The Michigan Water Trail Summit was held on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire, MI. Over 80 people attended, and heard from over 30 presenters on topics from individual trails to legal aspects of water trails. And, there was a post-event paddle.
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Presentations are all PDF files. Where speakers embedded video in their presentation, click the page in the PDF to view the video online.
Pecha Kucha Speakers
- Mary Bohling: Detroit River Heritage Water Trail
- Elizabeth Riggs: Huron River Water Trail
- Barbara Nelson-Jameson: Shiawassee River Water Trail
- Barbara Nelson-Jameson: Rouge River Water Trail
- Barbara Nelson-Jameson: Cass River Water Trail
- Paul Rentschler: Upper Grand River Water Trail
- Fred Cowles: Middle Grand River Water Trail
- Gary De Kock: Lower Grand River Water Trail
- Gary De Kock: St. Mary's River Island Explorer Water Trail
- Deana Jerdee: Chain of Lakes Water Trail
- Sondra Severn: Flint River Water Trail
- Kevin Haight: Paw Paw River Water Trail
- Brian Huggett: Kalamazoo River Water Trail
- Jamie Way: Lake Michigan Water Trail (Central)
- Marcy Hamilton: Lake Michigan Water Trail (South)
- Ruth O'Gawa: Lake Superior Water Trail
Presenters
- Barbara Nelson-Jameson: Regional and National Water Trail Effort
- Marc Miller, Emily Meyerson: MDNR Draft Water Trail Designation Criteria, Download the Draft Water Trail Criteria
- Patrick Ertel: MDNR Natural Rivers Program and Woody Debris Management
- Megan Olds, Elizabeth Riggs, Elaine Isely: Water Trail Planning – Getting Started
- Elaine Isely: Lower Grand River Case Study
- Stephen Brede: Paddling the Great Lakes, with wild photos
- Cheryl Saam: Ann Arbor Canoe Liveries
- Jeremy Smith and Miles Prendergast: Paddle for Pints
- Sondra Severn: Flint River Paddles Program
- Bob Ford: Water Trail Planning 2.0 - Wayfinding
- Mary Bohling: Water Trail Legal Considerations
- Cindy Burkhour: Universal Water Trail Access
- Elizabeth Riggs: Economic and Community Impact of Water Trails
- Matt Drake: Economic Impact, A Business Perspective