Tragic River Death
Posted by Chip Richards in Featured on 01. Mar, 2011 | 1 Comment
On Sunday, February 27, 2011, the lowhead dams of the Grand River took the life of our young friend, 24 year old “Big Ben” Black. On behalf of Grand Rapids Whitewater, Cannonsburg Ski Area co-workers and Ben’s many friends, we wish to extend our condolences to the family in this difficult time. GRWW continues [...]
Low-Head Dam Dangers
Posted by Chip Richards in Safety on 20. Apr, 2009 | 0 Comments
Grand Rapids currently has 5 low head dams downtown. They are also known as drowning machines. Most fishermen are aware of the inherent dangers and know to avoid them. “I thought maybe it was gonna be a little dam that I could go over like the whitewater rafters. It didn’t work out like that,” said [...]
