The Happy
Paddler www.paddleflorida.org Paddle
Florida's Monthly
eNewsletter August 2009
Paddle Florida
hosting Winter event on the Peace
River
Paddle Florida is pleased
to announce that it will be forging new
partnerships with Polk County, the City of Fort
Meade, Hardee County and the Florida Park Service,
as we stage an event on the Peace River over
the Martin Luther King weekend in January,
2010. We will be staying in Ft. Meade on
Friday night, Paynes Creek State Historic Site on
Saturday night and Pioneer Park in Hardee County
on Sunday night before finishing this beautiful
42-mile stretch of the Peace River on Monday,
January 18th.
Detailed registration
information will be posted on the Paddle Florida
website in the coming days and weeks, as we
finalize our meals and entertainment for the
trip. Please stay tuned!
Fall Paddle Florida
deadline for registration is October
1st
Our Fall Paddle Florida
event is being planned to be the best yet.
In previous newsletters we have reported about
some old and new entertainment favorites. We
have recently added another old favorite,
Katherine Archer. She will be performing at
Lafayette Blue Springs State Park on the 17th of
October. Please visit
www.paddleflorida.org in order to register
for this trip. You won't be
disappointed.
Remember, you can
subscribe to this eNewsletter on the homepage of
our website at
www.paddleflorida.org
Please click on the link below to view our short
monthly video
Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival follows Paddle
Florida in October
When
Paddle Florida ends in
October, don't stow your kayak or dry off your paddle
too quickly. Continue south and join in the fourth
annual Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival along the
Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel in Florida.
The10-day
festival kicks off Friday, Oct. 23, and offers a buffet
of speakers and instruction, cultural and eco festivals,
competitive races and tournaments, paddlers'
get-togethers and green activities. Events are at public
parks and archeological sites as well as resorts and
campgrounds along the Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail, a
190-mile marked-and-meandering saltwater trail on
SouthwestFlorida's GulfCoast.
Meet
the man who circumnavigated Florida's coast, kayaking from
Alabama to
Georgia along the
SunshineState, including
segments of the Great Calusa Blueway. Stay in hotels
that offer special packages to travelers with
paddlecraft, including ready-at-sunrise box lunches and
access to ice machines and hoses. Book yourself into a
campground right along the trail at a site that includes
a guided tour with the Florida Paddling Trail
Association to historic Mound Key, an island once
inhabited by the Calusa king. Attend the Calusa Costume
Ball dressed as a conquistador or sea wench, and then
hear ghost stories on a moonlight
hike.
Festival
attendees also can get competitive. A photo contest, two
canoe/kayak races anda catch-and-release fishing
tournament are planned; some have cash prizes.Visitors
can give back to the community by joining in a
countywide waterwaymarine debris cleanup called
Monofilament Madness. Buy a Blueway Wristband and enjoy
extra value at many of Southwest
Florida's attractions, restaurants,
galleries and marine/outfitter
locations.
The
festival features daily activities, with emphasis on the
Oct. 23-25 and Oct.30-Nov. 1 weekends. Many activities
are free.
Paddle Florida alumnus shows leadership in
bringing Paddle Florida to the Peace
River
For those of
you who enjoy watching the Paddle Florida videos each
month, you have Tom McLaulin to thank. A Paddle
Florida alum, Tom took it upon himself to create these
videos for our eNewsletter. Tom also is the
driving force behind Paddle Florida's new experiment on
the Peace River. Without his outstanding
leadership, this new event would not be possible.
Tom McLaulin, we salute
you!
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