Jake Stochovak Nears End of Trip
Posted 8/24/2010
Jake Stachovak, who embarked on a kayak circumnavigation of the eastern US over nine months ago, will be completing his epic voyage in a few days as he returns to his home and starting point in Portage, Wisconsin. Jake stayed with ECP member Tom Ogden when he passed through our area in late July. Read about his adventures and why he undertook this trip at his web site, Portage to Portage.
Kayak for Sale: Wilderness Systems Tempest
Posted 8/14/2010
Yellow, 17 ft. long x 22" beam, three hatches. Used, but not abused. $800 OBO. Snapdragon spray skirt and Epic low angle paddle (very light) for an additional $150. Contact Jay Romick at 989-631-0755.
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Thumb Water Trail & EC Paddlers on Channel 5 News
WNEM Channel 5 News did a very nice piece on the Tip of the Thumb Heritage Water Trail as part of their "Hidden Travel Gems" series. Three East Coast Paddlers members, Ray Denno, Dave Robertson and John Neal, were interviewed and can be seen paddling off the Thumb shoreline. To view the video, go to http://www.wnem.com/video/23543078/index.html.
Port Austin Sea Kayak Symposium
Port Austin, MI, June 17-20, 2010
Well, this is pretty exciting - a sea kayak symposium this summer that is practically in our back yard! Check out the flier and be sure to tell your friends. This being sponsored by Riverside Kayak, with which many of us are familiar, so let's turn out and support this to help make it a success.
2010 Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium
Grand Marais, MI, July 15-18
Posted January 29, 2010 by Admin
It's not too early to mark your calendar for this summer's biggest paddling event. The Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium is located in the spectacular setting of Grand Marais, Michigan. The historic Upper Peninsula village of Grand Marais is located on the south shore of Lake Superior at the eastern gateway to Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore. This village is one of the oldest settlement sites on the Great Lakes and boasts a large protected harbor that is ideal for class sessions and skills practice.
For more information, download the flier or check out the Downwind Sports web page.
Shipwrecks on the Huron Blueways Water Trail
Posted by Admin
Interested in shipwrecks? We have just received a map of shipwrecks along the Huron Blueways Water Trail, with GPS coordinates.
Huron Blueways Water Trail
The Huron Blueways Water Trail is currently under development by NEMCOG and will include Lake Huron shoreline from Mackinaw City to Alcona County. You can help develop this trail by paddling sections of it and taking notes about launch sites, shore facilities, obstructions, natural features and any other information useful or interesting to paddlers, including distances and GPS coordinates.
The EastCoast Paddlers are supporting this effort by making available the general area map and detailed section maps provided by the NEMCOG project group, and a Paddle Inventory Sheet for recording information to send to the project organizers.
