Canoeing Michigan Rivers: A Comprehensive Guide to 45 Rivers, Revise and Updated

This is an excellent guidebook.The only criticism I have is that I had trouble relating the maps in the book to the map-book a friend loaned me, and to my iPhone maps. One source may use route numbers and the other road names, or vice versa.

The Introduction is just as important! This book is my kayak bible. Informative, well written, they have updated it often. I give this book to everybody that I go kayaking with. Helps you plan ahead and helps you stay safe, and know what you are getting into or out of. It was impossible to find a “trail/ map for rivers” in My area, this book Was the Ultimate answer. So glad the authors have continued make revised additions I hope they continue to print this informative manual.They even include the international rating scale. This book is a gold mine

It would be nice if it were easy to scout out a river before driving to an access point and paddling it. This book does it for you. The directions to access points and places to park are very detailed and good. The maps are excellent and very clear. There are written notes on the problems or special circumstances you will encounter, which are very intelligent and accurate. I checked the rivers I have paddled and read the remarks, and they are just what you need to know, and they are true. The author really knows what he is writing about, this is not a book thrown together by someone who hasn't actually been on the river. If you want to know which Michigan rivers are in this book, here is a list:Lower Peninsula:Au SableAu Sable South BranchBetsieBlackBoardmanCassChippewaDowagiacFlatHuronJordanKalamazooLittle ManisteeLittle MuskegonMansiteeMuskegonOcqueocPere MarquettePigeonPinePlatteRifleShiawasseeSturgeonThornappleThunder BayWhiteUpper Peninsula:BlackBruleEscanabaFordFoxIndianManisiqueMichigammeMontrealOntonagon (East Branch, Mainstream, Middle Branch, South Branch)PaintPresque IsleSturgeonTwo HeartedWhitefish

It is nice to have a book that has scouted out a river before driving to an access point and paddling it. The directions to access points and places to park are very detailed and good. The maps are excellent and very clear. There are written notes on the problems or special circumstances you will encounter, which are very intelligent and accurate. I checked the rivers I have paddled and read the remarks, and they are just what you need to know, and they are true. The author really knows what he is writing about, this is not a book thrown together by someone who hasn't actually been on the river.

The information about the actual rivers was excellent, but the car parking & river camping information required for canoe trips was somewhat lacking. Jerry Dennis did answer my emails with good information in a very timely manner. Alot of the contact information in the book is wrong or outdated

Excellent reference book. Descriptions for the rivers that I was familiar with, were very accurate. Nice variety of rivers to choose from. Lists 26 rivers in the Lower Peninsula and 18 rivers for the Upper Peninsula. (Equals 44?) Use this guide along with a good Atlas and you should have to problem finding your areas. Has 4 different Appendixes in the back for...Scale of river difficulty, Rapid areas on each river system, Canoe liveries and contact sources for more in-depth info, if needed, such as local Ranger Stations, Local Chamber of Commerce, etc. Well worth the purchase price.

I love the updated book. As a former mapmaker, the upgraded maps are fantastic. I do not canoe a Michigan river without reading the entry for that river. I’ve paddled at least 15 of these rivers and every description is spot on.

Very beautiful product, as well as informational. The content of the guide is excellent in terms of describing access points and any portages that may occur along the river basin. Also, the cover is made of seemingly high-quality material and feels nice. Only suggestion is that I would recommend a more color-coated inside, and maybe a color-coated map for each river introduced and described in the book.