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"If there's a place, Canoe there." ~ Brent Kelley
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2010 Upcoming Trips and Events
The MCC officers really appreciate all trip and event leaders. Those that lead many trips and those that lead one. Those that
lead out of state trips and those that paddle the creeks an hour away. We hope if you led a trip previously, you will lead again
this year. For 2010 would some of you that haven’t led any trips step forward and volunteer to take on a trip. We really need
people to take on more trips. The officers of the Mackinaw Canoe Club would thank you and we would very much appreciate
it. These trips we schedule really are a lot of fun. Good food, good fellowship with great people, getting out in the fresh air
and on the river, away from computers, TVs, and just getting away from the hectic everyday grind. If you have questions
about leading a trip, please call any officer for answers and encouragement.
PLEASE consider leading a trip or submitting a trip. We will try to find a leader for you. We will make all leading and
reporting as easy as possible for you. Thank you for your leadership—MCC Officers.
Remember to fill out the Trip Request Form. Just click on Forms from the MCC website home page.
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Mackinaw Canoe Club Canoe/Kayak Clinic - Saturday, September 11, 2010
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Riverside Park in Sherman, ILLinois - on the Sangamon River
We’re planning a clinic especially for our members! This will be an opportunity for us to improve
basic strokes and to learn those we don’t know, such as, the J-stroke, pry, draw, and sweep.
We’ll practice maneuvering around strainers and ferrying across moving current. We’ll work on
river reading and river rescue, including wet exits and self-rescue techniques.
– Rob Lewis and Marilyn Black Co-Chairs
Clinic Schedule:
9:00 Introductions, Handouts, and Assignments.
9:30 All age groups – Safety Instruction and River Reading Session.
Discussion of river hazards (strainers, low head dams, etc.) and river features (eddies, currents,
wind, etc.). Instruction on recognizing them and what to do when they are encountered.
Breakout Sessions – On the river.
Solo Canoe – Review and fine tune basics and add draws, cross draws, prys, sculling
draws, braces, eddy turns, peel outs. Basic canoe skills Teen and Adult
Tandem Canoe – Review and fine tune basics and add draws, cross draws, prys,
sculling draws, braces, eddy turns, peel outs. Discussion of working as team. Basic canoe
skills Youth Teen and Adult
Kayak – Review and fine tune basics and add draws, prys, sculling draws, braces, eddy
turns, peel outs.. Basic kayak skills Youth Teen and Adult
Beginner Level Canoe and Kayak – Instruction of basic strokes, forward, backward,
sweeps, j-stroke
For class sessions bring: Your own gear, boat, pfd, paddles, extra dry clothes, water bottle,
sitting pad or chair. Since this is a clinic for members, extra boats and gear will be very limited.
*Wearing a PFD is mandatory while in a boat on water or at the edge of the bank.
12:00 Lunch and Guest Lecturer
For lunch bring: plate, utensils, glass, side dish (i.e. chips, cookies, fruit, veggies), and drink.
The Club will provide a jug of water, sub sandwiches and ice.
1:00 Self-rescues, wet exits, boating safety. Instruction and practice in the river.
2:30 Clinic conclusion.
Fee: free to all MCC members – individual and family
Location and Directions: Riverside Park will be an excellent location for our clinic. Three
river spots each unique for the instruction we are planning and a nearby small lake ideal for
Beginner Level instruction. Large parking area, nearby facilities, shaded areas. Find Riverside
Park on the west side of Business 55 just south of the Sangamon River and south of Sherman, IL.
The forms were emailed and snail maliled to club members. Follow the directions to return the
form to Marilyn Black.
If you need another form emailed to you, just email Lorrie or Frank. blusgrdn@mchsi.com
or lorrieprothero@hotmail.com.
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JOHNSON LAKE - BANNER MARSH - MACKINAW CANOE CLUB CHILI TRIP - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 2010
9:00 am PUTIN
Get out your calendar and start planning your fall weekends. Please include your MCC friends for a
morning of fun on October 2. We will launch at 9 am for a tour of the lake, followed by some of
Lorrie Prothero’s chili and a pot luck meal. This is a Spoon River Drive weekend.
Easy launch, easy take out, good food, nice people LENGTH OF TRIP: est. 3 hours (no shuttle needed)
PUT-IN LOCATION: Banner Marsh (Johnson Lake),
Public Access: Mile marker .66 Peoria County US Route 24
DESCRIPTION: Plenty of parking at the put-in. A boat launch and a sandy/gravel beach makes for
an easy launch. The Marsh is operated by the IDNR primarily as habitat for migrating waterfowl.
As such, the human comforts are few. Bathrooms are somewhat primitive.
TRIP HAZARDS: As a recovered strip mine, the water tends to be cold. It gets VERY DEEP very quickly.
PADDLER REQUIREMENTS: clothing for cold water conditions, (possible wind), lunch, binoculars
(There are several Bald Eagles near the lake.) REQUIRED SKILL LEVEL: 1. rank amateur
FOOD ->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Float and Lorrie will serve chili for everyone paddling. They will bring the chili, spoons,
cheese, onions, and Fritos for all.
Norm will bring - chili bowls, spoons, napkins, and cheese
We ask everyone else to bring –
their own drinks, plates and utensils for the non-chili items
something to share with the rest of the group based on last name
A-J bring - salad stuff
K-O bring - desserts P-Z bring- veggies/fruit/whatever
DESCRIPTION: Plenty of parking at the put-in. A boat launch and a sandy/gravel beach makes for an
easy launch. The Marsh is operated by the IDNR primarily as habitat for migrating waterfowl.
As such, the human comforts are few. Bathrooms are somewhat primitive.
RSVP today - Lorrie needs to know about how much chili to cook.
Call Norm at 309-452-1006 or EMAIL Norm Miller or Lorrie Prothero if you plan to be there.
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NINTH ANNUAL MISSOURI
OZARKS PADDLE
Current River
October 15-17, 2010
9:00 shuttle
Our 9th Annual Missouri Ozarks Paddle will be a basecamping trip from Big Spring NPS Campground in Van Buren, Missouri, the same
facility we used in 2008. Plans are to paddle south from the park for about 15 miles on Saturday and then on Sunday to paddle a shorter
distance from Watercress Spring to the park to pick up that stretch we missed in 2008. There are other access points so arranging a
private shuttle for a longer paddle either day is a possibility. There are also some motels and lodges in Van Buren, 4 miles north,
if you’re not in to October camping. We’ll provide a main course to a communal dinner on Saturday night to everyone who lets us know
in advance that they are interested.
Big Spring no longer takes reservations in advance - it's first come first serve. It's a big park and that time of year there
shouldn't be problem getting a camp site. There is a
possibility of a water shut down although in 2008 they didn’t begin the shutdown until after the weekend and the website indicates
that some facility, although not necessarily the nearest, will be available. We plan to stay in the 200 series loop From my
observation, the stretch from Powder Mill to Watercress Spring was just as beautiful as the northern stretches of the Current
although considerably wider. At this time of the year we haven’t found the jet boats to be a concern. Join us for an exploratory
paddle on a stretch of the Current few of us, including your trip leaders, have ever paddled.
CONTACT:
David & Mary Stjern
DSTjernLaw@sbcglobal.net
217/544-2703
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"Canoeing takes only a few simple tools, a few refined movements that
require a short time to learn and a lifetime to master, and a willingness to be a joyful
apprentice to your craft for the remainder of your days." - Gordon Grant
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