2007

Manistee River in Michigan

The Manistee River in the U.S. state of Michigan, runs approximately 232 miles through the northern Lower Peninsula, through the villages of Sharon, Smithville, Mesick, and enters Lake Michigan at Manistee. It is considered, like the nearby Au Sable River, to be one of the best trout fisheries east of the Rockies. The river rises in the sand hills in southeastern Antrim County, on the border with Otsego County, about six miles southeast of the town of Alba. These deep glacial sands provide it with a remarkably stable flow of clean cold water year round, making it a popular river for fishing as well as canoeing. Over the course of its length, it drops in elevation from around 1300 feet to 582 feet, with an average stream gradient of about 2.9 feet per mile.

Trip - Beautiful Weather 9:30 amto 3:30 pm Date: July 7, 2007 Start: Fire Lane - No Bridge Finish: Wilderness Canoe Trips Miles: 20 miles - 6 1/2hours With: Leslie Watson, William Eubank   Got home about 9:00 pm

The Big Manistee starts as a narrow stream north of Grayling and spreads to more then 125 feet wide by the time it snakes its way westward near Mesick. Relax and enjoy almost 200 miles of rapid-free river, uninterrupted by portages and with few signs of civilization. Gentle currents will carry you effortlessly through scenic woodland teeming with wildlife. Quiet solitude provides a refuge for Beaver, Mink, Muskrat, Otter, Raccoon, Deer and more. Rainbow Trout, Pike, Walleye and Brown Trout flirt with the fishermen while Brook Trout entice anglers into the feeder streams. Share the river with Ducks, Geese, Swans and other waterfowl. Picnic among bouquets of wildflower shaded by Maple, Cedar and Jack pines.

Wilderness Canoe Trips

William R. Eubank
1632 Burcham Drive
East Lansing, Michigan 48823
United States of America

Uploaded September 2006
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