Designated a Wild & Scenic River, Ohio's Grand River rises in the woodlands of southeast Geauga County and initially flows eastward across the Appalachian Plateau before turning north. Most of its route courses through farmlands of western Ashtabula County before it carves a scenic gorge in Lake County and flows out to enter Lake Erie at Fairport Harbor.
Curving through the northeastern corner of the State, the Grand River is the most eastern of Ohio's major rivers to enter the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence watershed and thus the most eastern Ohio river north and east of the Eastern Continental Divide. South of its watershed, the upper tributaries of the Mahoning River lie within the vast watershed of the Ohio River which, of course, empties into the Mississippi and thence into the Gulf of Mexico.
Yesterday, while visiting the North Coast, we encountered the lower Grand River at Painesville, at Headland Dunes, at the town of Grand River and at Fairport Harbor. Someday, when the weather is more inviting, I hope to explore upper sections of this Wild & Scenic River.
Curving through the northeastern corner of the State, the Grand River is the most eastern of Ohio's major rivers to enter the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence watershed and thus the most eastern Ohio river north and east of the Eastern Continental Divide. South of its watershed, the upper tributaries of the Mahoning River lie within the vast watershed of the Ohio River which, of course, empties into the Mississippi and thence into the Gulf of Mexico.
Yesterday, while visiting the North Coast, we encountered the lower Grand River at Painesville, at Headland Dunes, at the town of Grand River and at Fairport Harbor. Someday, when the weather is more inviting, I hope to explore upper sections of this Wild & Scenic River.
