Marshall Waterways Day 2024
Saturday, October 12
Few cities are blessed with such varied, scenic, and pristine waterways than Marshall, MI. Running along its south side is the prized Kalamazoo River. Framing its east side is Rice Creek and its west side is Bear Creek. For the start of Marshall Rotary Club’s second 100 years, the club has embraced environmental actions targeting our waterways and adjoining parks, trails, and riverwalk.
To celebrate these Marshall treasures, Rotary is holding its inaugural Marshall Waterways Day on Saturday, October 12. This is being done in partnership with Michigan Waterways Stewards and BlueOval Battery Park Michigan-Ford (title sponsor). This renewed focus will make our waterways more accessible for passive recreation such as fishing, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, and nature watching.
We honor the efforts of current and past stewards and want to complement their good work and inspire others to join them. Please share this information with your friends and make sure your environmental/conservation group has a table at this event. It will be a great opportunity to promote your group and recruit new members.
Waterways Day Celebration events and activities:
• Date: Saturday, October 12 from 10 am to 3 pm Ketchum Park North
• Parking: Fair Grounds lot between Church and BE Henry Building (City Trolley will shuttle people to and from event)
• Football tailgate party food will be served (no MSU or UofM game that day)
• Conservation and environmental groups will have information tables/tents
• Bob Pierce Photography exhibit of birds, butterflies, and other creatures that fly
• Kayak and canoe demonstrations and safety talk
• Every half hour guides will tell some amazing stories while leading groups along the .6-mile-long island trail with ice cream served at the north point
• Native trees, shrubs, and plants will be planted by volunteers
For more information about the event call 269-781-4676 or visit the Marshall Rotary Club Facebook page or the Club’s Website www.rotarymarshallmi.org
Waterways Day Brochure
