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Sites to be seen on the road between airports

Misc:, Miscellaneous Ramblings, Walkabout, Water-Related,

There were still sites to see other than Fly-In’s and airplanes this Saturday. Here are a few other pictures of the sites in between airports.

Interesting Lawn Art (Between Dowagiac & Niles, MI) 

Dowagiac River Dam was scheduled to be removed 2018. But obviously NOT yet!  

Downstream of the dam makes a great fishing spot for fishing or snagging. Typical fish in these waters include Steelhead, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, brown trout, white suckers, and walleye. Even today there were several guys fly-fishing downstream.

This is the Berrien Springs bridge on old US 31 crossing the St. Joseph river. Up stream to the right is the Berrien Springs Hydroelectric Dam           

The St. Joseph River, Berrien Springs side, looking across to Pardee Island.

                                            

Old dump site- as the storm waters flow past they uncover “possible” hidden treasures.             

Glass and ceramic shards abound.       

Even now the occasion intact cork sealed medicine bottle can be found laying around.

By the way, Its not often you drive around a small town and find an Army Tank as a lawn ornament. 

“Tanks” for looking