Spring is Coming! - Canoecopia

coastal exploration and, of course, wine and cheese lunches are
features of this beautiful presentation based on a 12-day trip
enjoyed by Midwestern paddlers in the fall of '09.
Beyond the Riviera Maya: Paddling Mexico’s Sian Ka’an
Reserve
A world of remote beaches, peaceful sunsets and dazzling
coastline lies just south of Cancun and the high impact
tourism of the increasingly popular Mayan Riviera. The
Caribbean coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, home to
the ancient and present day Mayan people, is rich in cultural
and natural history. The old contrasts with the new in this
travelogue presentation as you journey south down a narrow
land peninsula at the northern edge of the Sian Ka’an Reserve
where old style Mexican beach living is at the forefront. Here
sea kayakers enjoy world class paddling, snorkeling, birding,
swimming and exploring.
{ carla hacker & fellow teachers }
Out of the Classroom: Paddling
Adventures for Teachers and Students
Paddling as an educational adventure
for teachers and their students
provides on opportunity to take
the classroom curriculum outdoors
and onto the water. Developing
padding skills, creating curricular
connections and an appreciation
for the aquatic environment while
learning to work together are all part of a
Rutabaga teacher education workshop that will be highlighted
in this presentation. A canoeing unit in physical education
classes at Wright Middle School in Madison Wisconsin will be
showcased as an example of a successful school-based paddling
program.
You’re the glue that holds my
proverbial “real life” together....or is
that the resin? Either way, I know
time on the water is why WE were
put here on this earth.
{ don halloran }
Up a Creek with an Irish Storyteller
For 62 years Don has been paddling North
American waterways. He will draw on
his Irish heritage of storytelling to relate
humorous and insightful incidents gleaned
from his extensive travels in wilderness
areas. Consider the possibilities when an
Irishman encounters: thieves on the Amazon River, grizzly
bears in the Yukon, duct tape and a leaky birch-bark canoe,
a tornado on the Missouri River, and heart medicine lost in
rapids. Privation and stress, like 11 out of 14 days of rain on
a British Columbia canoe trip, become occasions where Irish
humor saves the day. These and other tales (all true?) are what
attract us to wild areas where we are confronted with and
challenged to survive the elemental forces of nature.
{ grant herman }
Treasures of the Apostle Islands:
A Gift to Sea Kayakers
Throughout a vibrant history, people
have interacted with the Apostle Islands
for a diversity of reasons. There have
always been paddlers, and contemporary
sea kayakers can discover evidence of former
Island life as they explore the beaches, forests and shorelines of
Lake Superior’s treasured islands.
En route through this presentation you’ll vicariously paddle
over historic shipwrecks, walk the dunes of Julian Bay on
Stockton Island, and experience the multitude of features
that bring adventurous kayakers here each year; breathtaking
sea caves of Sand and Devil’s Island, high cliffs and emerald
waters of Mawikwe Bay, remote beaches, and a glimpse into
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