Oct 19-21

Past-E-Mail: Cam Notes - 2021: October: Oct 19-21
Nara Nature Trail    ...scroll down to share comments
Photo by Deborah Goodell
Wooden Walkway    ...scroll down to share comments
Photo by Deborah Goodell
Bridge Repaired    ...scroll down to share comments
Photo by Deborah Goodell
Marsh Grasses    ...scroll down to share comments
Photo by Deborah Goodell
Colorful Plants    ...scroll down to share comments
Photo by Deborah Goodell
Bulrushes    ...scroll down to share comments
Photo by Deborah Goodell
Foggy October Morning    ...click to play video
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By
Mary Drew at Pasty Central (Mdrew) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 04:44 am:

The Nara Nature Trail is our destination today, tagging along with Deborah Goodell. She hiked along the boardwalks with some friends and snapped a number of photos along the way. It is part of the Nara Nature Park, a 100 acre park, which was donated to the City of Houghton by Bob and Ruth Nara.

The following background information is from the Nara Nature Park webpage:

“The Nara Nature Trail Boardwalk is a 4,500 foot long elevated wood boardwalk running along both banks of the Pilgrim River. This boardwalk has fishing sites, benches and access for launching kayaks and canoes.

A historic thunderstorm dropped over 7 inches of rain on the area in just a few hours in the early morning of June 17, 2018. The flooding that followed wiped out the wetland boardwalk system throughout Nara Park. The City of Houghton worked with FEMA to fund the cleanup of the debris and repairs to the boardwalk. A project to clean up and rebuild the boardwalks was designed and the new boardwalks were constructed in the fall of 2020.

The new boardwalks were upgraded to current accessibility standards which includes regrading, width and railings. The boardwalks “float” on the soils within the wetland sections. At key points large screw-type anchors support the structure to keep the boardwalks in place during high water events, while minimizing impact to the wetland soil structure.”
It was quite the project in the beginning and made even better in the rebuilding after the flooding. Kudos to all that were part of this rebuilding project. It sure looks like a peaceful place to take a walk and enjoy the wetland scenery.

We now join Michigans Keweenaw Penisula for an overhead look at the Portage waterway on October mornings, complete with a “dreamy cloudscape atop the fall foliage”
By
Pat & Glenda (Gormfrog) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 06:26 am:

This site is...has always been...a wonderful wakeup call!


By Deb S. (Usedtobeayooper) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 09:23 am:

I lost my whole message so I hope it doesn't
show twice. This looks like a great place to
take a walk and see what it's like out there.
Definitely a must go place. We'll see if my
knee will hold up. I should just get a
replacement but I don't want to go through
that. My grandparents on my dad's side lived
very close to the Pilgrim. There was a place
where you could cross it without getting wet
and I could go visit my cousin on the other
side. I guess I'm going to have to give it a
try and maybe bring back some great memories
from my childhood. Maybe we could bring some
fishing poles and try to catch some brookies.
My dad caught a lot of fish in that river.
Thanks fur sharing.


By Uncle Chuck (Unclechuck) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 09:51 am:

Nice pics and really vivid colors in that video!!


By Donna (Donna) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 09:53 am:

Stunning.


By Alex "UP-Goldwinger" (Alex) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 12:51 pm:

Superb! Don't forget to FULL-SCREEN the video.


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