Articles tagged: Huron River
Proposals for riverfront MichCon site in Ann Arbor include restaurant, offices, housing and more
Posted: Apr 08, 2013DTE Energy says it's gotten a strong response from developers interested in building a mixed-use project on the riverfront MichCon site it owns in Ann Arbor. Read more »
Ann Arbor's Gallup Park canoe livery to get $563K makeover this year
Posted: Apr 05, 2013Major improvements at the Gallup Park canoe livery are coming after the Ann Arbor City Council this week approved a $512,180 contract with Construction Solutions Inc. The improvements include barrier-free paths leading to new barrier-free ... Read more »
New roundabout and crosswalks among options for improving Ann Arbor's North Main corridor
Posted: Mar 31, 2013North Main Street is a major gateway to the city of Ann Arbor, but it's anything but a grand entrance, and city leaders are the first to admit that. The corridor is riddled with blight, ... Read more »
Draft conceptual plan emerges for new riverfront park on MichCon site in Ann Arbor
Posted: Mar 29, 2013A conceptual plan has emerged showing how the city of Ann Arbor could transform the MichCon site along the Huron River into a riverfront park with a new canoe livery and docks. Read more »
with gallery: Ypsilanti's historic Peninsular Paper Company dam area may receive $30K in upgrades
Posted: Mar 11, 2013The City of Ypsilanti is partnering with River Up! to possibly do nearly $30,000 worth of repairs and improvements to the Peninsular Park area near the former Peninsular Paper Company building. Read more »
Ann Arbor's Argo Cascades on the Huron River receives state and national honors
Posted: Mar 07, 2013It seems Argo is continuing its winning ways. Although the Argo Park in Ann Arbor has nothing to do with the Oscar-winning movie that goes by the same name, it's still gaining statewide and national ... Read more »
Ann Arbor officials anticipate tens of millions of dollars in Water Treatment Plant upgrades
Posted: Jan 31, 2013Beyond a barbed-wire fence along Sunset Road stands Ann Arbor's Water Treatment Plant, a colossal facility that works 24/7 to turn Huron River water into drinkable tap water. Read more »
with gallery: DTE Energy calling cleanup of riverfront MichCon site in Ann Arbor a huge success
Posted: Jan 03, 2013DTE Energy is calling a major environmental cleanup at the old MichCon site along the Huron River a huge success after more than four months of work. The bulk of the project is complete now, ... Read more »
WITH POLL: Now on Twitter: 20-pound carp fished out of Ann Arbor's West Park pond
Posted: Nov 12, 2012A 20-pound common carp workers removed from a pond Friday in Ann Arbor's West Park has joined the esteemed company of the North Campus Cougar and the Dexter Bear. Read more »
Destructive 20-pound carp pulled from pond at West Park in Ann Arbor
Posted: Nov 09, 2012Ann Arbor employees removed a 20-inch-long, 20-pound common carp destroying the vegetation in a small pond in Ann Arbor’s West Park Friday morning. Workers from the city’s Natural Areas Preservation program fished out the carp ... Read more »
Ypsilanti River Day, annual search for creatures put focus on Huron River this weekend
Posted: Oct 06, 2012Sunday is an ideal day to take a boat ride on the Huron River and enjoy the surrounding fall foliage. The City of Ann Arbor Canoe Liveries has partnered with Ypsilanti Parks and Recreation to ... Read more »
Ann Arbor considers tunnel under railroad tracks behind Depot Street to access MichCon site
Posted: Oct 04, 2012As a major cleanup of the old MichCon site continues along the Huron River, Ann Arbor officials remain hopeful there will be a riverfront park and new development there someday. But how exactly will pedestrians ... Read more »
PHOTO GALLERY: DTE using odor controls as workers remove contaminated soil at former MichCon site in Ann Arbor
Posted: Sep 28, 2012Odor controls — including daily applications of foam and masking spray — are being used as crews work to remove contaminated soils from the former MichCon site in Ann Arbor. Read more »
Ann Arbor Chronicle: EPA objection could halt Ann Arbor plan for whitewater features on Huron River
Posted: Sep 20, 2012Editor's note: The date of the Park Advisory Commission meeting has been corrected. Ann Arbor’s plan to create whitewater features on the Huron River has run into some opposition from the federal government and the ... Read more »
Developments, road planning likely contributors to Millers Creek flooding
Posted: Sep 11, 2012A team of environmental scientists hired by the city of Ann Arbor gathered Monday evening to present details of a study under way on Geddes Road flooding from Millers Creek on the east side of ... Read more »
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