Pollick's Maumee adventure airs Thursday

Blade Outdoors Editor Steve Pollick covered the length of the Maumee River on a canoe trip in 2011, and a documentary film on that expedition entitled “Romancing the River: a Maumee Love Story” will be aired at 8 p.m. on Thursday on WGTE as part of the “Toledo Stories” series. The hour-long film looks at the experience by the now-retired Pollick and his team as they covered the more than 120-mile length of the river, from its source in Fort Wayne to where the Maumee reaches downtown Toledo before dumping into Lake Erie. The film highlights the group’s journey, and the Maumee River’s history, wildlife, natural allure and the environmental challenges facing the waterway.