The dams that shaped the Chain of Lakes
Elk Rapids early hydroelectric dam and powerhouse about 1900. The wooden powerhouse (at left) is anchored in the riverbed by pilings and wooden reinforcements. Note the force of the river water gushing over the spillway on its way into Grand Traverse Bay.
In the Western world, water has been considered a commodity to be bought, sold and controlled. The exception to that is found in our Indigenous neighbors the Anishinabek who for generations ceremonially blessed the waters and believed they were a gift.
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