Saturday, May 12: Annual Canoe and Kayak Sale & Swap
The Brattleboro Outing Club will host twelve canoe and kayak outings from April to September. All paddle trips are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, and all are suitable for family canoeing and kayak touring, except the June camping trip on Lake Champlain. LIFE JACKETS (PFDs) ARE MANDATORY.
No advance reservations are required, except for the June weekend camping trip to Button Bay State Park. Reservation priority goes to BOC members. Membership information.
The Club does NOT provide boats. Rentals are available locally through the Vermont Canoe Touring Center, Putney Rd, Brattleboro, (802)257-5008 (discounts to BOC members); or the Green Mountain Flagship Co., Rte 9, Wilmington, VT (802)464-2975. Button Bay State Park also has canoe and kayak rentals.
Warm summer rain will not stop these trips; however high winds, electrical storms or cold rain will. If in doubt, or for more information, contact Larry McIntosh at (802) 254-3666 or Lmacyak@yahoo.com.
Many of these trips are described in more detail in the guidebook by John Hayes and Alex Wilson, Quiet Water, New Hampshire & Vermont, 2nd Ed., published by the Appalachian Mountain Club. Information regarding the Connecticut River trips is found in The Connecticut River Boating Guide, Source to Sea, 3rd Ed., published by The Globe Pequot Press, for the Connecticut River Watershed Council. Both books are available at local book and outdoor stores, as well as most libraries. Brief descriptions of each trip.
Several of our paddle trips are of special significance to birders, and are designated sites along the Connecticut River Birding Trail. For information on this unique trail, contact Bill Shepard at birdvermont@valley.net. For information about Lake Champlain and Button Bay State Park see: www.lakechamplaincommittee.org and www.vtstateparks.com.
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