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This is West Michigan's Morning News. Good morning. Wood Radio
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News Time 708. It is Steve Kelly. I'm on the
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website now, and this is cool. If you want to
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take advantage of fall colors, you've got a little time
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for peak here in West Michigan. But folks have teamed up,
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the Kent County Road Commission and the Kent County Parks Department,
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inviting residents to look at this map that I'm looking
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at right now to help. Maura Lamoureux is the communications
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manager with Kent County Road Commission. Maura, thanks for doing
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this today.
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Oh, thanks for having me.
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So talk to us about the purpose of this map,
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and then we'll talk a little bit about how to
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navigate it to take best advantage of it.
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Yeah, absolutely. Well, Color Door is actually something that was
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produced back in the 50s. We actually have original maps
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that were hand-drawn by engineers from the 50s through the 80s,
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and then it sort of fell off. And then we
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decided about 10 years ago to bring it back really
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as a thank you to our residents and motorists after,
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you know, a busy construction season. We know that it
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can be frustrating. And so as construction winds down, this
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is a great opportunity to kind of get out there
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and enjoy the county. with the beautiful fall colors coming in.
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And to learn a lot more about the Kent County
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Park System as well, we have a stunning array of
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super family-friendly places, and you can plan a little weekend
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trip or maybe sneak in after work and view nature
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in all its glory, maybe take a picnic too.
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Oh, that's absolutely right. And so the benefit of this
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is what we do is– This map is divided into regions,
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so northern, eastern, southern, western. And so you can either
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visit areas that are close to you or maybe try
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an area of the county that you've never seen before.
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And the benefit of these routes is that we identify areas.
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the parks that are along that route. So you can
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kind of stop into a park. And like you said,
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there are so many beautiful opportunities to kind of walk
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through the park, enjoy a picnic, look at the animals,
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you know, take in the changing colors on the trees.
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So it's, We think it's a great opportunity either to
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explore areas closer to your home or venture out a
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little more into areas of the county and maybe some
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of those parks that you haven't yet explored.
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And if you want to know what's there, you just
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click on the park, right? If that's either something that's
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close to you or that you've never been to before,
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and then you can find out about all of the
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assets that are available from... camping to boat launching and
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grills and all that stuff.
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That's absolutely right. The parks does a great job in
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linking that specific part to its own page. So just
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like you said, you can learn more about that specific park,
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or you can kind of toggle among the different parks
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to decide if there's one specific to what you'd like
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to do that day.
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We'll put the link in the podcast section at woodradio.com.
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I'm clicking on all of them. There are, embarrassingly, more
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than I thought I wouldn't know even existed. So you
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do the same, maybe when you have a little downtime
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at lunch today. Maura Lamoureux, Communications Manager with the Kent
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County Road Commission. Thank you so much for your time
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this morning.
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Thanks for having me.
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This is West Michigan's Morning News. Good morning. Wood Radio
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News Time 708. It is Steve Kelly. I'm on the
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website now, and this is cool. If you want to
4
00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:13.539
take advantage of fall colors, you've got a little time
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00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:17.570
for peak here in West Michigan. But folks have teamed up,
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00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:21.620
the Kent County Road Commission and the Kent County Parks Department,
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inviting residents to look at this map that I'm looking
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at right now to help. Maura Lamoureux is the communications
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00:00:29.030 --> 00:00:31.769
manager with Kent County Road Commission. Maura, thanks for doing
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this today.
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Oh, thanks for having me.
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So talk to us about the purpose of this map,
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and then we'll talk a little bit about how to
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navigate it to take best advantage of it.
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Yeah, absolutely. Well, Color Door is actually something that was
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00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:49.259
produced back in the 50s. We actually have original maps
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00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:53.469
that were hand-drawn by engineers from the 50s through the 80s,
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00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:56.350
and then it sort of fell off. And then we
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decided about 10 years ago to bring it back really
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00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:02.320
as a thank you to our residents and motorists after,
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you know, a busy construction season. We know that it
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can be frustrating. And so as construction winds down, this
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is a great opportunity to kind of get out there
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and enjoy the county. with the beautiful fall colors coming in.
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And to learn a lot more about the Kent County
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Park System as well, we have a stunning array of
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super family-friendly places, and you can plan a little weekend
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trip or maybe sneak in after work and view nature
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in all its glory, maybe take a picnic too.
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Oh, that's absolutely right. And so the benefit of this
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is what we do is– This map is divided into regions,
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so northern, eastern, southern, western. And so you can either
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visit areas that are close to you or maybe try
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an area of the county that you've never seen before.
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And the benefit of these routes is that we identify areas.
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the parks that are along that route. So you can
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kind of stop into a park. And like you said,
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there are so many beautiful opportunities to kind of walk
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through the park, enjoy a picnic, look at the animals,
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you know, take in the changing colors on the trees.
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So it's, We think it's a great opportunity either to
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explore areas closer to your home or venture out a
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little more into areas of the county and maybe some
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of those parks that you haven't yet explored.
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And if you want to know what's there, you just
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click on the park, right? If that's either something that's
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close to you or that you've never been to before,
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and then you can find out about all of the
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00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:45.590
assets that are available from... camping to boat launching and
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grills and all that stuff.
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That's absolutely right. The parks does a great job in
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linking that specific part to its own page. So just
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like you said, you can learn more about that specific park,
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or you can kind of toggle among the different parks
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to decide if there's one specific to what you'd like
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to do that day.
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We'll put the link in the podcast section at woodradio.com.
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I'm clicking on all of them. There are, embarrassingly, more
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than I thought I wouldn't know even existed. So you
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do the same, maybe when you have a little downtime
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at lunch today. Maura Lamoureux, Communications Manager with the Kent
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County Road Commission. Thank you so much for your time
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this morning.
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Thanks for having me.
