Removal of Ann Arbor’s Argo Dam could bring white water rafting to the Huron River

To keep the dam or to rebuild the dam? That is the question Ann Arbor’s leaders face as they figure out what to do with the Argo Dam.

Excerpt:

As the Huron River flows for 136 miles, one of its steepest drops is from Barton Pond to Gallup Park, where the downward decline is about twice as great as it is on many other parts of the river.

That has some people thinking that the stretch of the river could be turned into a whitewater park where people could kayak and canoe down the rushing river. The idea of a whitewater park as a regional attraction would play into the city’s image as a community with a robust park system and a lively downtown restaurant and nightlife scene.

Jane Cornett, owner of the Kayak Corral retail store in Saline, said many of her customers have to go to Pennsylvania to kayak on rapids.

“If they had something locally, that would be awesome,” she said.

Read the rest of the story here.