Hardy Pond

Michigan’s Hardy Pond is one of my favorite places. The other day as I drove across the Hardy Dam, the water was lower than normal. My eye caught the point by the marina and it reminded me of being in the U.P. somewhere.

Paris Park

If you have traveled on old US 131 between Big Rapids and Reed City, you may have noticed this building with the interesting architecture. This is the old Paris Fish Hatchery, now a Michigan historic site.
A sign explains a bit of the history: Opening in 1881, the Paris Fish Hatchery was the state’s second fish [...]

Little Muskegon River

The Little Muskegon River has it’s headwaters in Mecosta County and winds it’s way through three Michigan counties. The river begins as a shallow stream and increases in width and depth as it flows thru Montcalm County and then into Newaygo County, where it becomes a tributary of the Muskegon River at the Croton Dam.
Much [...]

First Day of Fall

I can’t believe it.
Today is the first day of fall. Where does time go?
It seems just like yesterday I was out admiring the daffodils and hyacinths, the first flowers that bloomed in our garden this spring.  And now I am seeing signs of fall colors in some of the trees.
 I took this picture last fall overlooking [...]

A Friendly Livery!

Livery: Webster’s online dictionary defines livery as: a concern offering vehicles (as boats) for rent.” One interesting livery is located on Water Street, just off M37 in downtown Newaygo.
At a recent visit by Waterland Living to Wisner’s Canoes on the Mighty Muskegon,  we discovered that this family business of 39 nine years had humble beginnings [...]

Croton Pond

I Love the Croton Pond.
Croton Pond is hardly a pond. Webster defines a pond as “a body of water usually smaller than a lake”.  Webster also defines a pond as “an artificially confined body of water”.  The body of water behind a dam is termed a pond, but many would consider it a lake. Croton [...]

Hardy Dam

Hardy Dam, located in central Newaygo County, is one of those special Michigan places.
Located on the Muskegon River, Hardy Dam was completed in 1931. The Spanish Colonial Revival style architecture of the powerhouse and the intake tower is outstanding. The dam is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.The Hardy Dam backwater boasts of [...]

Newaygo Michigan

Newaygo, Michigan is located at the intersection of M37 and M82, 12 miles West off exit #118 of us 131, 37 miles North of Grand Rapids and 10 miles South of White Cloud.
Like many other Michigan towns, Newaygo got it’s start in Michigan’s lumber boom. With the surrounding forests and easy access to the [...]