Brad Fisher
LOVES Wooden Canoes
Photos attached, sent by Patty Jones. For more great photos from Millie Sass, see our Facebook page.
Big Run State Park Paddle, 3 Rivers Chapter
3 Rivers Chapter of WCHA was fortunate to have a paddling event at one of our favorite places, Big Run State Park in Western Maryland, a remote mountain area. It was a perfect morning to paddle, not too hot, with a refreshing, light breeze. Twelve members attended. The paddle was followed by a sumptuous picnic of burgers, salads, and lots of desserts. Craig Johnson lit a cheerful campfire. Then we had the afternoon to visit with friends. Several members camped on site for 2 nights, while others came for the day of the paddle only. As usual, Ruth Z. heard and saw a lot of birds: red winged black bird, golden crowned kinglet, yellow warbler, Baltimore oriole, robin, towhee, goldfinch, yellow rumped warbler, chipping sparrow, song sparrow, common yellow throat, crow, raven, red-eyed vireo, blue jay, catbird, redstart, black capped chickadee, red-bellied woodpecker, downy woodpecker. We took a photo at the end of the afternoon to record the event, and while doing this, a heavy rainstorm came up as the camera was counting down, and everyone laughed on cue.
All in all, a great day for our chapter!
Don't forget Solo Canoe Rendezvous this weekend!
Shopping for a solo boat? There's no better opportunity to browse, test-drive, hang out and learn about them than this weekend. Dustin Noel describes this event as "the Super Bowl of Canoe Culture in Western PA" The Western PA Solo Canoe Rendezvous June 5th to June 7th of course is held every year at Coopers Lake Campground in Slippery Rock PA. See Website WPASCR.org for details. Saturday June 6th is the big day. Dustin will have over 30 new and used canoes there for sale. There will be 4-5 other canoe manufacturers as well.
More info on the Canadian mini Assembly Jun 19-21
The folks organizing this event have put together a great website with everything you need to know to register:
