Luton Park, Cannon Township: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Luton Park, Cannon Township: Guide to West Michigan

The address to the south parking lot is: 5871 Kies St NE, Rockford, MI 49341

According to Google Maps, this park is located mostly in Cannon Township, with just the North entrance part being in Courtland Township.  However, on this trip, we didn't actually make it to the North entrance parking lot, so I'm just going to count this trip as only Cannon Township.

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Cannon Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6hkF2A59svTyIrJ15P8d8j&si=KiNUNTLvjcFxfewr

Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 1 by John Bryne and Dick Giordano: Book Review

(Book Review--Superman)

Started: August 17, 2026

Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 1 by John Bryne and Dick Giordano: Book Review

Part 2: Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 1 by John Bryne and Dick Giordano: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* My review of The Death of Superman: https://youtu.be/JCe0O7k32N0

* Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Vol. 1: Book Review: https://youtu.be/2m2K-A-DvIQ

Related Playlists:

Graphic Novel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb

DC Comics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6kPikhXNalrSh9BnvzZi2f&si=4rAijTT4v9u_06q2

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Superman Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x72oeccW7gGCVROmoVmOpjF&si=NVVB2Mx3LpV0Cbyz

Superman: The Man of Steel Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFsyxFSUR_9Y&si=mJrKaW9whW7Ofkrc

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 1 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJcnwjiGBCs&si=vPGHE3M14B8Yulh6

Slime Part 7: Story Time ESL Listening

Throwback Thursday. 

Slime Introduction: https://youtu.be/amrpHa-ZBN0

Slime Part 1: https://youtu.be/37b-Qe7Xi4g

Slime Part 2: https://youtu.be/nWrFCfCyywA

Part 3: https://youtu.be/xlhnN5qPJHc

Part 4: https://youtu.be/chwC54P9dWY

Part 5: https://youtu.be/vIUnTPw76rw

Part 6: https://youtu.be/kGSOVya60UA

Part 7: https://youtu.be/5vDC4OYn1bE

Part 8: https://youtu.be/X9JIY7-jX-M

Part 9: https://youtu.be/EGR7Dq48Llc

Suggested Use: Listen first without the transcript.  Then listen a second time while reading the transcript

http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/11/advanced-reading-slime-by-joseph-payne.html

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5QgMDk6npsRN0x3dzBWUTN0VkU/view?usp=sharing

http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/07/slime-part-7-story-time-esl-listening.html

ESL Listening Exercises Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7xq-zLjulU2DRTjg2TNmAx

Story Time ESL Listening Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5iqVkM_gjOCM3mdTM3MfUT

Slime Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5jfKcv2sQOWedxOKHnfIrP

https://sites.google.com/view/reading-and-listening-practice

Persians: The Age of the Great Kings by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones: Book Review

(Book Review--History)

Started: July 29, 2026

Persians: The Age of the Great Kings by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones: Book Review

Links to some of the stuff mentioned:

* The Histories by Herodotus: Book Review: https://youtu.be/_Hgs3liwe_k

* Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire by Eckart Frahm: Book Review: https://youtu.be/R8Igl5zP7iU

* Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek: Book Review: https://youtu.be/wGxf7nx4DsI

* Esther--with additions: Book Discussion: https://youtu.be/8EKs-Dprg9E

Related playlists: 

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Book Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

History Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x52uI39vSXVrJvUFjdN9QkL&si=dICJTZngZlwi8WIT

Ancient history playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7tomUoLdvaX2CsHML6AjHz&si=Qf1mLHAZmc83xQBg

History Book Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIkbm3A-iqvo&si=uPj0YP3fxtUdHmj9

The Borrowers by Mary Norton: Book Review

(Book Review--Reading Books with my Kids, Children's Books)

Started: July 24, 2026

The Borrowers by Mary Norton: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald: Book Review: https://youtu.be/jD0GcD6z9iU

That review of The Princess and Curdie, in which the author mentions she wished she had spent the money on buying The Borrowers instead: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/book-of-a-lifetime-the-princess-and-the-curdie-by-george-macdonald-1799686.html

The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne: Book Review: https://youtu.be/CVSlGI2sJoU

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien: Book Review: https://youtu.be/mLlEd5RnLCE

Related Playlists:

Reading Books with my Kids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4x4uFhbpUIJ75wP-6tRNlq&si=S1NnzbyYtagpzTvo

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Young Adult Literature: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

The Borrowers Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYBRohQjTP0c&si=gHKN6GQq3l4vleq0

Duolingo Latin Course: Review

Duolingo Latin Course: Review

Sorry, I said I wasn't going to get distracted talking about the Duolingo app in general, and then I did anyway.  Jump to about 12 minutes in to hear me talking about the Latin Course specifically.

Links to stuff mentioned:

My History With Studying Latin: https://youtu.be/Wj7H8gsmgJU

Revenant Reads: My Year of Learning LATIN: https://youtu.be/xGwfrV3lE7E?si=d8NaEhMipD7oKsVo

Related Playlists:

My Own Language Studies Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7aOe-6ow_Dnx3NXwDCOjgK&si=2cM8wTgdtsqMem1u

Studying Latin Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXL4CfgWMsVw&si=08eBiDuhVQ-I8QaR

Books on Linguistics and TESOL playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5zyZvaYnc-TuZjDuX-txNS

My History With Studying Latin

I don't actually start talking about Latin until 5:25.  The first 5 minutes of this video are me talking about my youthful ambitions to study Spanish.  I was planning on making a point about how I've always felt guilty about not having studied Latin and not Spanish, especially since I've gone on to work in ESL, in which I'm now working with mainly Spanish speaking populations.  But then I forgot to circle around and make that point explicit.

Links to some of the historical novels mentioned:

* Pontius Pilate by Paul L. Maier: Book Review: https://youtu.be/w-SsjFvMO3Y

* The Flames of Rome by Paul L. Maier: Book Review: https://youtu.be/U6yoObS24-Y

* Caesar by Colleen McCullough: Book Review: https://youtu.be/USI4FSjMeUQ

Part 2: My History with Studying Latin

Links to things mentioned:

Video of me trying to study Latin in the dorms: https://youtu.be/dorfuDcbjhE?si=tPu9esvjgZP3EPKq

Revenant Reads: My Year of Learning LATIN: https://youtu.be/xGwfrV3lE7E?si=d8NaEhMipD7oKsVo

Here is the full title of the books mentioned, and the started post from my blog:

Wheelock's Latin: 7th Edition by Frederick M. Wheelock and Richard A. LaFleur: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/12/started-wheelocks-latin-7th-edition-by.html

Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes by Richard LaFleur: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/01/started-sculptors-and-scribes-by.html

Workbook for Wheelock's Latin 3rd Edition by Paul T. Comeau & Richard A. La Fleur: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/01/started-workbook-for-wheelocks-latin.html

The Student's Catullus by Daniel H. Garrison: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/09/started-students-catullus-by-daniel-h.html

Thirty-Eight Latin Stories by Anne H. Gorton and James M. May https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/09/started-latin-stories-by-anne-h.html

Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata Series: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/10/started-lingua-latina-per-se-illustrata.html

Here's my Duolingo Profile: https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JoelSwagman

Related Playlists:

My Own Language Studies Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7aOe-6ow_Dnx3NXwDCOjgK&si=2cM8wTgdtsqMem1u

Studying Latin Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXL4CfgWMsVw&si=08eBiDuhVQ-I8QaR

My History with Studying Latin Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLErTfjGAaOwo&si=8MmplAimNUD5Z17O

Vlogs playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7sWjmJPUFF0PhseI7SRLV0&si=9ysN_ogzMmyG8JZj

Vlogging about Linguistics or TESOL playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4UZVVLDC7GHkclZYIGMJ4s&si=kvdiddXre63MB89v

Revisiting Seidman Park in Summer, Ada Township: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Revisiting Seidman Park in Summer, Ada Township: Guide to West Michigan

My original video on Seidman Park can be seen here: https://youtu.be/nmKwpMFwwHI

Address: 8155 Conservation St NE, Ada, MI 49301

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Ada Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4wNsw_zHE0L7HrkSYPaBuV&si=7gzHNdFhq6iauN

The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne: Book Review

(Book Review--Reading Books with my Kids, Children's Books)

Started: July 24, 2026

The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne: Book Review: https://youtu.be/5Zalj985S-o

* The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne: Book Review: https://youtu.be/nXXhBP2ZbmY

Related Playlists:

Reading Books with my Kids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4x4uFhbpUIJ75wP-6tRNlq&si=S1NnzbyYtagpzTvo

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Young Adult Literature: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

A. A. Milne playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVJ_LH8Die4&si=OGvhjVUpjIZg8RSD

The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne: Book Review

(Book Review--Reading Books with my Kids, Children's Books)

Started: August 6, 2026

The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne: Book Review

One more thing that I forgot to put into this review: As compared to the first book, Pooh does a lot more philosophizing in this book.  So if you've ever come across a philosophical quote attributed to Winnie-the-Pooh, chances are it came from this second book.

Links to stuff mentioned:

Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne: Book Review: https://youtu.be/5Zalj985S-o

Related Playlists:

Reading Books with my Kids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4x4uFhbpUIJ75wP-6tRNlq&si=S1NnzbyYtagpzTvo

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Young Adult Literature: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

A. A. Milne playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVJ_LH8Die4&si=OGvhjVUpjIZg8RSD