Michigan/The Kalamazoo
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Uploaded by lindbladet on Mar 3, 2007
A great paddle in Southern Michigan
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they cleaned much of the K river. After the new water reclamation center was built in the late 80s, I remember the mayor of Kzoo drinking a glass of water right from the reclamation input into the river.
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oh and also theres toxic waste, dead bodies. old buildings. and sometimes bowling balls.... my friends pulled a bowling bal bag with 3 bowling balls in it last week lol. but still man theres a underwater city in the kalamazoo river in allagen... i went into the old nuclear plant that was above the water and on land still and i almost fell into the water because of a old manwhole.but its a REALLY good place to fish for sunfish. so yeah i hope that helps you.
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dude!!!! i fell into the river once i was almost eater by that white catfish thats been around forlike 12 years. theres a $200 reward for it. people said it's not real but me and my frineds saw it! it lives under a log in the city of allagen in the river by the big bridge where all the rich people live. i and my frineds chrs and alex cqll it cat fish creek.
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The Kalamazoo was horribly polluted in the 1970's, and PCB's linger. But the stretch of the river shown in this video isn't any better or worse than any other river in Michigan. In fact, there are several portions of the river near Albion that support brown trout, which cannot tolerate pollution.
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Yeah, I fell in just east of Ft. Custer. The next day I was feeling horrible and sick. Go figure!
By the way, I know there is an drop-in at an area east of Custer, at an elderly couple's house that charge about $1 to drop off and park. Do you know the streets / intersection that I am talking about? I forgot where it was.
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Ok. I enjoy your videos. Just promise me you'll be careful in the future. Never drink or bath if you feel it might be contaminated.
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The Kalamazoo River is one of the most polluted rivers in America. Did you really go near it?
JohnnyDramaFilms 4 years ago
Yes, the reach around Battle Creek and Kalamazoo is contaminated with PCBs and Mercury. as far as I can tell, the area upstream where we were is considerably less contaminated. If you are going to paddle in the midwest, a certain amount of pollution is unavoidable. Is there some risk, undoubtedly, but after all, we neither drink it or fish in it, I know many paddlers who frequently paddle rivers like the Kalamazoo, and they have no adverse affects,
lindbladet 4 years ago