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Columbiaville (5th and River St.) 1/2 hr. 2 . Piersonville Rd. 4 preserving and improving our area’s Barnes Lake Rd. (North branch of Flint River) 1 hr. and improve our watershed ecosystem through partnerships, Zemmer Rd. 1 hr. (to Klam Rd.) public education, projects Walleye Boat Ramp (Henderson Rd.) 1/4 hr. and community involvement. Holloway Dam (Carr Rd...DO NOT APPROACH THE DAM) 1/2 hr. Columbiaville Rd. We invite you to partner with us! M-15 (Northeast side of bridge) 1-1/2 hrs. Your membership allows us to Village of Columbiaville accomplish many important projects (access on Irish Rd., South of bridge) 1/2 hr. 7 such as: Levalley Rd. Irish Rd. (Northeast side of bridge) 1-3/4 hr. • Monitoring local water quality P et Norway Lake Rd. Stanley Rd. Fishing Site 1-1/2 hr. er • Conducting river clean-up activities s R 5 Bluegill Boat Ramp (Coldwater Rd.) 1/2 hr. d. • New project support and Zemmer Rd. N o development that all
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S Visit our website at To help keep the canoe path t open, please contact the . Department of Natural Resources or for more information on at 810-245-1250. the FRWC and related activities MILES 0 1 2 3 4 call 810-767-6490 PUBLISHED MARCH 2015 PRINTED BY KENDALL PRINTING • FLINT, MI
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