| Presently most guided canoe and kayak trips on the | | | | are paddling. |
| Grand River serve the purpose of getting customers | | | | Hiring and recruiting of guiding staff is critical. Summer |
| safely down the river from start to finish. This is | | | | students are often limited in knowledge, there is not |
| excellent for the beginner focused on navigating the | | | | enough time to train and going beyond company |
| river. But the guided day trips are weak in the | | | | recited scripts can be uncomfortable for students. |
| hands-on interpretive wilderness experience. | | | | Grand River Rafting has chosen to hire and work with |
| Grand River Rafting has recognized a need to change | | | | knowledgeable local historian/interpretative staff with |
| the guiding services for the returning visitor. Returning | | | | good communication skills as guides. They have |
| customers often express a desire for a bigger | | | | created a true floating classroom with a solid teachers; |
| wilderness learning experience; the guided "a" to "b" | | | | one in which customers can return numerous times to |
| day trip lacks content depth. Unfortunately daytrip | | | | paddle different section with different lessons. |
| guides have specified traveling time frames, and the | | | | The learning adventures offered cover native and |
| distance required restricts the time for content and | | | | settlement history in the Grand River Valley. Talks are |
| teaching. | | | | given on birds, fish and wildlife, as well as visiting points |
| Grand River Rafting has chosen to shorten their | | | | of natural interest. There is the opportunity to learn tree |
| canoe and kayak guided trips, the paddling time hour | | | | identification as well as experience edible and medicinal |
| glass has been cut in half. The guided paddling day | | | | plants. The trip is blended with history, science and |
| trips travel 8 kilometers or less in three to four hours. In | | | | geography as well as life stories and life values. |
| replacement of the distance, the customer receives an | | | | This new approach of using floating classrooms in lieu |
| enriched wilderness interpretative experience... a true | | | | of the usual guided "a" to "b" day trips has branded |
| learning adventure. These learning adventures not | | | | Grand River Rafting as one of the best learning |
| offer a river trip, but include a well rounded | | | | adventures presently offered in the Grand River |
| understanding of the Grand River Valley section they | | | | Valley. |