Boyne River

Notice the water level indicator and sign for Crowd Hydrology. There are many places along the Boyne River with these signs. Text them the water level if you want to participate!

The Boyne River traverses 22 miles of northern Michigan and was named for the Boyne River in County Kildare, Ireland. It was named by “Uncle” John Miller in the late 1860’s when he settled near the mouth of the Boyne River where it flows into Lake Charlevoix (previously called Pine Lake). The Boyne is a blue-ribbon trout stream that sings to the avid fly fisherman. After all of Everett’s endeavors and million-dollar ideas, he states, “I’d rather be known as a great fly fisherman.”

Everett learned how to fly fish with his Uncle Will in Blooming Rose, Missouri on the Big Piney River. Once Everett moved his family up north permanently, he searched for the perfect spot in the surrounding area. Nightly he would end up back in the Boyne River. He did some research and found out Consumer’s Power owned the land along the Boyne where he loved to fish. They sold him 160 acres with a mile of Boyne River frontage with the requirement that he must clean up the river. Lots of trash had been dumped there over the years. Everett built a house on the property, cleaned up the river and the spot is now known as the EK Preserve. This was the family’s private getaway and where Everett truly loved to fish. The only way to visit this treasured property today is with Boyne Outfitters when you book a guided fishing trip to the EK Preserve.

💡Want to know more about the Boyne River? Friends of the Boyne River

💡Interested in taking a Fishing trip down the Boyne with our Boyne Outfitters? Boyne River Outings

📸 Attached Media:

-Photo of fish on the Boyne River from the Boyne Outfitters Archives

-Photo of the Boyne River, taken by @naturalbeautyandwonder

-"Everett Kircher" photo in the Boyne River from the Petoskey News Review on April 30, 1959

- "Boyne Mt. May Generate Half of its Electricity" article from the Petoskey News Review on August 6, 1981

🔗Links in Text:

-Friends of the Boyne River website www.boyneriver.org

-Boyne Outfitters www.boyneoutfitters.com

🏃If you would like to stroll through the woods along the river, please be careful of poison ivy; it is abundant. When you are done exploring, start walking on the paved trail heading back toward Boyne Mountain Resort.

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