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River Day is a celebration of the beautiful rivers we have here in St. Clair County. Outdoor activities stretch from Port Huron to Algonac. Get out and show some love for the river! For further information, contact Sheri Faust.

River Day 2008
Ten events took place on Saturday, June 7th from fishing derbies and clinics, canoe rentals, hazardous waste collection, and canoe & kayak races.

Black River Canoe & Kayak Race
Visit www.raceblackriver.net.

Vantage Point Fishing Seminar
Vantage Point Maritime Center, Port Huron
Victor Ruehle, Blue Water Sportsfishing Assocation, (810) 984-4818 or vruehle@advnet.net

Water Reclamation Facility Tours
100 Merchant Street, Port Huron

21st Annual Liteline Classic Kids Free Fishing Clinic
W.P. Thompson Pond on 40th Street, Port Huron Twp
Port Huron Township Hall, (810) 987-6600

Algonac Fishing Derby
Algonac Library, 2011 River Drive, Algonac

Kids All-American Fishing Day
Pine Shores Golf Course, 515 Fred Moore Hwy, St. Clair
Trice Hawkins, City of St. Clair Recreation Department,(810) 329-7121 or phawkins@cityofstclair.com

Canoe the Pine River
St. Clair Boat Harbor, 902 S. Second St, St. Clair

Walking Tour of Columbus County Park
Dennis Delor, St. Clair County Parks and Recreation, (810) 989-6929 or ddelor@stclaircounty.org

Household Hazardous Waste Collection & Free Mercury Thermometer Exchange

Water Fest
Cindy Babisz, Downriver Recreation, 810-794-8896 or cbabisz@algonac.k12.mi.us

River Day 2007 Highlights
The 3rd annual River Day was a huge success! On Saturday, June 9th, several hundred volunteers came out to give St. Clair County's rivers a hand at 14 sites around our watersheds.

In Kenockee Twp, the Drain Commission Office coordinated a clean up of Mill Creek for several boy scout troops.
The St. Clair County Parks and Rec Dept held their grand opening of the new Lake Huron County Park that dozens of families enjoyed.
At the BP site in St. Clair, volunteers plants hundreds of native plants along the banks of Jordan Creek.

RIVER DAY 2006 Highlights
The focus in 2006 was on restoring the cleanliness of our waters with X-STREAM Makeover by removing trash and debris from the stream banks and floodplains of three St. Clair County rivers: Mill Creek in Yale, Stocks Creek in Port Huron Township and Marine City Drain in Cottreville Township. Trash removed from these site included oil cans containing marine fuel and motor oil, tires, tire rims and tire hubcaps, cinder blocks, woody debris, deer carcasses, rusty automobile parts and scraps, a refrigerator, a car door, a television, snowmobile chassis, metal fencing, carpet remnants, a snowboard, a bike, wagon & construction debris.

RIVER DAY 2005 Highlights
On Saturday, June 11, 2005 over 1,000 residents descended on St. Clair County's waterways to celebrate its rivers, lakes and bays. The inaugural River Day event kicked off with over forty events offered simoutaneously across the county ready to capture everyone's interests from hiking to fishing and paddling, to cleaning, planting and playing!

River Day corresponds each year with the State of Michigan's Free Fishing Weekend.

This page last updated on 6/10/2009.
 
 

St. Clair County Metropolitan Planning Commission

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