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Every ten years the river is celebrated by an expedition along the entire length.

The journey of discovery explores and documents the problems and opportunities of Michigan's Grand River and its watershed.

Grand River Expedition 2010 ( GRE2010 ) included a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, technicians, historians, educators, students, environmental professionals, boaters and anglers, civic and business leaders, local, state and federal government representatives, writers, visual media specialists and private individuals from the general public.

GRE2010 began in Liberty Center south of Jackson on July 14, continued down the 225 navigable miles through Eaton Rapids, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and ended at Grand Haven on Lake Michigan on July 26.

Traditionally, some participants make the entire trip, camping along the way, while others paddle shorter stretches of the river.

The watershed analysis and teaching team conducted studies and explains resulted as it moves downstream.

The expedition offered presentations, displays and demonstrations to communities along the river in an attempt to interact with the river, its tributaries, and its people throughout the watershed.

One of its stops was in Portland, at the riverside Verlen Kruger Memorial pavilion.

Kruger traveled over by paddle, was the 1990 and 2000 GRE Rivermaster, and counted the Grand as his favorite river.