Mark Maynard | fishing

The story about my great, great grandfather nearly severing the leg of his brother with an axe

By Mark | March 7, 2020

Not too long ago, as you may recall, I shared a few family stories here that had been handed down by my great grandmother’s cousin, Mattie Belle Wise (1892-1992). Well, I’ve got another family story to share with you today. This one, however, comes from my recently-discovered fourth cousin, Stephen Wise. [Stephen reached out to […]

Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged axes, Billy V. Wise, Caesarea Church of Christ, Elkhorn Creek, family history, Fox and Hounds, geneology, George Henry Wise, Georgetown, James Monroe Wise, James Monroe “Roe” Wise, Jefferson Davis Wise, Jennie Tucker Wise, John Anderson Wise, legs, Lexington, Long Branch, Minnie Wise, Minnie Wise Florian, Minorsville, Scott County, Seth Wise, Stamping Ground, Stephen Wise, Thomas Richard Wise, tobacco, trotline | 6 Comments

Fishing by drone in the Huron River

By Mark | June 18, 2019

I’m tempted to write about Trump’s big white power friendly rally of insanity in Florida tonight, but, instead, I think I’ll just share this footage I shot yesterday evening of someone fishing by drone in the Huron River. Watch, and be amazed. Yesterday, for the first time, I encountered someone fishing by drone in Ypsilanti’s […]

Posted in Environment, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 20 Pound Carp, bass, decathlon, deer, deer cull, Donald Trump, drone fishing, drone hunting, drones, fishing by drone, fishing license, hunting, hunting by drone, hunting by robot, hunting season, Huron River, Jason Tallant, MAGA, Michigan Open Carry, open carry, Orlando, political rally, Riverside Park, robots, slippery slope, The Future, white nationalism | 16 Comments

So, Ypsilanti, should we repair or remove the Peninsular Dam?

By Mark | October 2, 2017

As you may have heard, over the next several months, members of our City Council will be debating whether we should remove Ypsilanti’s aging Peninsular Dam, or invest approximately $640,000 in its renovation… Following, in hopes that it might help some of you to better understand the various issues at play in the “remove vs. […]

Posted in Environment, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged asian carp, canoeing, dams, Dexter, fish, Huron River, Huron River Watershed Council, hydroelectric, International Village, Laura Rubin, Peninsular Dam, Peninsular Paper, portage, power generation, restoration, Water Street, watersheds, Ypsilanti City Council | 32 Comments

Deer assassination in Ann Arbor, habitats for fish sex in Ypsi, the music of Heather Evans, and our first in-studio bat infestation… on episode 33 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | November 18, 2015

After kicking things off with the awesome into song written by our recent guest Frank Allison, we jumped right into things with University of Michigan Associate Professor Rebecca Hardin, the host of WCBN’s environmental news show It’s Hot in Here, and avid hunter Ben Connor Barrie, the editor of the Ann Arbor blog Damn Arbor. […]

Posted in Agriculture, Ann Arbor, Environment, Local Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Aja Marcato, bats, Ben Connor Barrie, biodiversity, dams, darters, deer, deer cull, ecosystem, Elizabeth Riggs, Erika Nelson, ethics, fish, fish habitat, Frank Allison, Fred Bear, Geddes, guns, guns in parks, guns in schools, Heather Evans, hostas, hunting, Huron River, Huron River Watershed Council, It's Hot in Here, James Hughes, Jim Cherewick, kindness, large mouth bass, Lyme Disease, Marquette, Matt Jones, native plants, Organization for Bat Conservation, public health, public parks, rabies, Rebecca Hardin, River Street Anthology, RiverUp!, Schultz Outfitters, shrubs, small mouth bass, suckers, Ted Nugent, The Who Guy, ticks, USDA, vampires, white bass, White Nose Syndrome, Wildlife Conservation Society, wildlife management | 32 Comments

Bringing life, recreation and business back to the Huron River

By Mark | November 7, 2014

I had the good fortune not too long ago to have coffee with Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC) Executive Director Laura Rubin. While we didn’t have great deal of time to discuss the condition of the Huron River, as we’d met to discuss something else, Laura did mention that their RiverUp! campaign was making great […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Environment, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor, Asiatic clam, boating, Broadway, canoeing, carp, Clean Water Act, conservation, Detroit International Wildlife Refuge, development, Dexter, DTE, economic development, Elizabeth Riggs, Eurasian milfoil, Flat Rock, fly fishing, Global Warming, HRWC, Huron River, Huron River Water Trail, Huron River Watershed Council, invasive species, John Dingell, Laura Rubin, Mike Schultz, Milford, North Main corridor, Olmstead Brothers, phragmites, pollution, purple loosestrife, recreation, riverfront development, RiverUp!, riverwalk, Schultz Outfitters, stormwater runoff, swimming, total body contact recreation, Trail Towns, Ypsilanti, zebra mussel | 17 Comments

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The story about my great, great grandfather nearly severing the leg of his brother with an axe

Fishing by drone in the Huron River

So, Ypsilanti, should we repair or remove the Peninsular Dam?

Deer assassination in Ann Arbor, habitats for fish sex in Ypsi, the music of Heather Evans, and our first in-studio bat infestation… on episode 33 of the Saturday Six Pack

Bringing life, recreation and business back to the Huron River

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