The Coldbrook Creek Community recently installed 5 sound boxes in public places along the path of Coldbrook Creek (Wilcox Park, Fulton Market, Highland Park, Mary Waters Park, and Canal Park/Coldbrook Pumphouse). Each box has audio content created by Kate Levy, former Padnos Artist in Residence at GVSU, as well as written and visual information. Narration is provided by Kate, Pete and Mary Lewandoski (Coldbrook Creek Community co-chairs), and Ron Yob (Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians). The info presented covers a wide range of topics related to our watershed, some highlights include:

• Wilcox Park: creek intro, water cycle, watershed
• Fulton Market: creek history, agricultural practices, community groups
• Highland Park: creek history, environmental concerns, personal narrative, railroad/creek path
• Mary Waters Park: lower creek history, Creston Park, Creston Plaza housing development, social issues
• Canal Park/Coldwater Pumphouse: creek headwaters, Native American connection, Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians

A map of where the sound boxes are placed, along with specific site location for each, is available here. Each individual soundbite is rich with information and is worthy of its own blog entry, so in the future we hope to highlight some of these topics and add it to the info found on the Sound Underground page of our website.

In the meantime, make a point to visit these sound boxes and give a listen for yourself!