Category Archives: General

The Picnic Bench Rescue-By Barb Goryca

Posted on February 4, 2011 by friendsoftherouge

My husband, Ben, and I have walked one mile of the Rouge River everyday, come rain, shine, sleet, or blizzard for 30 years!  We do think of ourselves as river stewards and report many problems to the correct department.   For five years, … Continue reading →

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Duck ala Rouge-By: John Schmittroth

Posted on January 5, 2011 by friendsoftherouge

In the fall of 2008, the city of Southfield opened a 50-acre nature preserve called Carpenter Lake.  This is located along the Ravines Branch of the Rouge River, near 10 Mile and Inkster roads.  I was interested to explore this … Continue reading →

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Stories of the Rouge River-By: Dr. Orin Gelderloos

Posted on November 17, 2010 by friendsoftherouge

In the early 1970s, I directed a series of National Science Foundation Summer Institutes for high school and middle school teachers on Environmental Science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.  During the course, we took canoe trips on the Rouge River … Continue reading →

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I Participated in Programs

Posted on November 5, 2010 by friendsoftherouge

As I grew up in MI I participated in school programs that centered around the Rouge. When I became an adult I participated with Friends of the Rouge in events such as Rouge Rescue. I was fortunate enough to work … Continue reading →

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