Green Grand Rapids has released the results of their study on improving the river downtown for kayaking. 

Click Here for the Study (give it time to load) and let's hope there's enough support and the funding can be secured to make it happen.

I have always wanted to offer trips through downtown both during the day for the architecture, and at night for the lights.  However, the portage sucks and the 5 small retention dams are a serious hazard to most paddlers.  Both of these issues are addressed in the study!