THE MAIL. >> Tati: HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU SO MUCH, RENEE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU!
>>> SUMMER IS NOT OVER AND IF
YOU WANT TO ENJOY THE WARM
WEATHER, WE HAVE A PLACE FOR
YOU.
YOU. >> Jason: RUNNING THROUGH THE
CITY OF ANN ARBOR IS THE HURON
RIVER.
RIVER. AND THERE’S A LOT OF FUN TO BE
HAD ON THE RIVER.
ROLLIN’...
ROLLIN’... >> Michelle: WHETHER YOU WANT TO
SPLASH AROUND IN A TUBE OR STAND
UP AND PALTHS GRACEFULLY THROUGH
THE WATER, THE HUMAN RIVER WATER
TRAIL IS A GREAT PLACE TO GO FOR
WARM WEATHER FUN.
>> WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE RIVER
SYSTEM RIGHT THROUGH THE CITY OF
ANN ARBOR.
ANN ARBOR. BACK IN THE 1960s, THE CITY
BOUGHT ALL THE LAND AROUND THE
RIVERS, SO RIGHT THROUGH OUR
CITIES, THERE IS PARK LAND ON
BOTH SIDES OF YOU AND YOU’RE
AWAY FROM IT ALL, VERY SER VEEN.
>> Michelle: AND PLENTY OF COOL
WAYS TO ENJOY IT.
>> WE HAVE ONE-PERSON,
TWO-PERSON, OR FIVE-PERSON
KAYAKS.
KAYAKS. AND THE STAND-UP PADDLE BOARDING
AND THOSE BOATS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE PONDS.
THE PONDS. >> Michelle: YOU CAN RENT THEM
AT THE LIVERY.
>> WE’RE THE LARGEST LIVERY IN
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, ALMOST
600 BOATS.
600 BOATS. SO WE HAVE A PILE OF BOATS AND A
LOT OF STAFF.
IN AN URBAN AREA, IT’S SAFE AND
ACCESSIBLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE
TO GIVE IT A TRY.
>> Michelle: THEY OFFER TRIPS
DOWN THE RIVER AND PLANNED
EVENTS AND LESSONS.
WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE WERE THE
RAPIDS.
RAPIDS. >> WE HAVE THE ARGO CASCADES,
AND WE TURNED IT INTO 9 DROPS,
AND EACH IS A FOOT TO A FOOT AND
A HALF.
A HALF. AND IT’S REALLY FUN!
>> Michelle: THE TUBE SEEMS LIKE
THE WAY TO GO AND YOU CAN EITHER
BRING YOUR OWN OR RENT ONE LIKE
I DID.
I DID. SO I’VE GOT MY TUBE RIGHT HERE.
AND I’M GONNA GET IN THE WATER
AND GO DOWN THE RAPIDS.
SO AS I WATCH OTHER PEOPLE DO
THIS, YOU PICK UP SOME SPEED.
AND AFTER THE BRIDGE, THAT’S
WHEN IT GETS FAST, AND I CAN
FEEL IT PICKING UP.
THIS IS THE PART THAT I BELIEVE
IT GETS FASTER ON, SO WE’LL SEE.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE THEIR
TUBE DOWN AND HIKE BACK UP AND
DO THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
KIND OF LIKE A SLED RUN.
>> Michelle: AND DOWN ANOTHER
ONE!
ONE! [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] ALL TUBES EXIT HERE.
THAT WAS THE RIDE.
THE WHOLE PARK IS VERY PET
FRIENDLY.
FRIENDLY. AND IF YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE
GETTING WET, IT’S A BEAUTIFUL
PLACE TO HIKE.
>> WE HAVE CIRCULAR PATH ALL THE
WAY AROUND THE PONDS.
AND IN WASHTENAW COUNTY, WE HAVE
THE BORDER-TO-BORDER TRAIL THAT
RUNS ALONG THE RIVER.
AND ALSO WALKABLE DISTANCE FROM
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. >> Michelle: SO WHAT ARE YOU
WAITING FOR?
WAITING FOR? DIVE RIGHT IN FOR A SPLASHING
GOOD TIME!
GOOD TIME! [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Tati: WE’RE SITTING HERE
PHILOSOPHIZING ON THE DROPS.
I’M A SCAREDY CAT!
I WOULD WANT TO DO THE EASY
ONES, JASON WANTS THE MAJOR
DROPS.
DROPS. >> Jason: AND THEY DID 7.
AND I SAID MAYBE IF THEY HAD
DONE 4 AND A BIG ONE AT THE
START.
START. >> Tati: I WOULDN’T DO IT TWICE.
>> Jason: THE LIVERRIES HAVE
BEEN THERE SINCE THE LATE
18 18 --S00s.
AND YOU CAN RENT YOUR GEAR OR
BRING YOUR OWN AND THEY TRY TO
KEEP THE PRICES AFFORDABLE.
>> Tati: IT LOOKS LIKE SO MUCH
FUN, DOESN’T IT?
AND TO FIND OUT MORE FUN THINGS
TO DO IN THE ANN ARBOR AREA AND
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE
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