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Near North Symposium Photos from Dec. 5 by Chuck Ryan
Chuck is a former MCA Racing Director and a wilderness paddler, as well as a marathon racer. He has several nice photos of the speakers at our Symposium (Cliff Jacobson, Phil Cotton, Randy Strobel, Rob and Zoe Kesselring and Fred "Jacques" Shermock). Several of the MCA and Midwest Mountaineering crew are also shown. Thank you, Chuck.
MCA Annual Meeting, Sat. Feb. 6, 2010. We have an excellent program before the actual business meeting. The speaker is Bob Hilke .The subject is the incomparable and heretofore untold story of the amazing journey by Ernest Oberholtzer and Billy Magee from The Pas, Manitoba, to Nueltin Lake and the northern reaches of Hudson Bay, south on Hudson Bay to the Hayes River, up the Hayes finally to Lake Winnipeg and south on the Lake to Grimli. One journey, one season, 1912.
Want to build your own canoe? With some labor and a small budget, you can build a wood strip canoe or kayak and gain the satisfaction of paddling trips with your own creation. The MCA, Inc. has a long tradition of boat builders and we sell a Building Book and several different sets of plans. To check the possibility, click here.
Aid for Paddlers of Kayaks and Canoes from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Erik Wrede of the Mn DNR reminds all paddlers of these helpful websites with information for paddlers on Minnesota’s waterways:
Info and maps on 30 Minnesota rivers managed for canoeing and kayaking.
Info on kayaking the Lake Superior Water Trail.
Hot results from the 100th Anniversary of Quetico Provincial Park, a race across the park, and back again. Winners: Joe Manns and Kjell Peterson. Results here.
Stern Paddler Alert We want to thank any and all experienced canoeists who volunteered to paddle stern with a canoe full of young people with the UWCA (That stands for Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures) program in summer '09. This wonderful program is organized by Wilderness Inquiry, an organization dedicated to getting people outdoors. It may run again in 2010. The goal is to get 10,000 youth out on the Mississippi River in the summer. They need stern paddlers for large canoes. They have the need, you have the expertise. For more info (as of 2009), click here.
Want to Kayak in New Zealand Water? Here is an outfitting/guide service in the land of the Kiwi.
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Join the MCA,Inc. team. Reach out to new friends and all paddlers of canoes and kayaks. More info here.
NEWS! Policy: Here the MCA, Inc. will highlight a few timely items that are organized for our Members or are open to our members through affiliates or kindred paddling clubs. This is subject to volunteer time and $$$ restrictions. We will also put in a few other items of help and interest to paddlers.
