• Friday-What'sUP August 23 - 10:31 pm

We get to tag along on another adventure with Laurie Bashaw, this time with her son and her oldest grandson, as they went out fishing in Grandpa Steve's boat, on the Greenwood Reservoir.

When I saw Laurie's first shot here today, it was one of those WOW moments, as the scene is just so beautiful and serene. I had never heard of this spot, so I did some digging and found out that it is an impoundment created when a dam was built on the Escanaba River to support the area mines. What I also found out, is that it's a tough little body of water to navigate, as there are a number of things just below the surface, such as stumps and rocks to watch out for.

Fishing there is like any other fishing hole, sometimes good, other times not the best, which is what it was the day Laurie and her family were out there trying for a few bites. I'm guessing though, that with scenery like this surrounding you, it doesn't really matter if you catch fish or not, you'll still come back from the time spent there, refreshed and recharged by the beauty around you.

Laurie's last photo was an Eagle's nest that they spotted in the area, so even though her Grandson didn't get to catch any fish, he still had some lessons in fishing and was able to learn about our National Bird and see how big the nest is, too. So a good day was had by all!

In case you'd like to check out the Greenwood Reservoir yourself, I've supplied the following access information, courtesy of Wikipedia:

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"Greenwood Reservoir is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of the city of Ishpeming. It is reached from this city by heading west on M-28, then turning south(left) on Wawonowin Club Drive. The Access site has two hard bottom boat ramps. There are 17 parking spaces available. Public restrooms (pit toilets) are also available in the parking lot. Camping is allowed on the Reservoir, and there are several small sites to pitch a tent on- all of which must be boated into. Few sites, if any, are big enough for large groups or more than one or two tents. Camping does not require a fee or permit, and is on a first come, first served basis."

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Nice!!
Nat and I passed the Greenwood after leaving Republic taking the back road to Ishpeming. Was hoping to see a moose along the way but was unsuccessful.

Nice pictures once again! Fun times with the grandchildren is unbeatable!

Great photos, Laurie! what a beautiful spot; the first photo really makes it look like an inviting place.

In the 1970's researchers from Michigan Tech were working there on ways to deal with the biochemical reactions from all the stumps and brush down in the water. When the reservoir was constructed, they removed all the trees and brush they could from the future impoundment area, but it was too hazardous to get at the stuff growing along the banks of the original watercourse. One of the objectives of the research was to come up with a scheme for opening the "piccolo ports" in the dam to discharge water from different depths in the impoundment in ways that would allow them to remove deep water containing the wood decomposition products, without causing iron compounds to precipitate out of the water downstream of the dam.

Thanks again to the Pasty Cam crew for bringing us yet another great set of reminders of the beautiful U.P.!

Thanks everyone, and thanks to Mary for sharing. I had such
a fun time with my grandsons. Fishing in Papa's boat was
special. I'm sure he was smiling even though we didn't even
get a nibble. Neither did he when he fished the Greenwood!
The scenery was spectacular and we saw a loon too. My
grandson loved watching it dive for food.

Nice pics, Laurie...very peaceful.

Laurie, I agree with Alex!