9/23 Great Rivers Chapter event notice
WCHA
GREAT RIVERS CHAPTER
“FALL PADDLING FOCUS
AND PIE AUCTION”
“THE MORE BEAUTIFUL THE CANOE, THE BETTER THE PADDLER”
LAC DU BAY IN
CENTRAL WISCONSIN
DATE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD
THE SYMBOL OF SETTLEMENT, INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORTATION IN THE MIDWEST HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE WATERS. COME AND JOIN YOUR FELLOW WCHA GREAT RIVERS CHAPTER MEMBERS AS WE LAUNCH OUR BEAUTIFUL CANOES IN THIS GREAT GENTLE RIVER.
SHARE YOUR PADDLING EXPERTISE WITH YOUR FELLOW CANOEISTS AND BRUSH UP ON YOUR OWN TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WILL JOIN US TO INSTRUCT BASIC TO MORE ADVANCED PADDLE SKILLS.
GATHERING TIME: 8:00 AM
9:30 CANOE SKILLS SESSIONS START
NOON: LUNCH (BRING YOUR OWN)
PIE AUCTION FOR CHAPTER FUNDS
CANOE TIPS FORUM
CANOES AT REST (ADMIRE OTHERS, SHOW OFF YOURS)
2:00 CANOE SKILLS SESSIONS RESUME
ENDING TIME: OFFICIALLY 5:00 P.M. BUT STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE
R.S.V.P. BY 9/17/07 TO
MARGARET FISHER 1-262-675-0140
OR
margknu@charter.net
LOCATION OF EVENT: (FIND THIS SITE ON PAGE 64 OF THE WI ALTAS & GAZETTEER AT ABOUT B.5 & 2.5) STARTING AT HWY 51, TAKE EXIT 175 HWY 34 WEST, IT TURNS SOUTH AFTER ABOUT 1 MILE. CONTINUE OVER THE BRIDGE TO HWY C. TAKE C WEST (RIGHT) ALL THE WAY PAST HWY O SOUTH, KEEP GOING TO THE HWY O NORTH SPUR. TAKE HWY O NORTH TO HICKORY ROAD. TURN RIGHT (EAST) ON HICKORY ROAD. TAKE HICKORY ROAD TO DAM ROAD. GO SOUTH ON DAM ROAD ABOUT ONE MILE, TURN EAST (LEFT) ON SOUTH DAM ROAD. Ivy road goes straight ahead here, don’t go there. TAKE SOUTH DAM ROAD EAST ABOUT 2 MILES AND SOUTH ABOUT 1 MILE TO EAU PLEINE RESEVOIR LAUNCH. THE ARE OF THE RIVER IS MORE LIKE A LAKE WHICH IS PART OF THE GEORGE W. MEAD WILDLIFE AREA. LOTS OF LITTLE ISLANDS AND BAYS TO EXPLORE.
THERE IS ALSO GOOD FISHING HERE SO YOU MAY WANT TO PREPARE FOR THAT AS WELL.
BRING PFD, PIE FOR THE AUCTION, CANOE, PADDLES, LUNCH, DRINK, SKILLS & TIPS, DRY CLOTHES, WATER SHOES, BINOCULARS, AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU THINK YOU WANT TO HAVE ALONG. AS ALWAYS DRESS FOR THE CHANGING WEATHER.
THERE IS LODGING NORTH OF THE EVENT IN MOSINEE AT THE AMERICINN 715-355-0077
RODEWAY INN 715-355-3030
LODGE AT CEDAR CREEK 715-241-6300
HOLIDAY INN 715-355-1111
COMFORT INN 715-355-4449
AND THE BIG GANDER MOUNTAIN STORE IS JUST 3 EXITS NORTH!
