https://www.everettmcislo.com/fly-fishing daily 0.75 2015-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427535565-E8ROQGAY5GTSMFQBON0G/emc_17.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427535565-E8ROQGAY5GTSMFQBON0G/emc_17.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427532702-VH08SLWDPKRD3X8G2R71/emc_11.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427530282-KHWESK2T1L759CD6WOEX/emc_07.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427529934-ULT1LV7G3GUPMSLOZ6LP/emc_08.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430888265718-RUQOC8Z1JUGOM9ETJHF8/emc_19.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427530784-G50VA7FJRAG34OSMKD6S/emc_09.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427531259-QWMHXTDKNF96C9SIA4R2/emc_10.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427534708-5X5I0UYNIJ6K7W3IA4UJ/emc_15.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427532270-QZ46RD3F0YBI2YLE85RR/emc_12.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427533163-RK322YJRB5MDO7NWH5B1/emc_13.jpg Fly Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430427533586-QQK0FAJOYN5UN60UZUZU/emc_14.jpg Fly Fishing https://www.everettmcislo.com/michigan-pheasants daily 0.75 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128388847-JIGEQYHX4P2O7JVEVCEN/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128388847-JIGEQYHX4P2O7JVEVCEN/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128351060-WHBWX1OTWAPFK0CGFCEL/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-2.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128466761-8LEGQQLUWZOBQG88270B/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-3.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128516602-IWKA2G8GPMETVBHQQXBY/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-4.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128550770-WEXGPWL1GPUX4YJF9GDW/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-5.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128659688-JMZ1BOZB4LPZRJSQ5XGZ/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-6.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128686024-6UN7RUY07XJ6IH3CG5LL/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-7.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128775804-QXXPDVVWI95UTJ2BSQR8/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-8.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128807000-PR39DMWXUY3HU6KA34DB/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-9.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128906394-1IWQCBNOFZLAXJSFXB4R/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-10.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579128919428-BGHCKBRVQUYN03WBOGZX/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-11.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579129033534-PTN4OINR7X3DMR7CE1P3/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-12.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579129038979-ALSLRU6D4YF78XYNKEJN/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-13.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579129159956-TAVBCUBOQFA833X8ZIOE/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-14.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579129160039-7033FUFEKWZRARGDLQ55/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-15.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579129211904-ING58JWTCPJP0L9MRYSL/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-16.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579129689015-E3IR7TWVZ89OWU3VUN3A/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-17.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579129687642-N7G569PM3121MOS4XYKK/birdhunt_websiteexport_mcmillencislo-18.jpg Michigan Pheasants https://www.everettmcislo.com/drone-photography daily 0.75 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1635880316173-V79C9JIB7KJ1H9CL0PTN/zicka_ohioriver_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1635880316173-V79C9JIB7KJ1H9CL0PTN/zicka_ohioriver_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579190084978-TQJXO3VGDNLG1L65GY45/metropark_mcmillencislo-2.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579191468435-5Z9Q3M6WK9HYHYVFBCVP/dfc_webexports_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579191470340-7LWPKN2HT6K8JSJD676A/dfc_webexports_mcmillencislo-2.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1635880880073-B6E2FBFTC511JTQFQRR3/harr_drone_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1635880918852-GSYEDOP1LWOAB0AS092Y/harr_drone_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1635880815628-V4S67F4IVV2I44XCSYAB/northlake_drone_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1635889170361-A5OIIYUE8FPFKD131VWH/gibbs_drone_mcmillencislo-2.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1635889086245-JNTBU7DNCO9PYV4TGJ3B/gibbs_drone_mcmillencislo-3.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1635882416994-NRZJIP3PAMGPUAZ0GOWS/detroitriver_drone_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579190149748-3WVKDTOON2S79U9XEC0P/metropark_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579145103797-LGXRL05WV2BOBNJL10YE/drone_mcmillencislo+-1+copy.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1579190075443-XLX77PW3X4LBQIG2XISF/metropark_mcmillencislo-6.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1580246582829-QX18I5Z92BHEE2HQXX8A/argocascades_webedit_mcmillencislo-2.jpg Drone Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1635882663887-S88RGZH0QGRJO8UUYW2A/ypsisunset_drone_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Drone Photography https://www.everettmcislo.com/new-cover-page daily 0.75 2021-08-23 https://www.everettmcislo.com/portraits daily 1.0 2021-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432696794908-CLLPWQAXZYXIUXOEMI0V/emc_sri02.jpg Portraits A market vendor sits amongst his goods for sale in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, on August 10, 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1612211775565-G44158KX6DXXIX4GT9ZM/websiteedit_mward_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1612211269044-VAVU562E4DK78JU03GTH/websiteedit_scottpage_mcmillencislo-1.jpg Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432492355381-J2MOHBS2MKWU5XH584IT/cislo_5.jpg Portraits John Holley has been making knives for over 14 years. A native of Illinoise, he moved to Arkansas where he learned to make knives from a friend. Being retired, he makes, and sells, knives as a hobby, he says, which keeps him “out of trouble”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1612277389895-RRR8QWXI087TPB1U0XFL/emc_portrait03.jpg Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1612277193828-EYZP8YE7CGGANWEE3NVB/emc_portrait01.jpg Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432492416847-2MY9WZ6B7TQIBG1OJCKF/cislo_11.jpg Portraits Denise Klarer, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, helps crew aboard a 25 foot Hunter class boat during a regatta on Barren River Lake, this Saturday, September 14th. Klarer was one of about 15 people to participate in the regatta, which was held by the Port Oliver Yacht Club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432492159442-GS2M9Z9QEXHMFLJVA5E5/cislo_1.jpg Portraits Jen Claiborne rolls on the powder covered ground, to get more color on her clothing, during the May, 2013 Color Run, held in Nashville Tennessee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432492266221-JBQNPAXJ06S5LIMSHDRU/cislo_8.jpg Portraits 1979 Western Kentucky graduate and Bowling Green native,Jimmy Daimer, first started selling barbeque six years ago out of a store he opened next to his property where he also owns rental properties. He started making barbecue because he couldn’t find any that suited his tastes. “If I could find good barbeque that I liked, I wouldn’t be in this business.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432492718088-VM94ZNNXY4HPP07WCPCF/cislo_14.jpg Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432492534508-3LDYE4YRRLUZZ0POGGAU/cislo_10.jpg Portraits Bill Smith, left, shows Emily Meadows, right, what the inside of his 90,000 square foot hot air balloon, named Aero Force One, looks like before he puts it into storage after the 2014 Balloons, Tunes and Barbecue Festival, at the Bowling Green Airport, Friday, Sept. 5th. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432492792094-VCYUCIYPE451T94AGJD7/cislo_12.jpg Portraits ‘Intersections’, an art piece created by Anila Quayyum Agha is shown on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum during the 2014 ArtPrize art competition which takes places yearly throughout the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. With over 1,500 entries in this years competition, spread throughout over 170 venues in downtown Grand Rapids, 19 of them will be shown at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://www.everettmcislo.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-09-30 https://www.everettmcislo.com/nashville-wisdom-1 daily 0.75 2016-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430889670230-O9754EYPVNRUM0587ZMC/emc_06.jpg Nashville Wisdom Anthony Gunther, a Nashville native, has been selling copies of the ‘The Contributor’ in Nashville for the past 3 years. With his quotes, he said he wanted to balance the serious with the funny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430889670698-ZNYG0PTRA4PAT6OZNBXL/emc_07.jpg Nashville Wisdom Zoe Rae moved to Nashville 4 months ago from Ft. Collins, CO to become a singer. This quote is something that helps reminds her she can be successful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430889669627-YJ2JM9SYJ6HZTGC9I395/emc_05.jpg Nashville Wisdom Brian Anderson, a sidewalk bouncer at Legends Corner bar in Nashville, was the quickest to think of a quote with this project. “If you can’t take care number 1 (yourself) then you can’t take care of anything else.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430889666457-6XI6WRXM5DJ6OF0PQNYJ/edit_01.jpg Nashville Wisdom A food truck vendor holds up his favorite quote on the streets of downtown Nashville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430889666332-SH8F8WLIB6XYVOSP5TS7/emc_02.jpg Nashville Wisdom Rodney Knott works the late-night maintenance shift working for the Nashville Public Works Department. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430889668287-VWX9TVO52L626HME79LG/emc_03.jpg Nashville Wisdom Chik Curtis has “lived all over this country”, but has been playing his music on the streets of Nashville for the past few months. This advice, he says, is some of the best he’s ever heard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430889668047-AO85OI4E74BKW3HDUP0T/emc_04.jpg Nashville Wisdom Kevin Coffey started playing his banjo around Nashville around six weeks ago, when he stopped working as a house refinisher. He enjoys playing on the sidewalks of Nashville much more, he said. “It’s a fun way to make a living.” https://www.everettmcislo.com/who-i-am daily 0.75 2021-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445798316366-OOIIW7YQ5ZDFKBRY5CI2/emc_river02.jpg Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020353215-98VXLRJCN04N0UXA43LD/aaumpng.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020353238-V1QK1VE8SQ0GIOFEEIIQ/belleisleconservancy.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020573520-YLQB7YRRZIV8Y4XZYR48/download.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020357992-9N8C0ZOR870CX4SJJIP9/tssf+logo+new.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020353951-UVLGA1Q4HIVNT0DUMDMC/challenge+detroit.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020353561-BTXKV15KIUZ0320T4KDH/cannabisbusinesstimes.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020354924-N86AJ4T2ENN1THFY6OVA/HRWC.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020354047-3EI2MCQJU73U65M8QX51/DFC.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020354372-A3V1GEW22E9MTND3PEKA/greeningofdetroit.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020357389-DYAU26FJ4GEVVW3GQ73C/riemco.jpg Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020355496-JBFC27A6R5U2O2X63GAU/oyo.jpg Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020353667-9TP7WTC6OOLR0WMKUK6E/canoe%26kayak.jpg Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020357061-W4JUTI41905QPH81N8H5/parknparty.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020356222-PGRWIP0PQGEABE911513/pace.png Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1633020757916-AFKBD7ZXIVE6PKMFTO0W/sachse.jpg Who I am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1648838958360-VHEYXNWZBMVE1RTW8X43/CTPS_FullColor.jpg Who I am https://www.everettmcislo.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2015-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430365134705-Z6MM2FHBONWTHX0UEDY4/cislo_picturefinaledit01.jpg Kentucky Taxidermy Jim McIntosh has practiced taxidermy for the past twenty years. He started his business 'Jims New Life Taxidermy' eight years ago in Morgantown, Kentucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430365135706-3PZYPJ7N2IR8CKEW7OUM/cislo_picturefinaledit02.jpg Kentucky Taxidermy Jim McIntosh (right) works on a deer mount in his Morgantown, Kentucky, taxidermy shop on Wednesday, November fourteenth. Since business is growing, he hired his son, Travis (middle) two months ago to work part time and his daughter Janelle (right) a year ago to work with him five days a week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430365137058-NWUTXSVUWIG44ZFA26I5/cislo_picturefinaledit03.jpg Kentucky Taxidermy Jim McIntosh (left), of Morgantown, Kentucky, eats lunch and talks with customer Justus Eaton (right), on Friday, November sixteenth, about the specifics of what kind of deer mount he would like. Eaton traveled from North Carolina specifically to hunt deer in Kentucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430365137833-RGYGRQP0D92N6CEMNEOS/cislo_picturefinaledit04.jpg Kentucky Taxidermy Jim McIntosh works on a deer mount in his Morgantown, Kentucky shop. Total time spent on mounting a deer averages around thirteen working hours. Since there is such a demand for his skill, a completed mount takes around six months to finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430365140180-QHZW6PUBPGU93SQK6YET/cislo_picturefinaledit05.jpg Kentucky Taxidermy Sever tagged deer heads lay on a table in 'Jims New Life Taxidermy' waiting to be processed. The head will be skinned and the antlers cut off. The leftover meat and bone is often used as coyote bait by local farmers and hunters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430365143172-J090E79KPTRT9VL9H9ST/cislo_picturefinaledit07.jpg Kentucky Taxidermy Bob McPherson (left) watches as his son Andrew, 10, (center) helps Jim McIntosh (right) skin a deer that Andrew shot earlier that day outside 'Jims New Life Taxidermy' on Friday, November sixteenth. This deer, which was Andrews first ever, will be prepared for a wall mount by Jim within the next six months. McPherson and his son traveled from Virginia to hunt in Kentucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1430365141519-PHOJD7D3C0ZSDTFVWAH7/cislo_picturefinaledit08.jpg Kentucky Taxidermy Jim McIntosh takes a prepared deer into his shop, 'Jims New Life Taxidermy' in Morgantown, Kentucky, on Friday, November sixteenth, to be further prepared for creating a wall mount. For an extra fee, McIntosh will help skin a deer outside his shop. McIntosh has, on average, a years worth of back-ordered taxidermy jobs in his shop. https://www.everettmcislo.com/out-the-bus-door daily 0.75 2015-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432699047558-RTMQW1DLEWPPQWCQXYNC/out+the+bus+door+intro.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432698742697-AFVDJMJ7CCC3K2HM1N6V/bus02.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432698734039-PWN1OOYCGX3KW2YFMTAR/bus03.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432698822402-6JZKTP17P8QJLJ0FN6VN/bus04.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432698825173-UIN1RO9AI5SKXG8S2YOF/bus05.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432698924251-MS784COI9PMP3N9E94WQ/bus06.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432698908299-O7Z108W9BOCTKM7PB5VV/bus07.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432698988664-HIDP9HZT65O7FOCZWTGX/bus08.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432698981543-CK1X9ARM4QERR3U8HVP8/bus09.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432699036480-CU5AHDBOA4CO5776OHT9/bus10.jpg Out the bus door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1432699062588-61LQ9QJSXMNYA6VKHZF2/bus11.jpg Out the bus door https://www.everettmcislo.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2015-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802270959-VG6GQ9Q3NV5JJS803GTN/mcmillencislo_forweb-2.jpg Mississippi River I made this photograph during the first hours of our journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802351652-CTKXCLPR1YZILFS6O7DE/mcmillencislo_forweb-4.jpg Mississippi River Lake Bemidji provided a serene, colorful sunset for our paddling. The next day, however, the lake would show another, feistier side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802397252-4JQYBM9CJZFDNTXNGE0N/mcmillencislo_forweb-6.jpg Mississippi River While every day on the river would provide different experiences, the end of the day rituals were always casually ceremonious. This glorious craft has spent many a night in some interesting, sometimes unbelievable, locations. On the banks of a river, however, are where it truly belongs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802282086-NXIPNBST98OQ48954SRN/mcmillencislo_forweb-3.jpg Mississippi River Bemidji, Minnesota- Home to a beautiful lake portion of the Mississippi as well as some very large, very old statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. Approximately 30 minutes before this photo was made it was a hilariously stormy day. Classic Mississippi River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802360080-UXA0YJPL3UDNCWT0LNRM/mcmillencislo_forweb-5.jpg Mississippi River At times we would just simply sit and be. While we did have an agenda to canoe the entire river, we would never get so caught up in our adventure to where wouldn't stop and enjoy where we were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802397943-P5J8WRCJH2O5S4DSZJ34/mcmillencislo_forweb-7.jpg Mississippi River Level-headed, wicked smart, funny as hell and loves a good glass of whiskey. I am absolutely convinced Will was the best traveling companion for this adventure. Plus, his being a native of Sweden only lent a certain air of suave mystery to our trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802488297-0U8N57EOA3W0LP8SRHMH/mcmillencislo_forweb-8.jpg Mississippi River We completed the upper headwaters section of the Mississippi in two weeks. We enjoyed some time off the water to enjoy the fine city of Minneapolis, MN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802474399-WWGU2OZ51ZHTUSX5NVLI/mcmillencislo_forweb-9.jpg Mississippi River We completed the upper headwaters section of the Mississippi in two weeks. We enjoyed some time off the water to enjoy the fine city of Minneapolis, MN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802532690-65HOI5FGMA1H4DZC6Z5H/mcmillencislo_forweb-10.jpg Mississippi River Onward, fair steed, to glory! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802545636-N0UTS1P9XVSIGX92OBJ6/mcmillencislo_forweb-11.jpg Mississippi River The lock & dam systems were a topic of curiosity for us. Two fellas in a canoe was always something of wonder for the people running the locks. We would take around 10 minutes to lock down (re:descend) and a typical barge (and accompanying tows) would take anywhere from 2 to 3 hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802673572-IL57IWH1NGFQ854YX32S/mcmillencislo_forweb-12.jpg Mississippi River A stop in Stockholm, Wisconsin would provide us with one of the most excellent pieces of pie we have ever had. Will (hilariously) attempted to pay with a Krona (Swedish currency). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802759587-85QRTI9W6D3HTJV5B7UM/mcmillencislo_forweb-13.jpg Mississippi River Lake Pepin- another lake along the Mississippi River. I was continually drawn to the patterns the repetition of the waves would have upon the shoreline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802744230-AUYIGJIWHIB1GVCIVD73/mcmillencislo_forweb-14.jpg Mississippi River Lake Pepin was one of the longest lake sections of the river. A longer paddle for us seeing as we had to combat it just a couple days before the 4th of July, so powerboat traffic was extremely heavy and treacherous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802905551-D1O5XD5MWI7KIC5UJKUU/mcmillencislo_forweb-15.jpg Mississippi River This was our kitchen for a large majority of the trip. We would also have campfires as much as possible. Both in part to attempt some form of smokey barrier from the hellish amounts of bugs and also because we were two 20-somethings and simply wanted to have a fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802835947-3AEZTPXVBAHDEXZ8Y62E/mcmillencislo_forweb-16.jpg Mississippi River This type of door became a routine sight for us along the section of the river which was heavy with lock and dams. These doors had a crispy, 'fresh off the assembly line' look about them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802939923-P0QMPAX4YOLD25N2P5CG/mcmillencislo_forweb-17.jpg Mississippi River A large section of barges winched and chained together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445802978151-RL7639HDVPK27ALU50S7/mcmillencislo_forweb-18.jpg Mississippi River When a larger section of barges was being transported, it would be separated into sections and then pushed and winched through the locks. This is why (to our acute frustration) they always take some a lofty amount of time. They push through sections of three and then tie them up on a long containment wall outside the lock until every barge was pushed through. The last to go through is the towboat which pushes them upstream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803038548-GLKLOD91SXBVX36VYJEZ/mcmillencislo_forweb-19.jpg Mississippi River Areas before and after lock and dams, and at other various parts of the river, were covered with sections of broken up rocks and gravel called rip-rap. We would come to know rip-rap quite well and spend much time precariously balancing upon its loose, unstable existence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803066046-S1HE5V046YC3LQ7WY4LH/mcmillencislo_forweb-20.jpg Mississippi River Our majestic vessel waiting patiently for a giant brute of a barge to make its staggered, cumbersome exit from a lock system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803079858-8VKU5VB5CLM8RYCN13XY/mcmillencislo_forweb-21.jpg Mississippi River People unfamiliar with maritime travel along the Mississippi would always ask us how we handled the system of lock and dams. A sort of confused/surprise would always descend upon them when we would simply say how we would lock (descend) down like every other boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803347953-V5M7W6L9WGMKIM7F35CM/mcmillencislo_forweb-22.jpg Mississippi River Stopping for a spell in Hannibal, Missouri, the hometown of Mark Twain, was one of the most memorable times of our trip. A chance to stretch ones legs in a river town rich in history was something Will and I both lept at. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803127397-C5LK5D0EXQQ3IFIKJ6TC/mcmillencislo_forweb-23.jpg Mississippi River Meeting one of the owners of the Mark Twain Brewing company, Bill, in Hannibal, Missouri was an amazing time. When he found out we were canoeing the Mississippi, he opened up early for us. We were privileged with a private tour of their facilities, as well as to have beers with the owners and staff.     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803201336-ON4NI3VCFRE2M8102D39/mcmillencislo_forweb-24.jpg Mississippi River Will had a sincere interest in exploring the cultures of the south, namely the culinary side. What is a prominent pillar in the world of southern food? Barbecue. What is one of my absolute favorite types of food? Barbecue. Things worked out very well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803216051-ED79AJGYVYVNRYPU2T92/mcmillencislo_forweb-25.jpg Mississippi River A long weekend spent in the area of St.Louis, Missouri not only allowed us to rest, but also see some great sights. And eat more barbecue. We had a notion of taking the elevator to the top of the St.Louis arch, but that was quickly put to rest when I discovered the tiny size of said elevator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803264255-GTM3ASK3AIAVUEYI4D8N/mcmillencislo_forweb-26.jpg Mississippi River A view of the Mississippi from atop a bluff where we were staying in Alton, Illinois. A town we had no idea we would be staying in. Turned out to be one of the most interesting, welcoming places during our entire trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803351957-D7OKUS3Z8WIPWHMK149B/mcmillencislo_forweb-27.jpg Mississippi River I have a huge interest in maps of all kinds, especially maps which are older and have a interesting history behind them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803453689-8HJ0P7PEOSZXMEGY1TL2/mcmillencislo_forweb-28.jpg Mississippi River This was the first available dry ground we found in over eight hours of paddling. This was a observation deck located approximately 50 feet from the mile marker which designates the Ohio and Mississippi river confluence. The massively flooded area allowed the barge traffic to take quite a few shortcuts, which meant they were coming quite close to us. Their tumultuous wakes were tossing and crashing into our tied up canoe so much we decided to haul it up the stairs and completely remove any possibility of something happening to our fine vessel. Always, always tie up your boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803431477-Q33V1M1T2867CBVVSHQ4/mcmillencislo_forweb-29.jpg Mississippi River The reverse view of the observation deck at the Mississippi/ Ohio confluence. This was one of the most interesting, and elevated, "campsites" we had the fortune of discovering. Being able to stretch out, set up our hammocks and dry out our gear was quite enjoyable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803537030-SS94MRB68A3STPFGM00O/mcmillencislo_forweb-30.jpg Mississippi River During our stop in Memphis, TN, we went to Mud Island. This is an island just a stones throw from the main streets of Memphis. On said island is a scale model of the lower Mississippi River. We toured the Mississippi River museum and were given an absolutely fantastic tour which relayed more information then I had ever hoped to glean about the pervasiveness that is the Mississippi river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803511838-G5X97XCRDZLMW22I93WZ/mcmillencislo_forweb-31.jpg Mississippi River A retired paddle-wheel sits in the Mississippi River Museum located on Mud Island, outside of Memphis, TN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803580917-YNLIPVONWLHP4AVBNHVP/mcmillencislo_forweb-32.jpg Mississippi River From atop the uppermost viewing platform on Mud Island, we were able to see our very near future that was the river. And, to be honest, the frighteningly quick current of the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803648383-N8KYIQCWHWT9UUC4MSW1/mcmillencislo_forweb-33.jpg Mississippi River The only time the Mississippi River wasn't an imposing, commanding force was when it was a few feet wide and we could stand on both the East and West banks at the same time. Another frame of the Mud Island Mississippi River model outside of Memphis, TN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803802989-3HZD4ITVCXPSXKSFBUG4/mcmillencislo_forweb-34.jpg Mississippi River With all of the flooding which graced the Mississippi this summer, finding a sandbar such as this was a rare thing. Usually they are frequent along the lower Mississippi, but not during our time on the water. Will and I both greatly enjoyed the process of making a fire and cooking dinner. It was a ritual we grew very fond of. It was simple and it honest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803794143-DHWDQHWVN4U7AWMTTZOY/mcmillencislo_forweb-35.jpg Mississippi River When they recede, the floodwaters of the Mississippi leave quite an interesting pattern in the mud banks along the shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803962543-BOMCC40X00TM0U38KKGO/mcmillencislo_forweb-36.jpg Mississippi River My shelter for an evening. Even the nylon fabric of an old hammock was enough to give me a sense of security and home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803879240-NV6OG6CQAPMMDWB0S01I/mcmillencislo_forweb-37.jpg Mississippi River Old Army Corp. of Engineers river navigation map (from the 1800's) and an accompanying brass compass are displayed at the Lower Mississippi River Museum. An excellent stop to make along the river in the remarkable, historical town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445803934315-1OC2B979N7YAELUK7UMY/mcmillencislo_forweb-38.jpg Mississippi River When in Vicksburg, MS, Will and I were offered a private tour of the reitred Army Corp. of Engineers, 'M/V Mississippi IV' tow boat. One of the largest boats to ever cruise the wild waters of the Mississippi River. A longtime goal of both Will and myself was to finally view a captains pilothouse on a towboat. It was just as interesting and curious as I thought. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445804051838-R1ODRAOR1OYYPLP2XPE7/mcmillencislo_forweb-39.jpg Mississippi River Stayed for two days in Natchez, MS with an delightful, friendly local. After we were wearied from touring the extensive selection of Antebellum homes and historical museums, we thought it a wise decision to sit on a dock, drink beer and fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445804067653-779511LG1GRS1FTMAKF2/mcmillencislo_forweb-41.jpg Mississippi River Neither Will, nor myself, have ever seen something so large move with such remarkable speed. International ships are, by law, captained by a U.S. licensed captain as soon as they enter U.S. waterways. These captains seemingly know the bends and stretches of the Mississippi well, often taking the bends in the river at speeds casually comparable to a fighter jet screaming down a runway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445804097822-TM204N092BN3949SUZJT/mcmillencislo_forweb-42.jpg Mississippi River Venice, Louisiana, was the southernmost town along the Mississippi river, and our final river town of the journey. This relaxed fishing town played every bit the part of the southern 'not hurrying for anyone' attitude we had expected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445804144240-Q2DGFJ03ZUR3PFKA1Y40/mcmillencislo_forweb.jpg Mississippi River The headwaters of the Mississippi were many things- winding, pervasive, shallow, clear and scenic. This frame was made during our first two days on the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1445804198246-LMC39MPR319REBLDZ8CJ/mcmillencislo_forweb-40.jpg Mississippi River At its end, the Mississippi was massively wide, hilariously murky, deceptively deep and just as rewarding as we thought it would be all those many, long miles ago. A life changing experience if there ever was. https://www.everettmcislo.com/videos daily 0.75 2022-08-31 https://www.everettmcislo.com/belle-isle daily 0.75 2018-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517433161357-8C1A92K0D8DP8OBGIGJ8/belle+isle_landon+kohtz-1.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517433162895-8S068HBHUR7D0N32AC54/belle+isle_landon+kohtz-4.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517433161108-U00F9Q4X7AOK19GNJUDQ/belle+isle_landon+kohtz-2.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517433162569-O055MGAVSZ2QVZXI74T5/belle+isle_landon+kohtz-3.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517433163610-CHIHIYGC9BDPROA4PINH/belle+isle_landon+kohtz-5.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517432473696-92FKQHRSQZR8DY0VCAWY/belle+isle_francine-1.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517432478657-6YMUGYN3YGWAFGICM5T7/belle+isle_francine-4.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517432474266-4WZ86EPMWFM5Z9OFMMC0/belle+isle_francine-2.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517432476972-KVK5R9NVWEB38220ZZC9/belle+isle_francine-3.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517432479645-KEI0JV5UUXIDR4HMJVTV/belle+isle_francine-5.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517423678138-0F35OD200GFLBE1FJR5A/boat+show+new-1-2.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517423680477-OSBQWRU45659QRVNFE8I/boat+show+new-2-2.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517423681209-8844K2ZVXCAMRZ84TQPU/boat+show+new-3-2.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517431966365-I37Z3YUZTBWGDNV5543M/belle+isle_golf+new3-1.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517431833419-YOFWUPFC3L7ZMBOPQ7Y6/belle+isle_golf_emc-1.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517431869452-VL2I52CWM8Z1RKK8JI0T/belle+isle_golf+new1.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517431869569-3K21N5CE59HEKHR3Y870/belle+isle_golf+new2.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517431828645-M73LA9V45W91O0UWAYSH/belle+isle_golf_emc-3.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517431852393-3F55XIGOLB4II8ZDP3F0/belle+isle_golf_emc-6.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517428836751-B9ZG27VNGMA77CPZJKTR/skyfx_new-1.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517428836816-0UT1E2EHL2HX6HNLHHZA/skyfx_new-2.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517428838942-8UGRSAM5CJ8Z6LG1QT93/skyfx_new-3.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517429193630-ELTBDDG14EB7ZN4WGDG1/belleisle_7-14_emc-6.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1517429197934-4THV76FM9WX4KVML0A05/belleisle_7-14_emc-7.jpg Humans of Belle Isle https://www.everettmcislo.com/new-page-3 daily 0.75 2018-09-12 https://www.everettmcislo.com/grand-river daily 0.75 2018-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924138764-DCWRQSJXI207EA9KFEPT/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-1.jpg Grand River Headwaters of the Grand River in Jackson, Michigan. Fallen trees caused massive snags and logjams which made navigation grueling and difficult at best, and completely impassable at worst. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537906720954-R7HI4HH2UTM2IYBIMDTZ/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-6.jpg Grand River River vegetation could grow together in such dense areas that it would be so thick it would cause drag on your boat and could slow it down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924138765-FMPECJIRA3XX5B7ZSJN0/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-2.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924152016-P40F6KY41ZZCX1A63DYF/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-3.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924157269-L7GPVHT8TFZWCIA0KK3E/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-5.jpg Grand River River vegetation growing up the side walls of a power plant in downtown Lansing, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537925057542-Z4721H5IZKA7T7OA719D/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-35.jpg Grand River Canoe portage entrance in Lansing, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924189266-46YAKCXSDUNBPE3NU1LS/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-10.jpg Grand River Sunset at the Grand Ledge climbing walls in Grand Ledge, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924177347-N0W3VKLD3L66UXQPJV4R/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-9.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924184434-T3VNBKUMZKKBJUT0IJLE/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-11.jpg Grand River The riverside property I camped on was located in the small town of Eagle, Michigan. The same family has owned this cabin land and surrounding farmland for over 100 years, continuously farming the whole time. This old forged tractor wheel is mounted as a riverfront sign to help those find their section of the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924175319-T8YY05RFNFWEDYT9070H/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-8.jpg Grand River The home of one of the most respected paddlers of all time: Verlan Kruger. Kruger is famous for yo-yo’ing the Mississippi River, when he descended the entire river, then turned around and came back upstream. One of his larger trips was paddling from Michigan southward around Cape Horn and back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924210387-13YZ43KEHKNMAN8X4IPD/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-12.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924210552-ISU5SGNPWMR2NPB1ISNW/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-13.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924221834-BO46SQJVBYU5CHKKBGDZ/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-14.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924224057-FT43NSK0IMWBZK5NR4X8/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-15.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924226418-GY01UOUDY9VYHYWJCNA9/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-16.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924228372-VZ3ICLWPM2GVOTN59SIU/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-17.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924234629-S60OZTVG1F4HSTI7NVLJ/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-18.jpg Grand River A faded and peeling pump house next to a dam on the Grand River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924173862-3QD9GDGZFW7KQ7X1EB53/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-7.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924244333-GKAKJR0L1913CMR3EYHO/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-19.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924248112-QYP1UIDUZG8K9J1NUWR0/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-20.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537925064001-W1W7LY2XJULDQRPNX220/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-36.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924251998-7Z9K60BDMQIZ8IDPHOFA/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-21.jpg Grand River The cloudy skies turned to thunderstorms shortly after this picture was made. Didn’t stop raining for the next 20 hours. Ada, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924261624-Q7WF7DCUS9RJRTHBV9NM/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-23.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924261779-0H7ZJ18K3V17AQYQS6NM/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-24.jpg Grand River A unique middle-of-the-river view of Downtown Grand Rapids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537925300725-Y7NKWR0UD9V0O03LQKNP/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-38.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924278986-QMEW67CS01UMDXXG0T3G/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-25.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537925057418-T3NTK66BGKCOC78ML5YT/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-34.jpg Grand River An old abandoned bridge near Dimondale, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924279468-G9X2SZIEAQVCTF4TJIQY/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-26.jpg Grand River One of several of my riverside campsites. Some days finding usable campsites is difficult, other days you think it’s time to start looking for a home for the night and 5 minutes later you come across an amazing spot like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924286262-W86JKEJKA1P99HKZ0ZSE/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-27.jpg Grand River After watching two seperate cigarette boats almost run me over in a 2 minute period, a group of folks having a party in their riverside tiki hut invited me to stop in a for a cold drink. Just when you think life is about to literally capsize your boat, it switches up and hands you a cold beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537925266366-FVPXA4FNJI13TH6M49GS/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-37.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924285483-C4KUEF9TBJYCQXIX4C21/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-28.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924252145-9N2NGL4X4FLOWZW5K0ZG/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-22.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924289501-7IFQKQ2C3999S102JN8Z/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-29.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924293243-9RYOYSYF7Q664J5NGSPW/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-30.jpg Grand River The end of the (river) road. The break walls and lighthouses on either side of my canoe signify the end of the Grand River and the entrance to Lake Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924294266-ZNY6KQ1P4HVF7CS02JME/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-31.jpg Grand River In an attempt to avoid heavy boat traffic, a pre-dawn departure was decided for my last stretch of the river. While I had achieved success in not dealing with a busy river, there was also the most fog I had ever encountered in my life. 30 feet visibility at the most sure did make things interesting. Especially when You’re a few miles offshore into Lake Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924302287-94YGA0S99YDT8OV02GN7/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-32.jpg Grand River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1537924303163-F43X7GZSGI47ICHLCWY6/sqare+edit_mcmillencislo+-33.jpg Grand River https://www.everettmcislo.com/travels daily 0.75 2018-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545243994029-LFK39IBC3D7MIQ2S4IJT/travel+small+-1.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545243999055-MR1LP11A9VJ4Q7U2Q5DK/travel+small+-3.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244000305-9LNBOSNYP0LG319VYWDW/travel+small+-4.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244005169-NMVQ1N0GDQCJKML9GQA9/travel+small+-13.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244548280-1RT4BI3X5KOJWZSGHC1C/travel+small+-5.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244548086-A8RO9F21D8C6JCNYW3FM/travel+small+-7.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244553740-RV29RAYS0JF8EVPD7I0L/travel+small+-8.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244554144-4WXLUBJHPQNMJL1AJPSN/travel+small+-9.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244006388-VPKRKHS59PCE0KNY5OZG/travel+small+-15.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244018472-L1Y3GQ9FGK465ZXHRQ19/travel+small+-18.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244559797-J02RYRV2Y9WQMIA23KTN/travel+small+-11.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244012011-V40FR3MC0XOWQC335UDC/travel+small+-17.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244914648-LUNSIWPS4CPBY7KGUDRW/travel+small+-19.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244914646-S7EQCGPGSDLTOBTFZIMR/travel+small+-20.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244907985-CGZ2X66X17LN982OESG4/travel+small+-18.jpg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5529c173e4b0883e8128b9d7/1545244907922-4Y6MRFULLPNNPLFKBJT4/travel+small+-17.jpg Travels