A Stroll At Crockery Creek Natural Area

2010 12 08  The snow and cold weather came to Grand Haven on December 1st,  late for Michigan.  We had a long lasting autumn and that was good.  It always takes a little getting used to the snow and cold.  The snow brings quiet, a certain tranquillity, I think.


My sister Marie and I went on a good adventure to Crockery Creek Natural Area  (Ottawa County)  located on the north side of the Grand River at Wren Drive.  This visit we were able to walk in new (to us) areas accessible because the water level is low.


Even though we have been here before it is like a new place.  This comes from a combination of things like, visiting in different seasons, exploring the park boundaries to the limit, and our somewhat poor memories.  Exploring is always fun with Marie.  Since we see no blooming wildflowers now, she is teaching me about trees.


Crockery Creek Natural Area



Field At Crockery Creek Natural Area

Crockery Creek

There was ice on Crockery Creek.   Temperature  was 23 degrees Fahrenheit.

 We also stopped by the Grand Haven Pier.

The lighthouse is on the south pier, you can see just a bit of the north pier in this picture.  We did some research at my house and called it a day.

More Ottawa County

2012 03 05  We went to several different places on this adventure, all in Ottawa County.

 Ottawa County Open Space

I gave my adventure buddy, my sister Marie, a book today.  It is Naturally Curious by Mary Holland, A Photographic Field Guide and Month-by-Month Journey Through the Fields, Woods, and Marshes of New England.  
Ok, so it is New England not Michigan but it really covers the northeast U.S. and it has all nature not just wildflowers, it's a very good book.  I was able to borrow a copy through Mel Cat (Michigan eLibrary Catalog).

We saw this nest low in a field and we checked Naturally Curious and we found answers right there on the spot.  

 Hey where did the blue sky go...

 Flooding at Deer Creek Park

New map at Eastmanville Bayou

A quick visit to the Tallmadge Township Hall, and a drive passed the old Root Dam.  Root Dam was destroyed by a flood on May 21, 1989 and never rebuilt.

Remains of Root Dam on Sand Creek, maybe.


We also walked at Aman Park, to find a bog?  I'm not sure there is a bog at Aman but I thought I read something like that somewhere online.  And, of course, everything you read on the Internet is true, right?  That's it for this day, a very interesting day.