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Lesson 6 Tourist Attraction

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The Grand River Scultpture and Fish Ladder, designed by Joseph E. Kinnebrew IV in 1974, at the 6th Street Dam in Grand Rapids, MI. The Fish Ladder, a series of stair-step pools along the west side of the dam help migratory fish such as salmon and steelhead to bypass the dam on their trip up the river.
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The viewing area above the stair-step pools of the Fish Ladder at the 6th Street Dam in Grand Rapids, MI. These areas give good views of the fish as they jump from pool to pool on their journey up the Grand River.
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George F. fishes the Grand River at Fish Ladder Park in Grand Rapids, MI. The park is very a popular fishing spot, it is illegal however to fish near the Fish Ladder itself.
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John F. holds a salmon caught by is father George in the waters of the Grand River below the 6th Street Dam at to the Fish Ladder. The Dam is a very a popular fishing spot in the late winter through spring, it is illegal however to fish near the Fish Ladder itself.
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Fish Ladder Park and the stair-step pools of the Grand Rapids Fish Ladder. The Fish Ladder was built in 1974 to help migratory fish bypass the 6th Street Dam on their annual trip up river.
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Looking across Fish Ladder Park is the city of Grand Rapids with River House condominiums and Bridge Water Place in the back ground.
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Fish Ladder Park and the Fish Ladder, Grand Rapids, MI in the early morning sun on a cold winter day.
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Abe D. fishes the Grand River below the 6th Street Dam in Grand Rapids, MI. at the Fish Ladder. The viewing area of he Fish Ladder on the right is in line with the Dam giving spectators an excellant view of the river, the fish and at times the free for all fishing.
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The stair-step pools of the Grand Rapids Fish Ladder on the Grand River. The Fish Ladder built in 1974 is a very popular place to watch the migratory fish jump from pool to pool as they bypass the 6th Street Dam on their trip up river.




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