Paddling Feature Story
Image Credit: Jerry Harpt
Paddling Features
Hank Deutsch paddles downstream in southeast Minnesota
Jerry Harpt witnesses early on-site training
Dave & Cyndy Foley paddle 300 miles and share the highlights
Mike Svob considers the new list of "endangered rivers"
Hank Deutsch organizes his fellow paddlers in northwest Wisconsin
What Scotch and his friends offer is an object lesson – a morality tale, if you will – about boating safety and the wisdom of heeding warning signs before paddling swollen rivers.
Dave Foley and his wife paddle in the Quetico every year and each time find new places to explore.
Forty years of protecting America’s wild and scenic rivers
Have you ever paddled a river whose natural course has been reversed by engineers, a river that is dyed green every St. Patrick’s Day, a river whose legendary pollution was described by one of America’s most famous novelists?
Sounding The Alarm
• Minneapolis launches ‘Nice Ride’ bike share program
• Drunken driver gets 30 months for killing triathlete
• ATV’ers seek year-round access to Pine Line Trail
• Proposed ATV trail in Minn. debated
• Madison bike boxes irk state lawmaker
• Polaris to close Osceola plant
• Milw. polo players find legal place to play
• Paul Bunyan Trail segment complete
Upcoming Events
07/31
RIVER SAFETY & RESCUE CLINIC
31-01 RIVER SAFETY & RESCUE CLINIC, on the Red River, Class I-II; $20 per person plus camping fees, limited to 10 people, reg. by 6-10, learn river rescue techniques incl. how to throw & receive a rope, swim a rapid, release pinned boats, manage rescue scenarios, clinic incl. swimming in the river & intense activity, will paddle Red River, informal paddling instruction; Judd Lefeber & Jen Kiecker, 608/412-1631; jenkiecker@hotmail.com
07/31
PADDLE THE BLACK RIVER
31-01 PADDLE THE BLACK RIVER, Class I, Black River Falls, WI; canoe camp on sandbar, children are welcome on this family-oriented trip; Pat & Bobbi Wilson, 608/788-8831; pbwilson@centurytel.net
07/31
GREAT RIVER RUMBLE
31-07 GREAT RIVER RUMBLE, 135 mile canoe/kayak trip on the Mississippi River from Dubuque to Muscatine, IA; $125; Great River Rumble, P.O. Box 3408, Dubuque, IA 52004; Rex Klein, 708/747-1969; info@riverrumble.org; www.riverrumble.org
07/31
GO WITH THE FLOW YAK & YOGA CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN
31 GO WITH THE FLOW YAK & YOGA CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN, 1 hour yoga class at the peak overlooking Mississippi River, 1 hour paddle on the protected backwaters, 10 a.m.-noon, Galena, IL; $45, includes yoga class & kayak rental,. beginners & experienced welcome, res. req.; www.feverriveroutfitters.com/events
07/31
PICTURED ROCKS KAYAK QUEST
31 PICTURED ROCKS KAYAK QUEST, 15 miles & 30 miles, 8:30 a.m. & 9 a.m., Munising, MI; $40-$60; Munising Lions Club, P.O. Box 493, Munising MI 49862; Jolene Hetherington, 906/387-4693; hetherj@yahoo.com; prkayakquest.org
