures in the US......Today tourism is the biggest business
 
 
Shopping in Historic downtown with 100+ local merchants selling their goods
 
 
Wooden Nickel for lunch
 
 
 
Rotary Splash Pad
 
 
Lots of dogs for me to watch
 
 
Mississagi under his own power
 
 
Schooner Wind Dancer
 
 
 
A unique experience for us was to watch the playing of the Grand Haven Musical Fountain from the bridge of our boat.  This is the World's Largest Musical Fountain, 250 feet long, 4000 gallons per minute, as high as 100 feet in still air, with colored lights and water dancing to music.  It is directly across the channel from our marina...
 
 
Town Houses overlooking the Grand River
 
 
Charter Fishing at Chinock Pier
 
 
The river-wall tie-up is very bumpy on weekends
 
 
Waterfront Park
 
 
Farmer's Market was busy
 
 
Every Wednesday and Saturday during the season
 
 
Community band
 
 
Historic Engine displayed
 
 
We watched boats go by during the afternoon
 
 
US Coast Guard and Sheriff keeping watch
 
 
Busy on Grand River
 
 
Think they arrived for a party
 
 
They were dressed for a formal party
 
 
Our marina is busy
 
This is a busy port on weekends.  You need a reservation if you want to stay at the Municipal Marina where all the action happens......
Nice visit with Dale and Linda who crossed their wake in Grand Haven last Monday...
Pat and John joined us for dinner on the boat and we had fun people watching.....
We leave Sunday for Holland MI if the weather is favorable.......
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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