| The before
and after pictures shown above
illustrate the significant improvements
that have been made to the river bank in
Boyne City's Old City Park. This
is one of the largest service projects
that the Friends of the Boyne River have
undertaken. It is the result
of the outstanding vision and
organizational talent of Nancy
Cunningham, a member of the FOBR Board
of Directors. Nancy did all
of the fund raising and planning for the
project, She also lined up the
contractors and, with the help of her
husband Dick, organized the volunteer
workers that helped with the effort.
Included in the
project are eight stairways to provide
access to the water for fishermen.
Railings along the walkway and stairs
are still to be added. Also,
beside the bridge, a canoe/kayak take
out will be constructed. An
underground watering system has been
installed to keep the row of native
Michigan plants between the rocks and
the walkway green and healthy. The
project demonstrates how native plants
can be used to create a beautiful green
belt. The large rock at the left
will have a plaque honoring the late Tom
Sheets and Marie Zoberski, founders of
the Friends of the Boyne River.
We want to thank all
of our donors, both individuals and
organizations, all of the contractors
that did their job and more to make
everything look great and all of the
volunteer workers that did whatever was
needed to complete the project. We
also want to thank Boyne City for their
cooperation and the donation of the
large rocks at the waters edge.
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