I did the kayak thing again, this time on the Pere Marquette River which is a National Wild and Scenic River, and the longest unregulated (no dams or impoundments) river system in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. I padded a 12 mile section from Baldwin to my campground at the Bowman Bridge and had perfect weather for my nearly four hours on the river.
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