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Grand River Goes Dry!

Matt Hendricks — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:23:16 +0000

Did you know the Grand River ever was almost dry? Yep, it’s true. Here’s a shot of the Grand River Now. Click HERE to see what it looked like in 1920 looking north! Yep, there’s the 6th St Bridge.

'Take Me To the River' by the Talking Heads – Classic Hit or Miss

Matt Hendricks — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:57:01 +0000

Believe it or not, this was was written by Grand Rapids own Al Green!

In 1976, Foghat made the first recording of the song by a rock band, on their album Night Shift. Two years later, it was recorded separately by Levon Helm and Bryan Ferry on solo albums, and then by the band Talking Heads on their second album More Songs About Buildings and Food.

Lincoln Navigator Discovered in Grand River

Matt Hendricks — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:07:53 +0000

Wow, This is a weird story. WZZM is reporting some boaters found a Lincoln Navigator in the Grand River... Looks like it was stolen!

Boaters discovered a sunken Lincoln Navigator near the 6th Street Bridge Monday morning. 6th Street Bridge Really? That's like right downtown! I just walked Across this bridge a couple of days ago!

Police say the vehicle was stolen from the Kentwood area in late June... Oh Sure, why not! Steal and and then driver it into the the river! Strange!

Water Almost Over Rockford Dam

Matt Hendricks — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:21:21 +0000

I love Rockford. Reminds me of my hometown of Petoskey a little bit. Everyone knows the Rockford Dam and how cool it is… But, if the river had risen just another few inches. OVERFLOW. Would have been quite the site to see, and could have actually been damaging as well. I think I’ll take a [...]