For Our Friends...

Grand River Partners, Inc. will be showing appreciation for the dedication of our friends by hosting special events throughout the year.

2008 Calendar of Events for our Friends

If you are a current member, and would like to attend any of the events, please call 440-375-7311 to make a reservation. Spaces are limited on most events, so be sure to call and make your reservation early!

If you are not a current member, but are interested in becoming one, please click here.

Cross County Skiing

February 9th
Tackle the trails which overlook the Grand River corridor and run along the Grand River to provide spectacular winter viewing. Perry’s YMCA Outdoor Family Center features five miles of groomed trails, the OFC is the premier place to ski in Lake County. Ski rentals are available at the lodge. We will enjoy a winter hike if there is not enough snow to ski.

Magnificent SugarMaple

March 8th
Take a step back in time and see how the Ancient Woodland Indian, pioneer and modern methods of syrup making are exhibited and demonstrated as a special relationship between people and forests. Tour a sugarhouse and get a sample taste of syrup. Take a walk into the sugarbush to see how trees are tapped.

Annual Meeting and Dinner

April 22nd
All members are invited to a night full of friends, food, door prizes and a silent auction. This Earth Day, come and see all that your support has helped us achieve in one of our best years ever.

Spring Songbirds

May 10th

Walk with us at Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve, a 25 acre Scenic natural beach on Lake Erie and a great site to view migrating birds. Extensive development along the shores of Lake Erie has all but totally eliminated the presence of sandy beaches from Sandusky to New York. Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve remains today as one of the last of its kind in the entire state.
Annual Grand River Canoe Cleanup
June 14th
We'll partner with Lake Metroparks, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Scenic Rivers, and the City of Painesville to help clean the river of trash by canoe. We'll end the day with a cookout and great giveaways.
Pigtoes, Muckets, and Heelsplitters- OH MY
July 12th
Get your feet wet, as we survey and identify mussel species in Mill Creek on an 85 acre conserved property in Ashtabula County. Dr. Bob Krebs, Associate Professor of Biological, Geological & Environmental Sciences at Cleveland State University will lead us in our survey. The pristine water quality of the Grand provides exceptional habitat for a number of rare mussel species that can be found nowhere else in Northeast Ohio.

Le Tour de Grand
August 9th
Enjoy a scenic bike ride through the Grand River Valley. The tour will start at Ashtabula County Harpersfield Covered Bridge and will head east upstream on rolling country back roads, south on the Western Reserve Greenway Trail and past several conserved properties.

Fall Float
September 13th
Take a guided canoe or kayak trip down the Wild Gorge of the Grand River starting at Harpersfield Bridge. Bring your own equipment if you have it, or Raccoon Run Canoe Livery will provide canoes as needed.

Wine and the Wild Watershed
October 18th
We will be taking a tour of the amazing Grand River Wineries and stopping at some Conservation Easements along the way. Come see all of the wonders that the Grand River Watershed has to offer.