Paddling Feature Story
Image Credit: Dave Foley
Paddling Features
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
• Plane’s carbon fiber failure a concern
• Vandals damage Vasa Trail
• Report ranks states by bike/bed criteria
• ATV critic has run-in with ATV'ers on Ice Age Trail
Upcoming Events
03/24
FOX RIVER HERITAGE PADDLE
FOX RIVER HERITAGE PADDLE, covering all 189 miles in 13 segments, 8-15 miles each, on selective weekends, April 24-Aug. 14: 4-24 Segment 1: Indian Agency House, Portage, WI, to CTH O (10.7 miles), 5-15 Seg. 2: CTH O to Packwaukee Causeway(12.5 miles), 5-29 Seg. 3: Montello to Marquette (11 miles), 6-12 Seg. 4a: Marquette to Princeton (15.5 miles), 6-13 Seg. 4b: Princeton to White River Dam (6 miles), 6-26 Seg. 5a: White River Dam to Berlin (13 miles), 6-27 Seg. 5b: Berlin to Omro (13.7 miles), 7-18 Seg. 6: Omro to Terrells Island, Lake Butte des Morts (5.2 miles), 7-24 Seg. 7a: Shattuck Park, Neenah, to Lutz Park, Appleton (8.5 miles), 7-25 Seg. 7b: Lutz Park, Appleton, to Sunset Pt. Park, Kimberly (6.4 miles), 7-30 Seg. 8a: Plank Rd./Augustine St., Kaukauna, to Rapide Croche (3.4 miles), 7-31 Seg. 8b: Rapide Croche/ Wrightstown to Bomier Park, De Pere, (10.2/11.1 miles), 8-14 Seg 9: Bomier Park, De Pere, to City Marina, Green Bay (8 miles); north East Wisconsin Paddlers, Jeff Mazane, jmmazanec@gmail .com; www.wisconsin paddlers.org
04/01
PADDLE PINE RIVER
01-02 PADDLE PINE RIVER, Class II, Florence, WI; ca- noe camp, paddle from Hwy. 55 to Chipmunk Rapids in Forest & Florence counties, designated wild rivers; Walt Ruben, 262/573-4852; walt_ruben@yahoo.com; Larry Zibell, 715/546-2131
04/10
PADDLE ROBINSON AND MORRISON CREEKS
10-11 PADDLE ROBINSON AND MORRISON CREEKS, Class II, near Black River Falls, WI; car camp, couple drops and deadfall can be portaged, pick up spring thaw trash as we go, wet/dry suit req.; Phil Johnsrud, 715/445-4777; johnsrudp@iola.k12.wi.us
04/11
FOX VALLEY NAVIGATION CHALLENGE SERIES NO. 4
11 FOX VALLEY NAVIGATION CHALLENGE SERIES NO. 4, paddling navigation, 1 hr. score-o event, 9:30 clinic, 10:30 event, Fritze Park, Town of Menasha, WI; $15 YMCA-member, $20 non, on Little Lake Butte des Morts, participants will use canoes or kayaks to reach as many controls as possible within 1hr., 4th of 5 navigation event series; YMCA/Fox Valley AR, 110 W. North Water St., Neenah, WI 54956; Matt Kohl & Anthony Leiton, 920/886-2122; mail4leiton@yahoo.com; sites.google.com/site/foxvalleyar
04/17
DELLS RIVERFEST
17 DELLS RIVERFEST, 2K kayak, 5K run, bike TBD, 9 a.m., River Road, Wisconsin Dells, WI; $20, rubber duck races, minnow races, art show, kayak clinic, live music; Stewards of the Dells/Vertical Illusions, 933 Hwy 12, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965; Easton Dreher, 608/253-2500; drdave@charterinternet.com
