march, 1968 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

ABOAT ON
THE ALLEGHENY
Although March may be a little early for prolonged boating trips, Pennsylvania
boaters should be interested in a spring trip made in northwestern Pennsylvania
from Franklin upriver to the Kinzua Dam and back. As soon as the weather
warms a few degrees and often before the leaves are on the trees one group
gets a day's taste of the outdoors.
PART OF BOAT HEGIRA steaming past one of a half dozen bridges which cross the Allegheny along the trip. Bridges passed
were those at Franklin, Oil City, Hunter's, Tionesta, West Hickory, Tidioute, Youngsville, and Warren. Gas refills were only available
at the Tidioute Bridge for the 100 mile (one way) trip.
VIRGIL SCHWIMMER, chairman of boating for the Northwest
Division of the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs,
and Norman Sickles, public relations representative of the Pennsylvania
Fish Commission, talk over preparations as the group
prepares to depart. Schwimmer planned and organized the trip.
KINZUA
BOAT
HEGIRA
THE ALLEGHENY RIVER between Franklin and the
Kinzua Dam provides a group of Northwestern Pennsylvania
boaters with a one way near 100-mile thrill every
spring.
When the river hits the correct stage boaters are usually
hankering for a "no holds barred" journey. They get it on
the Allegheny between Franklin upriver to the giant walls
of the 180 foot high Kinzua Dam.
Boaters of the Northwest Division, Pennsylvania Federation
of Sportsmen's Clubs made such a trip during the past
spring. The trip at this time of year interferes with no
other river activity.
The excellent boating access site at Franklin served as
the starting point.
Virgil Schwimmer, boating chairman for the Northwest
Division of the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's
Clubs, planned the 14 boat hegira last April. Most boats
by THAD BUKOWSKI
8 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER