![2018 20180324 ausablestateforest ausablestateforestlandscape gladwincounty gladwincountymichigan gladwincountylandscape grimroad grimtownship grimtownshipmichigan grimtownshiplandscape img1940 lakehurondrainagebasin lakehuronwatershed littlemolassesriver littlemolassesriverlandscape march march2018 michigan michiganlandscape michiganstateforest molassesriverdrainagebasin molassesriverwatershed northernlakesandforests saginawbaydrainagebasin saginawbaywatershed saginawriverdrainagebasin saginawriverwatershed southerngreatlakesforests tawaslakeplain tittabawasseeriverdrainagebasin tittabawasseeriverwatershed centralmichigan centralmichiganlandscape creek creeklandscape dormantwoods earlyspring earlyspringlandscape island landscape northcentralmichigan northernlowerpeninsula northernmichigan northernmichiganlandscape northernhardwoodforest rippledsand river riverisland riverlandscape riversand riverinelandscape sand sandbar sandbarlandscape sandripples sandyisland stateforest stateforestlandscape stream streamlandscape temperatedeciduousforest viewfromabridge woods](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1735/42670079862_fde1cef93a.jpg)
2018 Best Sandbar Award to the Little Molasses River in Gladwin County, Michigan.
![2018 20180324 ausablestateforest ausablestateforestlandscape gladwincounty gladwincountymichigan gladwincountylandscape grimtownship grimtownshipmichigan highwaym61 img2304 lakehurondrainagebasin lakehuronwatershed m61 march march2018 michigan michiganhighway61 michiganlandscape michiganstateforest molassesriver molassesriverlandscape northernlakesandforests routem61 saginawbaydrainagebasin saginawbaywatershed saginawriverdrainagebasin saginawriverwatershed tawaslakeplain tittabawasseeriverdrainagebasin tittabawasseeriverwatershed brownwater brownishorange brownishorangewater centralmichigan creek creeklandscape dormantforest landscape northcentralmichigan northernlowerpeninsula northernmichigan northernhardwoodforest orangebrownwater river riverlandscape riverinelandscape spring springlandscape stateforest stateforestlandscape stream streamlandscape sunny sunnylandscape temperatedeciduousforest viewfromabridge winterdormancy](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1758/42000389164_c09e149f0a.jpg)
I feel that the Molasses River on the Eastern North-Central Lower Peninsula of Michigan is not as famous as it should be.
![michigan westland michiganorg ericalder](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2521/4055716602_7c44a1da42.jpg)
Beaverton Fall
![michigan westland michiganorg ericalder](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2460/4054970293_b9e269443b.jpg)
Badger Road View
![2018 20180324 atvarea ausablestateforest ausablestateforestlandscape centerfirelanetrail gladwinatvtrail gladwincounty gladwincountymichigan gladwincountylandscape gladwinorvtrail grimtownship grimtownshipmichigan grimtownshiplandscape img1863 march march2018 michigan michiganlandscape michiganstateforest northernlakesandforests orvarea pinus quercus southerngreatlakesforests tawaslakeplain allterrainvehiclearea centralmichigan centralmichiganlandscape clearcut clearcutlandscape countrylandscape cutoverarea cutoverland cutoverlandscape deforestation deforestationlandscape landscape loggingarea mostlysunny northcentralmichigan northernlowerpeninsula northernmichigan northernmichiganlandscape oak oakshrubs offroadvehiclearea offroading offroadingarea pinesaplings rurallandscape saplings stateforest stateforestlandscape](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1746/42670233542_78a2532b4a.jpg)
A logging-themed heritage landscape on the Eastern North-Central Lower Peninsula.
![2018 20180324 ausablestateforest ausablestateforestlandscape gladwincounty gladwincountymichigan gladwincountylandscape grimtownship grimtownshipmichigan grimtownshiplandscape img2067 march march2018 michigan michiganlandscape michiganstateforest northernlakesandforests southerngreatlakesforests tawaslakeplain brownarea brownlandscape centralmichigan centralmichiganlandscape clearcutlandscape clearcutting clearcuttinglandscape cutoverarea cutoverland cutoverlandscape deforestationlandscape deforestedarea deforestedlandscape landscape northcentralmichigan northernlowerpeninsula northernmichigan northernmichiganlandscape stateforest stateforestlandscape sunny sunnylandscape](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1722/42000751884_33d0b61032.jpg)
During sunny brown times in brown country.
![sunset snow barn tree thundersnow dramatic sky clouds michigan midmichigan winter february countryside camp nieve invierno canoneos5dmarkiv](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/606/32028463214_ba8dd7eb83.jpg)
thundersnow aftermath
![canoneos5dmarkiv bw blacknwhite field tree snow water reflection deer woods fog michigan midmichigan spring winter march marzo invierno midland](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3845/33562854031_f9f7c5a618.jpg)
end of snow
![fence sundown sunset puestodelsol field campo puddle soggy wet tree track tracks fencepost wirefence canoneos5dmarkiv](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2825/33746908612_e46fcc9554.jpg)
soggy field
![clouds field house barn february michigan midmichigan light cirrus sky trees canoneos5dmarkiv bombayroad midland](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2933/33631418776_d571efdc7d.jpg)
light lines
![kawkawlin flooding midmichigan wildlife birches trees lake pond creek dam sundown clouds dark canoneos5dmarkiv](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2851/32934851043_cf825f4541.jpg)
kawkawlin flooding sundown
![canoneos5dmarkiv tree pond windy kawkawlin michigan summer evening goldenhour swampy sundown atardecer](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4228/35234324216_6393c17672.jpg)
windy pond evening
![canoneos5dmarkiv camp field hay hayfield grass treeline border barn sundown sunset atardecer redbarn low angle canon trees michigan mi midmichigan midland](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4199/34490754124_e85b5e83e4.jpg)
summer evening lineup
![canoneos5dmarkiv lily pad pads lake flooding kawkawlin midland centralmichigan mi midmichigan sundown atardecer dam reflections pond shadow cloudbank evening twilight](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4268/34592123170_5eaca6dedd.jpg)
sorta open water
![canoneos5dmarkiv tree dogwood redtwig sunset atardecer midmichigan sanford michigan farm shapely field campo clouds february](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/33138632345_ab961869d4.jpg)
field of red twig dogwoods
![winter](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2327/2195571827_cac3b616bf.jpg)
Snow Range
![autumn color fall river michigan tittabawassee 101008](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3208/2955790586_cac6df7dea.jpg)
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![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7450/9257312318_603fba250c.jpg)
Day is done
![autumn color fall river michigan tittabawassee 101008](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3207/2954948177_5d2ded46d0.jpg)
10-10-08 01
![county butterfly mourning cloak 2008 gladwin](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3004/2686989717_4bfa8bb910.jpg)
mourning cloak
![2018 20180324 ausablestateforest ausablestateforestlandscape gladwincounty gladwincountymichigan gladwincountylandscape grimtownship grimtownshipmichigan grimtownshiplandscape img1823 lakehurondrainagebasin lakehuronwatershed littlemolassesriver littlemolassesriverlandscape march march2018 michigan michiganlandscape michiganstateforest molassesriverdrainagebasin molassesriverwatershed northernlakesandforests saginawbaydrainagebasin saginawbaywatershed saginawriverdrainagebasin saginawriverwatershed southerngreatlakesforests tawaslakeplain tittabawasseeriverdrainagebasin tittabawasseeriverwatershed centralmichigan centralmichiganlandscape creek creeklandscape landscape northcentralmichigan northernlowerpeninsula northernmichigan northernmichiganlandscape northernhardwoodforest river riverlandscape riverinelandscape sandyriverbed stateforest stateforestlandscape stream streamlandscape temperatedeciduousforest txtchg tagchg tannins](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1759/27850221937_bf101cc532.jpg)
You gonna admire the Little Molasses River as hard as I do.
![cabin country 2008 gladwin](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3096/2624182069_6f3dedc5ff.jpg)
sunset on the Tittabawassee River
![](https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6004/5992816748_e5caa96088.jpg)
Sunset on Smallwood Lake
![water cabin gladwin tittabawasseeriver](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3068/2350599409_d325ce2cb8.jpg)
Tittabawassee River