Teamwork fuels Paint River project in Bates Township

  • Volunteers (from left) Richiard Sloat, Daniel Miller, Gary Pisoni and Kay Anderson work to complete the foundation of a cordwood shelter just off the shore of the Paint River on July 11. The structure will sleep between five and six individuals.

    Volunteers (from left) Richiard Sloat, Daniel Miller, Gary Pisoni and Kay Anderson work to complete the foundation of a cordwood shelter just off the shore of the Paint River on July 11. The structure will sleep between five and six individuals.

    Volunteers (from left) Richiard Sloat, Daniel Miller, Gary Pisoni and Kay Anderson work to complete the foundation of a cordwood shelter just off the shore of the Paint River on July 11. The structure will sleep between five and six individuals.
BATES TOWNSHIP — The shoreline of the Paint River in Bates Township is undergoing a makeover that includes an ADA-accessible boat launch and primitive shelters for traveling canoeists — the progress of which will be viewable to the public during “Float the Paint” on Saturday, July 31. Updates to the 42-acre parcel of land, and its 2,800 feet of frontage on the Paint River, have been a work in…

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