Robert Michalec, of Escanaba, is a veteran of river races statewide. He was the first solo paddler to finish and gave glowing reviews of the inaugural Gladwin County River Race of Two Cities Saturday.
Gladwin father and son tandem Cory (left) and Max Barz reach the finish line at Ross Lake Park Saturday at the River Race of Two Cities.
They’re off and running and heading for the bank at the beginning of the Gladwin County River Race of Two Cities Saturday morning at City Park.
Olivia Klein paddles her No. 25 kayak past the check point at Buckeye Trailhead with a smile as she realizes she had passed the midway point of the Race of Two Cities.
Mariah Hewitt performs the national anthem on her violin during a Memorial Day observance prior to the race Saturday.
GLADWIN COUNTYThe first-ever Gladwin County River Race of Two Cities took off from Gladwin City Park on Saturday morning and wound up some 12.5 miles downstream at Ross Lake Park in Beaverton.The event began on a serious note.Tristan Hewitt, Executive Director of the Gladwin County Conservation District welcomed the gathering of paddlers and spectators and,...