Grand River

 The Grand River is the longest river in the state of Michigan, stretching 260 miles from Somerset Township northwest all the way to Grand Haven where it drains in to Lake Michigan. The river has a few dams along its path, but remains a trout and salmon stream for most of its trip to the lake. Tributaries are the Flat River, Looking Glass River, Maple River, Red Cedar River, Rouge River, Plaster Creek, and the Thornapple River. A few cities that sit on the river include Jackson, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Ionia, and Grand Haven. Grand Rapids was actually named after the Grand River rapids it was built on, though the rapids no longer exist because of a nearby dam and fish ladder. The Grand River was originally used as a major means of transportation by Native Americans and Settlers. Now the river is a great place to settle down on the river or enjoy some of the activites the Grand offers, such as boating, dinner cruises, scenic walks, and many other things. Coho and chinook salmon, northern pike, walleye, steelhead, lake and brown trout, as well as rainbow trout and bass are some of the species that can be fished in the river. Due to pollution in the River from nearby industrial waste, it is recommended that a limited amount of fish be eaten from the river.