Water Tour

What a wonderful day!  Yay!  We had SO.  MUCH.  FUN.  We also learned a lot, which makes the day even better.  First stop:  Loch Alpine.  This is a small community located on the Huron River that serves 500 homes.  The sewage waste plant is totally cool.  They use plastic honeycomb shapes to help filter their water. 

Second stop:  Baselake sewage treatment plant.  This is a community farther west that serves around 1,200 homes.  They use a lagoon system to clean the water.  It’s quite amazing.  With sand, lagoons, and time, the water is cleaned and ready to use again in 100 days.  Truly cool. 

LUNCH!  We ate lunch at the Dexter Huron Metropark.  If you haven’t visited the area metroparks lately, you should.  Next up:  Barton Dam.  This is one of my favorite parts of our trip.  It’s such a gorgeous part of our city and using the power of water to create electricity is totally cool. 

Thanks for coming!

Hi Dave!

Last stop:  Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant!  As it turns out, we have one of the most amazing water treatment plants EVER.  Kids learned about the process of how their water is filtered and how complex of a process it really is.  This field trip is a gem.  The only thing better than the field trip is our guide Dave Szczygiel.  Dave is an absolute treasure.  He is THAT guy, you know, the one you go to when you have a question about ANYTHING.  He’s an amazing educator and has a fabulous rapport with the kids.  They love him.  The bus becomes part of our classroom on this trip and Dave teaches them about such a wide variety things during our day.  Thanks Dave!

Learning from Dave Szczygiel at every moment of our trip!