Quiet Water Symposium

Welcome to the 21st Annual Quiet Water Symposium

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The Quiet Water Symposium is a vehicle of The Quiet Water Society a 501 C –3 corporation under the IRS code. Table of Contents

Page Letter from the Quiet Water Symposium Planning Committee Chair Person 3 The Verlen Kruger Award 4 Presentations: Presentation Schedule 17 Williams Subaru Main Stage 6—8 Grand River Room 9 –10 Red Cedar Room 11 AuSable Room 12—13 Betsie Room 14—15 Demonstrations 16 Door Prize and Raffle Information 18—19 Quiet Water Symposium Code of Conduct 19 Quiet Water Symposium Grants in Action 20—21 Up Coming Events 22—23 A Message from the Quiet Water Society President and Quiet Water Society Information 24—25 Floor Plans and Maps 26—28 Exhibitors 29—38 Show Sponsors 39

Using This Program - This program should be your guide to the 21st Quiet Water Symposium. Here you will find maps to locate each venue as well as speaker topics, bios, times and locations. You can use this program to find the booths of the many organizations that support the symposium. In addition, it has maps to help you locate all of our guest accommodations including restrooms, food and our information booth. Should you need personal assistance stop one of our volunteers, wearing the easy to spot red vests. The Quiet Water Society hopes you will keep this show program and use it as a reference to help you contact and patronize the organizations and businesses that attend the show and advertise here.

The Mission of the Quiet Water Society: To educate the public and to encourage participation in non-motorized outdoor recreation; to promote public concern for the water resources of the Great Lakes Region; to support the environmental stewardship; and, conservation of natural resources and to plan and execute annual and special events for any or all of these purposes. Building on Our Mission—Quiet Water Society Grants In furtherance of our mission the Quiet Water Society uses funds generated from the Quiet Water Symposium to provide grants. Each year the Quiet Water Society considers applications for grant from non-profit civic organizations and clubs. As you look through this show program please keep an eye out for the reports from the 2015 grantee. If your organization is in need of financial assistance for projects that are in harmony with our mission you may want to visit our web site and apply to be one of our 2016 grant awardees. QuietWaterSymposium.org The 21st Annual Quiet Water Symposium Greetings from Our Show Chairman

Welcome Friends!

The 21st Annual Quiet Water Symposium (QWS) brings together more and more people who have experienced the pleasure of paddling, hiking, cycling or one of the countless activities that make up outdoor recreation. Look around and you will see thousands of people, like yourself, here today to celebrate the joy of getting out… out of a building, out of a crowd, out of a rut, outside.

The QWS Planning Committee proudly offers 33 presentations this year. They will again be led off by everyone’s favorite camping expert, Cliff Jacobson, who will present “Camping Secrets” on the Main Stage. One important camping skill is selecting a good campsite. In One Incredible Journey, Verlen Kruger wrote, “One of the highlights of most days was the delightful occasion of selecting just the right campsite. We always wanted a good place to land the canoe to unload and reload, and to secure it for the night. We wanted a high and dry, bug free spot, open to the breeze, a level spot for the tent, a sheltered convenient cooking spot, a safe place for a fire, stones for a fireplace and lots of available firewood.”

Verlen Kruger is remembered each year when we present the Verlen Kruger Award. Since 2003, the award has gone to people who have taken the time to show others why they too would love to venture out. This year, the award will go to two remarkable people who have been tireless supporters of the Port Austin Kayak Symposium, the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit and the Detroit Heritage River Water Trail. Please visit the Riverside Kayak Connection booth and congratulate our 2016 Verlen Kruger Award winners, Tiffany and Patrick Van DeHey.

You have come today to learn about how to do more but also about how to give more. As the outdoors brings value to our lives, it also calls out from time to time when help is needed. We want the water we paddle to be clean and free flowing. We want the trails we walk to be free of litter, designed to prevent erosion and to lead us though healthy environments. Many of our over 130 exhibitors are dedicated to protecting the places we love and will gladly show you how to be part of the solution. All of our exhibitors have words of wisdom and knowledge to share that will let you see more, feel more and do more.

QWS would not exist without our sponsors. Special thanks to our friends at MSU who have stood by us for 21 years to bring you the best possible symposium. Thanks also to Williams Subaru, who is again our “Main Stage Sponsor.” The Michigan Department of Natural Resources joins the QWS team and is a lead sponsor this year.

Your attendance at QWS will continue to fund a program of grants administered by the Quiet Water Society. In 2015, a total of $9,000 was put back into communities to encourage outdoor recreation. You will find more details on these projects in the pages that follow.

QWS is the work of a dedicated core of volunteers who have again given many hours to bring you the 2016 symposium. Some have served since the 1st QWS in 1996. Look for them in red vests and think about joining the team which will bring you the 22nd Annual QWS in 2017.

Thanks for joining us today. Leave with the names of new places to explore, the email addresses of new friends with common in- terests, a renewed interest in taking the trip of a lifetime or maybe just a plan for a day that highlights the “delightful occasion of selecting just the right campsite”.

Gary De Kock 2016 QWS Planning Committee Chair The Quiet Water Society Honors Great Stewardship

The Verlen Kruger Award Verlen Kruger, a world record canoeist from Delta Mills, Michigan, was named “The River Guardian” at the 2003 Quiet Water Symposium. This was a heartfelt honor from the entire mid-Michigan paddling community. Ver- len was recognized for his outstanding achievements and records in paddle sports, for bringing international awareness to our environmentally sensitive waterways, and for fostering stewardship of our treasured water resources. As a further honor to Verlen, the award was named for him for subsequent years, becoming “The Verlen Kruger Award”. It is given annually to a person (or persons) who has supported and promoted paddle sports along with water conservation, education, or history in Michigan. The recipient of this award receives a commemorative paddle, and a brick on which the date and the name of the recipient is engraved. A duplicate brick will be added to the walkway around the Verlen Kruger Memorial located by the Grand River in Portland, Michigan. The recipient’s name is also engraved on a plaque that is housed at the AuSable River Center in Roscommon, Michigan. This year, the award will go to two remarkable people who have been tireless supporters of the Port Austin Kayak Symposium, the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit and the Detroit Heritage River Water Trail. Please visit the Riverside Kayak Connection booth and congratulate our 2016 Verlen Kruger Award winners, Tiffany and Patrick Van DeHey.

Verlen Kruger Award Recipients

2003 2004 2005 2006

Verlen Kruger James C. Woodruff Janet Gross & Dave McCune Gloria Miller

2007 2008 2009 2010

Albert Schultz Dan Smith & Mike Smith Karl Pearson Charlie Parmalee

2011 2012 2013 2014

Doug Carter Jay Hanks Russ Hicks Jean Kinnear

2015 2016 2017 2018

Ron Sell Tiffany & Patrick Van DeHey The Quiet Water Symposium Planning Committee

Over the course of the last year, the Planning Com- mittee has meet 13 times to create and coordinate the event you see here today. In addition, each member leads a subcommittee and puts in countless hours to bring you what we feel is a unique opportunity to come together to celebrate outdoor adventure. The members of this year’s Planning Committee are: Emma Bailey, Richard Bailey, Robin “Sweep” Barfoot, Doug Carter, Loretta Crum, Gary De Kock, Linda De Kock, Allen Deming, Mike Fila, Virginia Fila, Pat “Flipper” Harrington, Russ Hicks, Kathy Kulchinski, Jer- ry Link, Tim Machowicz, Tim Muhich, Jeff O'Boyle, Julie Powers, Rod Ritchison, George Stockman, Anita Twardesky and Gabriel Zawadzki. Without the original vision of Janet Gross and Dave McCune, 2005 Kruger Award winners, QWS would not have been launched back in 1996. The unselfish dedication of our Planning Committee members has maintained the Quiet Water Symposium’s fine tradition. This year is the 21st anniversary of the Quiet Water Symposium. Some members of our committee have served since the first symposium in 1996. This represents over two decades of effort by volunteers who continue to give back to the sport. Their hope is simply that you who love to move on water will continue to come together to learn, teach and laugh. The symposium staff hopes and trusts that, one year at a time, you will help us bring together others who share a love for the outdoors and for the lessons we learn when we venture beyond the familiar. Thanks to all who join us and who return year after year to keep the community of outdoor enthusiasts alive and well. As long as nature provides a path, we and our friends will set out to discover where it leads. The Quiet Water Society PO Box 27412 Lansing, MI 48909 [email protected]

Congratulations to our 2016 Photo Contest Winners

Our thanks to the many photographers that volunteered to share their efforts for a good cause. Their excellent sub- missions made the job of the judges a very difficult one. In the end twelve photos were selected for use in publicizing the 2016 Quiet Water Symposium. These photos were used on our posters, counter cards, billboards, advertisements and on the cover of this publication. If you recognize these photographers here at the symposium, make sure to stop them and share your appreciation: Mike Brandt, Missy Campau, Jay Hanks, Gabriel Hokestra, Kat Kulchinski, Teresa McConnell, Emmaline Towne and Mark Walton. Watch our Facebook page for the opportunity to submit your photos for use in the 2017 effort.

Help the Quiet Water Society Spread the Good Word

As an all volunteer organization it is often difficult to know if we are doing a good job at spreading the news about the Quiet Water Symposium. You can be a big help by doing a few simple things. If you have seen our billboards, posters, counter cards or post cards, please let us know. Facebook us or send an e-mail sharing where you are seeing these things. If you know of places that we should be represented, let us know, that too. Friend us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Share our posts with as many interested parties as you can. Every bit helps. Main Stage

9:30—10:30 AM Cliff Jacobson Camping Secrets This whirlwind seminar focuses on camping tricks that only the experts know—practical things you won’t find in ordinary camping books or videos. Learn how to inexpensively waterproof your sleeping bag; sleep comfortably on a bad site; make a one match fire in the rain; painlessly remove an embedded fish-hook; stay dry in rain while wearing ultra-light rain clothes; purify silty western river water; waterproof and pack your gear so it will stay dry in rain or a capsize; make a sturdy leather knife sheath. And…much more! Based on Cliff’s book, Camping’s Top Secrets, 25th Anniversary

Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers, wilderness guides, national and foreign consultants, and is the most published canoeing/camping writer of this century. He is a professional canoe guide and outfitter, a wilderness canoeing and camping consultant and the author of over a dozen top-selling books on camping and canoeing.

10:45—11:45 AM Kevin Callan Algonquin Canoe Routes Kevin will show a variety of route options in Algonquin Provincial Park, from weekend outings to 10 day loops.

Kevin Callan is the author of fifteen books, including the best selling “The Happy Camp- er”, and the incredibly popular series of paddling guides. On a regular basis, he presents across North America and the U.K. and has been a key speaker at all the major outdoor events for over 25 years. Callan is also a frequent guest on radio and television and a regular contributor and columnist for Explore and CanoeRoots Magazine. He is a winner of several National Magazine Awards and film awards and was just listed one of the top 100 modern day explorers by the Canadian Geographical Society. He was also made Patron Paddler for Paddle Canada and a Trustee for the Quetico Foundation. http://www.kevincallan.com/

12:00—12:45 PM John & LaNae Abnet Kayak the Heartland Paddle Expedition (How a backyard creek provided one couple access to the sea by kayak ) John and LaNae Abnet live simple daily lives in rural Indiana. They have also kayaked Arctic rivers, train hopped with their kayaks in northern Ontario, and paddled the big water of Lake Huron. All of these adventures, however, pale in comparison to their recent three-and-a-half month first-ever record- ed paddle from the source of the Wabash River to the Gulf of Mexico. Using food hunted on their property and grown in their garden, the Abnets dehydrated, packaged, and cached their food in an unprecedented display ofself-sustainability. Join them as they share pictures and stories of their unique three-river source-to-sea adventure. Main Stage

1:00 to 1:45 PM Jim and Sue Waddington Paddling with Tom Thompson and the Group of Seven Painters On a canoe trip in 1977 we found the exact spot where A. Y. Jackson had sat when he sketched the scene for one of his best-known paintings. Jackson was a member of Canada’s famous Group of Seven artists. A hundred years ago, these painters and Tom Thomson began to paint in Algonquin Park. The paintings done on their canoe trips established a unique style- suitable for illustrating the raw wilderness. They painted in many of Ontario’s most beautiful quiet water areas (Algonquin, Killarney, Bon Echo and Georgian Bay). They also travelled by train to Superior. After finding and photographing one of the locations where they had painted, we were eager to find more. Since the exact places were unknown, we had to find them ourselves. For the past 40 years we have been planning our canoe trips to search for the painting sites that inspired the artists. Once we find a spot we pho- tograph what the scene looks like now. Our talk will compare photographs with the paintings done of the same scenes and we will also discuss how we found the exact spots.

2:00 – 2:45 PM Jim DuFresne Michigan’s Top Ten Back Packing Treks "From sand dunes without even a blade of grass, to the towering monarchs of Hartwick Pines' virgin forests, from miles of beach that turn gold with every Lake Michigan sunset to one of the eleven thousand inland lakes where on a still evening bass rise to the sur- face like trout—all these wonders of the Midwest can be reached by hiking foot trails." Lifelong Michigan resident Jim DuFresne, the author of numerous books on Michigan and the outdoors, guides bikers through Michigan's unequaled system of state parks and natural and wilderness areas, where the scenery and trails are as varied as anywhere in the country.

3:00—3:45 PM Cliff Jacobson Packing and Portaging Learn how to pack efficiently for a canoe trip and waterproof your gear without relying on ex- pensive technology. Probe the pro's and con's of various packs and wanigans (dry boxes) and learn how each is best utilized on a canoe trip. Adventurous participants may try double- packing a heavy load with a tumpline. We'll check out portage yokes, canoe tumplines and canoe lift-and-carry procedures. Cliff will model how to pick up a canoe alone so it won't be damaged. Anyone can do it! Cliff will encourage a philosophy for safely getting around impassable rapids and falls. Short side show plus practical hands-on workshop. Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers, wilderness guides, national and foreign consultants, and is the most published canoeing/camping writer of this century. He is a professional canoe guide and outfitter, a wilderness canoeing and camping consultant and the author of over a dozen top- selling books on camping and canoeing. Main Stage

4:00—5:00 PM Doc Fletcher "Canoeing & Kayaking College Campuses in Michigan" Doc shares paddling stories from these plus many more...  Rouge River at UM-Dearborn and its waterfall at Fair Lane/the Henry Ford Estate Mansion,  Macatawa River at Hope College in Holland, as it winds around Windmil Island,  Red Cedar River at Michigan State University, paddling by students on riverside hammocks, by the famous landmark/gift of the class of 1873 known as "The Rock", the rapids at MSU's Administrative Building, & Spartan Stadium,  Huron River as it winds around the Eastern Michigan University campus & beneath the wooden beauty of the "Tridge", the 3-way footbridge in Ypsilanti's historic Depot Town

Doc is a lifelong Michigander and author of many best selling outdoor books.

Quiet Water Society Grant Monies in Action

Returning the Rapids to Eaton Rapids Update We are into our seventh year of the project. The river survey, sediment sampling, data analysis, design phase, HEC-RAS 100 Year Flood Modeling, and our DEQ Permit Application have all been completed. In July, 2014, we received our five year DEQ Permit. Just getting to this point cost roughly $75,000.00 to have the answers for the DEQ Application questions. The 1,800 tons of donated rocks and boulders have been spread out like pumpkins in October: small, medium, and large. We need 350 in the large+ category or 3’x3’ with an average weight/mass of 1,000 pounds or larger. In early December 2015 we measured and chalk-marked over 2,000 rocks and boulders but discovered we needed more in the large size to be used as footer and header stones in the first weir. A rock-swap with Crandell Brothers Trucking in Charlotte will ensure that we have enough big rocks and boulders. We are awaiting word from our DEQ Flood Plain Engineer as to when we can begin to transport and stockpile the rock at the dam site. Planning for construction funding began over the summer with a three-pronged approach. Local: 4th of July parade donations, corn hole tournament, bottle and can drive, silent auction; Grants: Capital Region Community Foundation Grant Application as well as Michigan DNR Aquatic Habitat Improvement Grant; and, finally, the October 20-December 18 launch of our Public Spaces and Community Places campaign held in conjunction with the Patronicity Website, the Michigan Eco- nomic Development Corporation and MSHDA. We established a goal of $50,000.00. Meet it and MEDC/MSHDA would match it with $50,000.00 (the maximum funding that can be matched by MEDC). By December 11, we surpassed our goal and ended up with about $56,000.00. MEDC will now match our goal with their check of $50,000.00. We also learned that our effort with our 2014 DNR Aquatic Habitat Improvement Grant would be funded at the $25,000.00 level while the Capital Region Community Foundation funded us at the $10,000.00 level. (Incidentally, the R.E. Olds Foundation grant of $10,000.00 paid for the initial and final design phase in 2012.)

This all shakes out to a construction war chest of roughly $130,000.00 by the time the West Sanitary Low-head Dam is cut out with a diamond saw and excavator breaker-bar some time in July or August and our rocks are placed into the river. There will be four drops of roughly one foot each over a span of roughly 200 feet with a central paddling channel which, incidentally, will be dredged about 30 inches for a total bottom spoils removal around 750 cubic yards. We’ve been told that the project should take two-three weeks. When completed, a rapids will be back in Eaton Rapids for the first time since a dam surgically removed the rapids in 1844. Connectivity will be restored by removing the dam built in 1918 and now fish will be able to pass upstream, past GAR Island Park, before they are confronted by the base of the State Street Low-head Dam. But that dam and the Smithville Dam, 1.9 miles upstream are not chapters in this book. Those dams will have to wait for another author at another time. The Grand River Room (east side of Exhibition Hall)

9:30—10:30 AM Henry Davies Paddling the Grand Traverse Islands The islands stretch from Northern Door County, WI to Upper Michigan’s Garden Peninsula. They are not only home to five 19th-century lighthouses and a U.S. Life Saving Service sta- tion, but they also provide a critical habitat for many rare plants and animals and comprise the most striking example of the Niagara Escarpment in the country. Henry Davies has been paddling most of his life and kayaking for over 25 years. His favorite places to paddle are on Lake Superior. He has been teaching at kayak symposia around Michigan and Wisconsin for over 10 years. He guides kayak trips in the Pictured Rocks and lives on the shore of Lake Superior.

10:45—11:45 AM Mark Walton Paddling Lake Superior in Kruger Canoes Pictured Rocks and the Keweenaw Mark Walton is a frequent speaker at the Quite Water Symposium. He is an avid canoeist and sailor, and likes to take his Kruger Canoe on extended wilderness trips. Recent extended trips include the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Apostle Islands, French River, Missinaibi River, Bustard Islands, Killarney Provincial Park, circumnavi- gation of Philip Edward Island, Pictured Rocks and the Keweenaw Peninsula.

12:00—12:45 PM John Van Barriger Paddling Canada’s North: The Yukon and Teslin Rivers

For canoeists and kayakers, the Yukon River is a dream destination. It offers great scenery, abundant wildlife, and a wealth of Gold Rush history that one can see and literally touch. In the summer of 2013, writer/photographer John Van Barriger and a friend kayaked nearly 500 miles down the Yukon and one of its tributaries, the Teslin River. The trip lived up to its billing, and also offered flood-level waters, great Canadian craft beer, and one particularly unwelcome feature – a forest fire that jumped the banks of the Yukon and burned over 54,000 acres. Van Barriger will share the story of their 15 -day trip, focusing on its challenges and rewards, pre-trip planning, and the lessons learned when all was said and done. John Van Barriger is an award-winning writer/photographer and former teacher. A lifelong outdoors enthusiast, the Wisconsin resident considers himself outrageously lucky to have hiked, camped, backpacked, biked, motorcycled, paddled or gone scuba diving on five continents.

1:00—1:45 PM Chris Hanna Eat, Paddle, Love Backcountry canoe trips are all about eating, paddling, and loving it! The art of planning and packing can put the fun and food back by reducing bulk and weight, tasting better, and saving time and dollars. The presentation will provide less emphasis on recipes, but on key ingredients, equipment, packing tips, and free resources. There will be something for everyone from first-timers to accomplished trail chefs.

Chris Hanna has been a lifelong paddler currently basing the operation out of Haslett, MI on family trips across the Midwest and Canada. Chris is a public health researcher with in- terests in all aspects of outdoor travel. The Grand River Room (east side of Exhibition Hall)

2:00—2:45 PM Silas Bialecki & Josh Parks Reuniting the Rivers: Reclaiming the Raisin/Grand River Water Trail Silas Bialecki grew up in Michigan and now works for Pygmy Boats in Wash- ington State. He enjoys paddle sports and experiencing the natural world.

Josh Parks grew up in Michigan and is a professional mover while his stand-up comedy takes off. His passions are the nuances of language and how it shapes our day to day lives.

3:00—3:45 PM Johnathan Albrand Paddling Safety and Cold Water Considerations According to US Coast Guard statistics, Canoes/Kayaks are ranked as the #2 vessel type for deaths on the water. Water temperature is one of the key contributing factors to drowning. Every spring, boaters and paddlers take to the water without consideration of its temperature and the potential risk it poses. This presentation will provide insight into the science of cold water and risk management as well as rescue and recovery. Most im- portantly, it empowers the learner with the information they need to be safe when boating on cold water. Jonathan M. Ahlbrand: Jonathan is an active member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Commander of the Lansing Flotilla

4:00—5:00 PM Steven Brede Going in Circles

A Michigan canoeist, Stephen Brede, 64, has finished his goal of paddling the perimeter of all five Great Lakes. Brede has spent the past few summers paddling each of the lakes. He completed his goal this summer on Lake Superior’s north shore around Labor Day weekend, at Brimley.

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” ― John Muir, Our National Parks The Red Cedar Room (North of the entry gate)

12:00—12:45 PM Thomas Hurst Isle Royale: Wolves, Moose, Paddling and Kids in a Superior Wilderness Wolf /Moose dynamic and the citizen science expeditions we conduct on the Island to support the Wolf Moose Study. I developed the Moosewatch for educators program and made it canoe based instead of backpacking to appeal to a broader audience. Out of this grew the Isle Royale family camp program targeting home school families. We mix hiking, paddling, various sciences and of course the wolf moose dynamic

1:00—1:45 PM Dale Waldo Canoeing the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers "In 2013 I paddled the Mississippi River with my dad, Rick Waldo, from source to sea. The following summer I traveled out west to paddle the Missouri River, beginning at its source in Montana's Cen- tennial Mountains. I will share my experiences these great rivers and the paddling community that surrounds them."

2:00—2:45 PM Charlie Wilson Blade, Body, Boat—The Physics pf Paddling Forward Paddlers transmit body power through the paddle blade to move their boat. As positive pressure is generated on the powerface, a partial vacuum is created on the backface and the differential forces, called thrust, drawing paddle, paddler and hull through the water. Learn more in this technical look at paddling dynamics. Charlie Wilson's involvement in paddlesports began with a revolutionary pack for canoe camping. As a principal in Bell Canoe Works, Charlie conceptualized and specified the Fire and North series canoes and designed Bell's hallmark trim while he was marketing director, before retiring to Lake Placid, in New York's Adirondack Park in 1997.

3:00—3:45 PM Kevin Callan Canoeing the Georgian Bay Coastline Canoeing Georgian Bay Coastline: Kevin took his canoe buddy on a trip around Algon- quin - with 68 portages. So, Andy took Kevin on a 8 day canoe trip along Georgian Bay - with zero portages. They called it the Magical Mystery Tour. You'll love this one. Kevin Callan is the author of fifteen books, including the best selling “The Happy Camper”, and the incredibly popular series of paddling guides. On a regular basis, he presents across North America and the U.K. and has been a key speaker at all the major outdoor events for over 25 years.

4:00—5:00 PM Mary Catterlin & Amy Lukas Lake Michigan in a Dugout During the summer of 2012, two young women, Amy Lukas and Mary Catterlin, and their dugout canoe, Makeba, set sail to travel the perimeter of Lake Michigan. So much has gone into the making of Lake Michigan in a Dugout: The Log. Since first de- ciding to turn our trip journals into print, we've devoted countless hours to brainstorm- ing, writing, revising, illustrating, and designing a book to share with all of you. For long stretches of time, this process has been a full-time job in itself. Unfortunately, the amount of cookies we pay ourselves in reward is simply not sustainable. The AuSable Room (North of the entry gate)

9:30—10:30 PM Gary O’Boyle Nature and Wildlife Photography I am a Michigan based photographer with a love for the outdoors. Having grown up in this beautiful state I was shown, from early in my life, the incredible world around me. Now, with my camera in hand, I hope to share some of that beauty with you

10:45—11:45 PM Darlene Paterson Too Much Water (Paddling Arctic Rivers in Finland and Norway)

Fog engulfed the caravan of PakBoat canoes and expedition gear as it ground to a halt. A meter of snow blocked forward progress. At the edge of Guolasjarvi, a high arctic lake in Finland, the hopeful paddlers learned it was covered with rotten ice and unsafe to cross on foot. Arctic spring was late in arriving. Deflated by bad weather and bad ice, they turned back toward basecamp in Sappon, Norway. The new plan, which included a dra- matic entry downstream, would deliver them into the hardest setting of their lives. And, answer the question, How Much Water Is Too Much Water? Please join the fun retelling the story of the challenging adventure to paddle three Arctic rivers in Finland and Norway.

12:00—12:45 PM Bear Paulsen Three in a Pakboat—The Kazan River Bear Paulsen feels at home in the wilderness of the boreal forest. He loves to explore northern Minnesota, northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and beyond. He spends most of his time canoeing and winter camping, as these two activities allow him to take extended trips to remote places. He often travels solo so that he can read, write and see lots of wildlife. He has spent a total of nearly one year paddling solo in the boreal forest.

1:00—1:45 PM Sandra Buchner Introducing the Next Generation to Wilderness Canoe Trips The challenge of living and working together in the outdoors has a way of influencing character that is very helpful for young adults. Since 2002 I've taken groups of 10-15 jun- ior high girls camping in the BWCA. I'd like to share some practical tips for planning a group outing with young adults. And I'd like to bring some of these young ladies with me to share our experiences and why we believe its vital for young people to participate in these kinds of activities. The AuSable Room (North of the entry gate)

2:00—2:45 PM Andrea Knepper Five Star Paddling and Urban Youth Andrea Knepper is the founder and director of Chicago Adventure Therapy. She holds a BCU 5 Star Sea Kayak award and a 3 Star Open Canoe Award. She's loved water since she was a little girl- her mother learned early on ALWAYS to take a spare set of clothing on any family outing that would be near water, because Andrea would end up IN the water. Andrea is serious about fun, good coaching and safety on the water.

3:00—3:45 PM Don Potter & Marilyn McEwen The Northern Forest Canoe Trail—2014 A Trip of a Lifetime What Don Potter and Marilyn McEwen did last summer was more than an adventure. It was also a story of perseverance, survival and love.

Friends since they were nine and husband and wife since 2005, the Sonora residents in July 2014 set off on the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail, which meanders and cas- cades from upstate New York through Maine to the Canadian border on a series of beautiful but daunting lakes and rivers.

When they finished their two-month journey, the two 76-year-olds were certified to be the oldest paddlers ever to complete the canoe trail.

4:00—5:00 PM Chad Cottom New Recreational Cycling Opportunities in Mid-Michigan

Chad Cottom owns SPIN Bicycle Shop, a full service bicycle shop located at 206 E. Grand River Ave, Old Town, Lansing. He is an avid cyclist and has insights to share on many of the new cycling venues in the area.

The Quiet Water Society is always looking for friends that are willing to share their talents to help the team stage this symposium. We are especially in need of folks with skills in publishing and advertising. If you are one of those persons, contact Allen at [email protected] or stop by today at the Mackinaw Watercraft booth. Without your help our mission becomes very difficult. The Betsie Room (North of the entry gate)

9:30—10:30 PM Mack Truax Northern Forest Canoe Trail: My Solo Kayak Adventure My story will tell of how I traveled over 1700 miles to drop my gear in NY, self spot my car in ME, and take buses and shuttles before I even started my 748 mile trip. I trained over 500 miles for 20 days in April before I started on the trail. My 25 day pace, 17'sea kayak (130 pounds with gear) and self spotting solo experience are uncommon and probably questionable topics that I will discuss. After getting lost on the logging roads, I attempted to reconnect back to the trail via a river branch not on any of my map sets. I will tell how I barely escaped (perched on a rock in the rapids trying to eddy out) into Spencer Gut without my spray skirt and 50' cliffs lining both sides into a blind curve and rapids. My goal will be to help and prepare others to experience this very unique adventure.

10:45—11:45 PM Lee Sprague Wild Rice from Lake to Plate Wild rice is high in protein, the amino acid lysine and dietary fiber, and low in fat. Nutri- tional analysis shows wild rice to be second only to oats (quinoa was third) in protein con- tent per 100 calories. Like true rice, it does not contain gluten. It is also a good source of certain minerals and B vitamins.

12:00—12:45 PM Heather Compton

Ausable River Marathon The AuSable River Canoe Marathon, a.k.a. "The Marathon", is a non-stop canoe race that starts at night with a thrilling LeMans-style running-start to the river in Grayling, MI, and ends 120 miles later near the shores of Lake Huron in Oscoda, MI.

1:00—1:45 PM George Stockman & Tim Muhich Campus to Coast 160 Mile Canoe Race Tim Muhich has been paddling his whole life, taking after his father in that regard. He has paddled across the US north to south on two occasions, including an attempt at the Mis- sissippi River speed record in 2014. In 2010, Tim founded the now 6th annual Campus to Coast Canoe Race, a 160 mile course that has brought in over 100 racers for the last three years. Believing that canoeing is not a sport, but rather an art form and way of life, George Stockman has canoed rivers from Oregon to Maine and from Canada to Texas. He loves flatwater, whitewater, touring, camping, and racing. He has been active in the American Canoe Association since 1975 in organizing and participating in whitewater and marathon events. Since moving to Michigan State, he has been active in coaching the MSU Concrete Canoe Team. He is a founding member of the Lansing Oar and Paddle Club. The Betsie Room (North of the entry gate)

2:00—2:45 PM Pam LaBadie RiverUP! in Moving Pictures Watch four short films that share stories of the Huron River Water Trail and the RiverUp! project that has sparked a river renaissance in Southeast Michigan. Filmmakers Donald Harrison and David Camlin of 7 Cylinders Studio will be in attendance for audience Q&A and to give a "behind the scenes" talk on producing these micro-documentaries that feature paddling, fly fishing, river restoration and osprey. You may just walk away inspired to make your own movie or plan a trip on the Huron with a stop at one (or more) of its five Trail Towns: Milford, Dexter, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Flat Rock!

3:00—3:45 PM David Wells The Arts and Lake Superior An exploration of multi-media artists from the Ojibway to the iconic Group of Seven and Gordon Lightfoot, all who've been touched by a journey with Superior's Canadian coast! David Wells is the director and owner of Naturally Superior Adventures and Rock Island Lodge located on Lake Superior, adjacent the month of the Michipicoten River near Wawa Ontario.

4:00—5:00 PM Kay Kujawa The Tahaqua Trail: An Eastern UP Destination Day Hike Talented, Tenacious, Toilers, Tenderly Turn a Travesty To a Tip Top Trail! Come see what HSS has built for you!

The River

The River flows ever on and on The River flows ever on and on Out from the source where it began. Still round the bend there may be From the source now far away Far ahead now the River has gone, some new stream or cove for me. On ahead now the River has gone, And I will follow, if I can, And though I pass them by today, Let others follow it who may! Paddling on with eager beat, Tomorrow I may come this way, Let them a journey start to reach, Until it joins some greater bay And paddle the hidden course that I at last with wearied beat runs Where many streams and tributes Will turn my boat to home-ward meet. Towards the Moon or to the Sun. beach, And whither then? I cannot say. My evening-rest and sleep to meet. Ongoing Demonstrations in the Arena

Wooden Canoe Restoration Gilbert Cramer The Wooden Canoe Shop, Inc. Gil graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1966 with a BSME degree and Bowling Green State University in 1971 with a M. ED. He taught high school and Jr. High School for 28 years. He retired in 1995 and became a full time canoe and boat restorer. Gill started restoring canoes in 1984 and incorporated The Wooden Canoe Shop in 1987. Gil works alone on wooden canoes and small wooden boats up to about 600 lbs. “I started when my brother bought an old Shell Lake canoe at a garage sale and couldn't keep it from leaking. “ 419-636-1689

Strip-built Boat Building Allen Deming Mackinaw Watercraft, LLC Allen will be demonstrating the art of building wooden boats from cedar strips. This technique can be used to construct all manner of paddle craft, sail boats and small craft. Deming’s designs have been features at boat shows, art galleries, museums and in magazines worldwide. In 2009 Allen began offering introductory boat building and paddle making classes out of the Mackinaw Watercraft shop in Grand Ledge, MI. Mackinaw Watercraft is proud to have been commissioned to build “Quiet Water”, the Grand Prize raffle boat for the 2016 Symposium. 517-449-6458 [email protected] MackinawWatercraft.com

Fly Tying with Kids: Ongoing through the day in the Arena www.frontiercityflycasters.net

Sponsored by : Frontier City Fly Casters

….the canoe is not a lifeless, inanimate object; it feels very much alive, alive with the life of the river. – Bill Mason, Path of the Paddle ….portaging is like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer: it feels so good when you stop. – Bill Mason 2016 Quiet Water Symposium Schedule

Grand River Room Auditorium (364) Red Cedar Room AuSable Room (45) Betsie Room (50) (130)

Located off the hallway SE. corner of the main Located off the hallway Located off the hallway 9:00 NE. of concession stand exhibit hall NE. of concession stand NE. of concession stand

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9:30 9:30 - 10:30 9:30 - 10:30 9:30 - 10:30 9:30 - 10:30 AM Mack Truax 9:45 Henry Davies Paddling Gary O”Boyle Cliff Jacobson Northern Forest Canoe the Grand Traverse Nature and Wildlife Trail: My Solo Sea 10:00 Camping Secrets Islands Photography Kayak Adventure 10:15

10:30 10:45 - 11:45 10:45 10:45 - 11:45 10:45 - 11:45 AM Mark Walton 10:45 - 11:45 Darleen Paterson 11:00 Kevin Callan Paddling Lake Superior Lee Sprague Too Much Water Algonquin Canoe in Kruger Canoes— Wild Rice, (Paddling Arctic Rivers 11:15 Pictured Rocks and the From Lake to Plate Routes in Finland and Norway) Keweenaw 11:30

Red Cedar Room Grand River Room 11:45 Auditorium (364) Room A (45) Room B (50) (100) (130) 12:00 12:00 - 12:45 12:00 - 12:45 Thomas 12:00 - 12:45 12:00 - 12:45 12:00 - 12:45 John & LaNae Abet Hurst—Isle Royale: John Van Barriger Bear Paulson Heather Comptom 12:15 Kayak the Heartland Wolves, Moose Paddling Paddling Canda’s North: Three in a Pakboat AuSable River Marathon 12:30 Paddle Expedition & Kids in a Superior ... Yukon & Teslin Rivers The Kazan River 12:45 1:00 1:00 - 1:45 1:00 - 1:45 1:00 - 1:45George 1:00 - 1:45 PM Dale 1:00 - 1:45 Jim & Sue Waddinton Sandra Buchner Stockman & Tim Muhich 1:15 Waldo—Canoeing the Chris Hanna Paddling with Tom Introducing the Next Campus to Coast 160 Missouri & Mississippi Eat, Love Paddle Thompson & the Group Generation to mile canoe race. 1:30 1:45 2:00 - 2:45 2:00 - 2:45 2:00 - 2:45 2:00 - 2:45 2:00 2:00 - 2:45 Charlie Wil- Jim DuFresne Silas Bialecki & Josh Andrea Knepper Pam LaBadie River Up! son: Blade, Body, Boat– 2:15 Michigan’ Top 10 Parks Reuniting the Five Star Paddling and In Moving Pictures The The Physics of Paddling 2:30 Backpacking Treks Rivers Urban Youth Huron River Water Trail 2:45 3:00 - 3:45 3:00 - 3:45 Don Potter & 3:00 - 3:45 3:00 3:00 - 3:45 3:00 - 3:45 Johnathan Albrand Marilyn McEwen The David Wells Cliff Jacobson Kevin Callan 3:15 Paddling Safety & Cold Northern Forest Canoe The Arts and Packing & Portaging Canoeing Georgian Bay 3:30 Water Considerations Trail 2014—A Trip of... Lake Superior 3:45 4:00 - 5:00 4:00 - 5:00 4:00 - 5:00 4:00 - 5:00 4:00 4:00 - 5:00 “Doc” Fletcher - Canoe- Mary Catterlin & Chad Cottom Kay Kujawa Stephen Brede New Recreational 4:15 ing & Kayaking College Amy Lukas—Lake Tahqua Trail An E. UP Going in Circles Cycling Opportunities in 4:30 Campuses in Michigan Michigan in a Dugout Mid-Michigan Destination Day Hike Door and Raffle Prizes the Fine Print

Grand Prize/ Door Prizes – The Fine Print Grand Prize: The show’s Grand Prize is a Mackinaw Watercraft custom Pere Marquette solo canoe. The Grand Prize has been made available through the generosity of The Quiet Water Society and Mackinaw Watercraft. This prize is available only to those who purchase Grand Prize tickets. These are different from our Door Prize tickets and may be purchased at the Door Prize/Information table at a cost of $10.00 each or 3 for $25.00. These tickets are only for the canoe. Clearly enter your name and phone number on half of the ticket and deposit it at the Door Prize/Information table in the Grand Prize drawing. Grand Prize Drawing: The drawing will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 4:00 PM. You need not be present to win the canoe but you must be available to claim it within 24 hours of the drawing. If the owner of the winning ticket is not in the room when it is drawn, the phone number on the ticket will be called. If the owner of the first winning ticket does not respond within 24 hours, a second ticket will be drawn and the owner allowed 24 hours to respond and so forth until a winner is found. Tax Information: The winner of the Grand prize will be required to provide proper identification including social securi- ty number, to the organizers. Door Prize Tickets: All paid attendees to the show receive one free Door Prize ticket and may enter it at the Door Prize/Information table. Additional Door Prize tickets can be purchased for $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Door Prize tickets cannot be used for the Grand Prize drawing. Door Prizes: These are drawn on the hour from 11 AM until 4 PM. All winning tickets must be turned in and all prizes claimed by the end of the show. Prizes will be held until 5:30 PM. You may elect to deposit your ticket(s) in the General Drawing where there are a number of prizes worth a lower dollar amount or in the Specific Drawings. Specific Drawing items are on display and are typically of higher value. Door Prize Exceptions: There are some date and time sensitive prizes that must be claimed by the times posted by the prize packages or another ticket will be drawn until the prize is claimed. Good Luck at All ! All proceeds generated by the sales of raffle tickets will be used to further the mission of The Quiet Water Society.

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” ― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows Raffle and Door Prize Donors

A very special thanks to those businesses and individuals who have donated to our door prize selection. Please stop by and visit their booths and patronize their businesses.

Lansing Lugnuts Bill & Paul's Sporthaus (Grand Rapids) Johnson’s Workbench Chota Outdoor Gear (Knoxville, TN) Cliff Jacobson Independent Bank of Charlotte (Charlotte) Kevin Callan Jay's Sporting Goods (Clare) Doc Fletcher Lee's Sporting Goods (Portage) Mackinaw Watercraft LLC Michigan Department of Natural Resources Williams AutoWorld/Subaru (Sleepy Hollow State Park) LL Johnson Lumber Manufacturing Co. Recreational Equipment, Inc. (Ann Arbor) Columbia Wooden Boat Works West Marine (Lansing)

Chota Outdoor Gear WGVU Public Media (Grand Rapids) Kit Lane Wally Miars Doc Fletcher Riverside Kayak Connection Quiet World Sports

The Quiet Water Symposium Code of Conduct The Quiet Water Symposium (QWS) serves as a platform for education, discussion, and the presentation of ideas that promote human powered outdoor recreation and help conserve our Great Lakes resources. In pursuit of these goals, the Quiet Water Society embraces the right to free speech while also being aware that there may be many sides to every issue and many possible solutions. The viewpoints of our many guests, exhibitors, speakers, and demonstrators are their own, and may not necessarily represent the views of the Quiet Water Society, its board members, or its many volunteers. Therefore, the Quiet Water Society requires that: - Exhibitors, speakers, and demonstrators must keep their activities and the activities of their group, employees, and volunteers confined within the area assigned to them by the QWS Planning Committee. - Interactions with event staff, guests, exhibitors, speakers, and demonstrators must be held in a civil and professional manner. - Conduct or behavior must not be disruptive to the event. If members of the QWS Planning Committee find that any action of guests, exhibitors, speakers, or demonstrators vio- lates these requirements, event staff will attempt to resolve the situation. In cases where agreement on a solution cannot be found, parties may be asked to leave the site. In the most extreme cases, parties may be restricted from future participation in the event. The QWS Code of Conduct is included as a part of exhibitor registration. Submission of the exhibitor form indicates acceptance of the Code of Conduct. This will help make it possible for all parties to interact in a positive way. The Quiet Water Society Grants in Action

Specific Objectives and Purposes of the Quiet Water Society The Quiet Water Society works to educate the public and encourage participation in non-motorized outdoor recreation, to promote public concern and support environmental stewardship and conservation of natural resources of the Great Lakes region, and to plan and execute annual and special events for any or all of these purposes. Building for the Future In furtherance of our objectives, the Quiet Water Society uses surplus funds from the Quiet Water Symposium to provide grants. Each year, the Quiet Water Society considers applications for grants from non-profit civic organizations and clubs. As you look through this program booklet, please keep an eye out for project reports from the 2015 grant- ees. If your organization is in need of financial assistance for projects that are in harmony with our objectives, you are encouraged to visit our website and apply to be one of our 2016 grant awardees. 2015 Distributions Funds totaling $9,000 were distributed in 2015 for: Land Information Access Association ($2,000), Hiawatha Shore to Shore/North Country Trail ($1,000), Grand Adventure Race ($500), Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council Stream Monitoring ($500), Chicago Adventure Therapy ($1,500), Spoonville, Michigan, Pedestrian/Bike Bridge ($1,000), City of Eaton Rapids 10 percent qualifying local match ($2,500) for DNR Fisheries Aquatic Habitat Improvement Grant of $25,000. Look for project descriptions within the pages of this program to see how these industrious groups are doing. Some are still working on some project phase, some are done, while others are still in the planning stage.

The Spoonville Trail The Spoonville Trail is a 3.8-mile non-motorized pathway located in Crockery Township in Ottawa County. The Pathway will connect two east-west regional trails on both sides of the Grand River– the North Bank Trail and the Grand River Greenway Trail. The Pathway will also connect to the M-231 Grand River Bridge Non-Motorized Pathway, which is a .75 mile pathway that rises 45 feet over the River.

The Spoonville Trail will be completed in two phases – Phase I is planned for 2016 and Phase II for 2017.

Engineering has been completed for Phase I of the Spoonville Trail. Ottawa County is currently awaiting final approval from MDOT before the project can be released for bidding. It is expected that construction will commence this Sum- mer on the Pathway and that it will be completed in the Fall of 2016.

“It is a commonplace of all religious thought, even the most primitive, that the man seeking visions and insight must go apart from his fellows and love for a time in the wilderness.” ― Loren Eiseley The Quiet Water Society Grants in Action

Returning the Rapids to Eaton Rapids Update We are into our seventh year of the project. The river survey, sediment sampling, data analysis, design phase, HEC-RAS 100 Year Flood Modeling, and our DEQ Permit Application have all been completed. In July, 2014, we received our five year DEQ Permit. Just getting to this point cost roughly $75,000 to have the answers for the DEQ Application questions. The 1,800 tons of donated rocks and boulders have been spread out like pumpkins in October: small, medium, and large. We need 350 in the large+ category or 3’x3’ with an average weight/mass of 1,000 pounds or larger. In early December 2015 we measured and chalk-marked over 2,000 rocks and boulders but discovered we needed more in the large size to be used as footer and header stones in the first weir. A rock-swap with Crandell Brothers Trucking in Charlotte will ensure that we have enough big rocks and boulders. We are awaiting word from our DEQ Flood Plain Engineer as to when we can begin to transport and stockpile the rock at the dam site. Planning for construction funding began over the summer with a three-pronged approach. Local: 4th of July parade donations, corn hole tournament, bottle and can drive, silent auction; Grants: Capital Region Community Foundation Grant Application as well as Michi- gan DNR Aquatic Habitat Improvement Grant; and, finally, the October 20-December 18 launch of our Public Spaces and Community Places campaign held in conjunction with the Patronicity Website, the Michigan Economic Develop- ment Corporation and MSHDA. We established a goal of $50,000. Meet it and MEDC/MSHDA would match it with $50,000 (the maximum funding that can be matched by MEDC). By December 11, we surpassed our goal and ended up with about $56,000. MEDC will now match our goal with their check of $50,000. We also learned that our effort with our 2014 DNR Aquatic Habitat Improvement Grant would be funded at the $25,000 level while the Capital Region Com- munity Foundation funded us at the $10,000 level. (Incidentally, the R.E. Olds Foundation grant of $10,000 paid for the initial and final design phase in 2012.)

This all shakes out to a construction war chest of roughly $130,000 by the time the West Sanitary Low-head Dam is cut out with a diamond saw and excavator breaker-bar some time in July or August and our rocks are placed into the river. There will be four drops of roughly one foot each over a span of roughly 200 feet with a central paddling channel which, incidentally, will be dredged about 30 inches for a total bottom spoils removal around 750 cubic yards. We’ve been told that the project should take two-three weeks. When completed, a rapids will be back in Eaton Rapids for the first time since a dam surgically removed the rapids in 1844. Connectivity will be restored by removing the dam built in 1918 and now fish will be able to pass upstream, past GAR Island Park, before they are confronted by the base of the State Street Low-head Dam. But that dam and the Smithville Dam, 1.9 miles upstream are not chapters in this book. Those dams will have to wait for another author at another time.

“Be wild; that is how to clear the river. The river does not flow in polluted, we manage that. The river does not dry up, we block it. If we want to allow it its freedom, we have to allow our ideational lives to be let loose, to stream, letting anything come, initially censoring nothing. That is creative life. It is made up of divine paradox. To create one must be willing to be stone stupid, to sit upon a throne on top of a jackass and spill rubies from one’s mouth. Then the river will flow, then we can stand in the stream of it raining down.” ― Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With The Wolves: Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman Upcoming Events

The Hugh Heward Challenge Dimondale, MI—April 30, 2016 The Hugh Heward Challenge is an annual paddling event on the Grand River that retraces a part of the historical route of British explorer Hugh Heward. http://mgrow.org/hugh-heward-challenge/

Gold Spike Trail Tour III Fred Meijer Pioneer/Musketawa Trails Saturday, May 28, 2016 Check in from 8:00 to 10:00 am

Hosted by: The Friends of the Musketawa Trail Start at Meijer HQ parking lot at 2929 Walker Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI

The Gold Spike Trail Tour offers cyclists of all abilities a chance to explore the Fred Meijer Pioneer Trail and the Musketawa Trail. The ride features: - A one day, organized bicycle ride of one or both trails - An out and back route that does not require cyclists to leave the trail at any point - Options to ride 20K, 41K, 60K, 100K or to turn around at any point on the trail - Funds raised benefit The Friends of the Musketawa Trail (a 501[c][3] non-profit) for improved trail amenities, promotion and ad- vocacy. - A t-shirt with ride logo guaranteed for all early paid registrants. - SAG stations with refreshments and light snacks at Marne (10K), Conklin (20.5K), Ravenna (30K) and Muskegon (50K) - Beautiful trails through scenic woods, farmland and wetlands - A chance to ride with friends, family and fellow trail enthusiasts

May 27—30, 2016 West Michigan Coastal Kayaker’s Association Sea Kayak Symposium

Where: Camp Pendaloluan, Big Blue Lake, Montague, MI7 1243 Fruitvale RD, Montague, MI, 49437

June 18 Classic Boat Show and Small Craft Festival South Haven, Michigan The 35th annual boat show at the Michigan Maritime Museum will be held afloat and on shore in conjunction with South Haven's HarborFest. Classic and traditional small craft - row, paddle, sail and motor - will be featured throughout the day as well as toy boat building for kids. The US Coast Guard Motor Life Boat (USCG 36460 MLB) and the 1929 Chris Craft Cadet, Pouf, have been added to the Museum's on-the-water exhibits. USCG 36460 MLB was used as the featured rescue boat in the recently released Disney Film, The Finest Hours. For more boat show information and registration forms contact the museum at 260 Dyckman Ave. (at the bridge) South Haven, Michigan 49090, Tel: 269 637 8078 or go to www.MichiganMaritimeMuseum.org. Questions to boat show coordinator, Sandy Bryson, at [email protected] Upcoming Events

7th Annual Port Austin Kayak Symposium

Port Austin, Michigan • June 24 -26, 2016 Riverside Kayak Connection is happy to present the 7th Annual Port Austin Kayak Symposium (PAKS). We welcome you to join us in the beautiful Village of Port Austin, Michigan, on the shores of Lake Huron. The theme for this year's PAKS is Rolling in the Big Easy! Port Austin Sea Kayak Symposium is a small friendly symposium where the teaching is entirely student driven. Tell us what you want to learn and we will coach you at your own speed in a fashion in which you learn.

July 13-17, 2016 Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium—Grand Marais, MI The GLSKS is the oldest kayaking symposium on the Great Lakes! It is held every July in Grand Marais, Michigan which has a protected harbor that is ideal for class sessions and skills practice while offering a perfect starting point for unfor- gettable trips along the scenic Pictured Rocks National Lake shore.

Grand River Rendezvous August 5-7, 2016

Boynton’s Landing (Jenison) 825 Taylor Street, Georgetown Township, Michigan 49428

We will gather on the banks of the Grand River to paddle sections of the Grand River Heritage Water Trail. The campground is still under construction but will be open by this summer. Paddlers can arrive at the campground on Friday and stay until Sunday. There will be an opportunity for those who paddle downstream as far as Grand River Park to set up a shuttle for getting back to the campground. The rendezvous is a free event but there will be fees for camping and for using the shuttle.

Boynton Landing is also the base for the Grand Lady riverboat. If there is interest, an evening cruise on the river is also an option. Cost for the cruise is to be determined.

The Grand River Rendezvous is organized in partnership with the Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds, the Quiet Water Society and the Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Department.

For details, contact Gary De Kock at [email protected] or get tickets to the event at Universe – Grand River Rendezvous (https://www.universe.com/events/grand-river-rendezvous-tickets-georgetown-township-HC7DRN).

Saturday, March 4, 2017 The 22nd Annual Quiet Water Symposium—E. Lansing, MI Don’t miss the Symposium! It promises to be bigger and better than ever as we bring you the best in outdoor gear, demonstrations, exhibits and the best speakers found anywhere. Contact us if you wish to participate. www.QuietWaterSymposium.org A Message From the Quiet Water Society Board President

A by-product of running successful shows over the past decade is a healthy treasury that has allowed the Quiet Water Society the opportunity to move ahead on one of our missions: To request grant applications from organizations consistent with our mission and grant funds to a wide variety of applicants with goals and projects similar to the Society’s. Funds totaling $9,000 were distributed in 2015 for: Land Information Access Association ($2,000), Hiawatha Shore to Shore/North Country Trail ($1,000), Grand Adventure Race ($500), Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council Stream Monitoring ($500), Chicago Adventure Therapy ($1,500), Spoonville, Michigan, Pedestrian/Bike Bridge ($1,000), City of Eaton Rapids 10% qualifying local match ($2,500) for DNR Fisheries Aquatic Habitat Improvement Grant of $25,000. Look for project descriptions within the pages of this program to see how these industrious groups are doing. Some are still working on some project phase, some are done, while others are still in the planning stage. The Board of Directors also agreed to create a Special Projects account whereby the Society could partner with an environmental project and act as the project’s funding fiduciary and leverage our 501(c)(3) non-profit advantages as required by many foundations’ grant applications. We patterned our project “roadmap” after the Huron Pines located in Grayling, Michigan. Huron Pines literally wrote the book on this type of partnership: Leading Small Dam Removal: A Guidebook for Understanding the Natural and Social Characteristics. The Returning the Rapids to Eaton Rapids dam removal project was the Society’s test-run for our partnership and will be evaluated after RRER completes the project during the summer of 2016. You may read about the RRER project update elsewhere in the program. A new website has been in the works for the past eighteen months and is now beginning to become operational. We’ve hired an outside firm to create a better site for us but we’ll take it slowly. It should be fully operational for the 2017 show. So please enjoy the day. Stop to ask questions. Listen to our presenters; some of the best authorities in their respective fields found anywhere in North America. And they are here in East Lansing to specifically talk to you! Take advantage of their collective knowledge. And talk to us! You certainly have the opportunity to give us your comments and we will listen! Better yet, become involved with the Planning Committee to assist us in bringing another spectacu- lar Quiet Water Symposium back to these hallowed halls and stalls of the Pavilion in 2017! Just leave your name and contact information with anyone at the information/raffle prize table and we will warmly welcome you into the Sympo- sium family. After all, volunteers are the life-blood of the Quiet Water Symposium and without them the first Saturday in March would be no different than the other fifty-one Saturdays!

Russ Hicks, 2016 Quiet Water Society President

“Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed ... We simply need that wild country available to us, even if we never do more than drive to its edge and look in.” ― Wallace Stegner, The Sound of Mountain Water The Quiet Water Society

The Quiet Water Society is a non-profit charitable 501(c)(3) corporation. It was founded to: - educate the public and encourage participation in non-motorized outdoor recreation - promote public concern for the water resources of the Great Lakes region - support environmental stewardship and conservation of natural resources - plan and execute annual and special events for any or all of these purposes. Since 1996, this group of unpaid volunteers has organized and sponsored the Quiet Water Symposium (QWS) as its primary tool for achieving its mission. Our primary source of revenue is from Symposium ticket sales and commercial vendor fees. We are proud to offer non-profit groups their booth space on a no charge basis. Besides covering the costs incurred in producing QWS, we have been able to make grants to several environmental and conservation efforts. In 2014, we made a substantial donation to the Access Recreation Group, LLC. This group is working to help implement recommendations in the Lake Michigan Water Trail Plan through promotion of “Great Lakes Trail Towns.” By putting dollars back into our waterways, we hope to sustain paddling opportunities for all forever. If you would like to know more about the Quiet Water Society, please visit our web site at http://www.quietwatersymposium.org/ or attend one of our meetings as posted on the web site. Everyone is welcome.

Becoming a Part of the Quiet Water Symposium Volunteering: Volunteers are the life blood of the Symposium. Without a dedicated group of volunteers, QWS could not happen. There is always a need for volunteers to be involved in the long term planning and promotion of the Sym- posium. There is also a need for day of the show volunteers. If you would like to volunteer to help with the Symposium, please visit our home page or speak with one of the staff during the show. Paddling clubs are also encouraged to get involved in the work of producing QWS. We are fortunate to be able to work closely with the Lansing Oar and Paddle Club, and we thank them for their generous assistance this year. Exhibiting: Are you a member or do you know of an organization, builder, or vendor who would like to exhibit at the Symposium next year? This summer, our web site will be open for registrations for the March 7, 2015 show. Presenting:We are always looking for new presentations for future Symposiums. If you would like to make a presentation at a future Symposium, please visit our web site. Our current schedule allows for over 20 hours of presentations and will be finalized in early fall, 2015. The Verlen Kruger Award: Nominations for the Verlen Kruger Award can be made through our web site. Nominations are open until December 15th of each year. Become a Friend For photos, videos and the latest news “Friend” us on Facebook Search for Quiet Water Symposium.

There is no more thrilling sensation I know of than sailing. It comes as near to flying as man has got to yet—except in dreams. The wings of the rushing wind seem to be bearing you onward, you know not where. You are no long- er the slow, plodding, puny thing of clay, creeping tortuously upon the ground; you are a part of Nature! Your heart is throbbing against hers; your limbs grow light! The voices of the air are singing to you. The earth seems far away and little; and the clouds, so close above your head, are brothers, and you stretch your arms to them. ~Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), 1889 The Quiet Water Symposium Venues at the MSU Pavilion

Arena Exhibits AuSable Room

Betsie Room

Red Cedar Room

Show Entrance

Main Stage Auditorium

Restrooms Door Prizes & Information

Main Floor Exhibit Area

Exhibitor Registra-

There Be Rabbits Here!

Grand River Room Main Exhibit Hall

Arena Exhibits

Door Prizes & Kids Space Information Restrooms Concession Vehicle Exit

Exit Restrooms

Vehicle Entry & Exhibitor Check In

Grand River Room Arena Exhibit Area

NORTH

Vehicle Exit

Main Show Entrance

Exhibit Hall 2016 Quiet Water Symposium Exhibitors 42 North Kayak Co 4-H Outdoor Adventure Challenge

Andrew Heer Exhibit # 36 Denise Noble Exhibit # 28 [email protected] (1498) [email protected] (1477) https://sites.google.com/site/vanburenvoyagers/

Aluu Paddles American Canoe Association

Chuck Smith Exhibit # 332 Lynn A. Dominguez Exhibit # 64 [email protected] (1518) [email protected] (1601) AluuPaddles.com www.americancanoe.org

Aquatic Adventures of MI AuSable River Center

Kim Parker Exhibit # 69 Pam Tucker Exhibit # 308 - [email protected] (1568) [email protected] (1593) www.aquaticadventuresofmi.com ausablerivercenter

Avant Consulting Barry County Parks and Recreation Board and Thornapple Trail Association Charlie Wilson Exhibit # 305 Exhibit # 147 Patricia Johns [email protected] (1577) (1571) [email protected] thornappletrail.com

Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center, Clear Lake Camp Bike Tour Vacations`

Matthew Santner Exhibit # 146 Jim Plaunt Exhibit # 98 [email protected] (1492) [email protected] (1607) www.clearlakecamp.org www.biketourvacations.com

Blueways of St. Clair Brookhaven Lake

Lori J. Eschenburg Exhibit # 92 Jeff Johnson Exhibit # 53 [email protected] (1549) [email protected] (1474) www.BluewaysOfStClair.org www.brookhaven-lake.com

BSA Troop 125 Canoe Reflections LLC: Canoe-Camping for Women

Michael Fila Exhibit # 30 Sally Van Cise Exhibit # 63 (1555) [email protected] (1519) www.canoereflections.com

Canoeing Michigan Rivers Chippewa Nature Center

Doc Fletcher Exhibit # 02 - Kyle Bagnall Exhibit # 82 [email protected] (1528) [email protected] (1505) www.canoeingmichiganrivers.com www.chippewanaturecenter.org

2016 Quiet Water Symposium Exhibitors Chota Outdoor Gear Coldwater River Watershed Council

Mark Brown Exhibit # 73 Samuel Pyle Exhibit # 66 [email protected] (1479) [email protected] (1564) www.coldwaterriver.org

Columbia Wooden Boat Works Crossing Water

Russ Hicks Exhibit # 339+ Michael Hood Exhibit # 345 [email protected] (1579) (1620)

DNR-Parks & Recreation Division Downriver Linked Greenways

Miguel Rodriguez Exhibit # 88 Tiffany VanDeHey Exhibit # 72 [email protected] (1496) [email protected] (1517) www.michigan.gov downriverlinkedgreewnways.org

Drew Mason Video Earth's Edge

Drew Mason Exhibit # 09 Karl Tucker Exhibit # 37 - [email protected] (1572) (1605) www.drewmasonvideo.com earthsedgeusa.com

Eastern U.P. Regional Planning & Development Commission Elvyn Lea Lodge

Ellen Benoit Exhibit # 130 Monica Farrier Exhibit # 56 [email protected] (1583) [email protected] (1473) www.upwatertrails.org http://www.elvnlea.com

Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch, MiCorps Fenner Conservancy

Angela D. Dow Exhibit # 86 Jenny Mensch Exhibit # 81 [email protected] (1522) [email protected] (1561) https://micorps.net/ www.mynaturecenter.org

Flint River Watershed Coalition Fresh Water Vacation rental

Rebecca Fedewa Exhibit # 178 Mark Hurliman Exhibit # 11 [email protected] (1617) [email protected] (1594) www.FlintRiver.org freshwatervacationrentals.com

Friends of the Fred Meijer River Valley Rail Trail Friends of the Looking Glass River

George Raimer Exhibit # 173 - Gloria Miller Exhibit # 131 (1610) [email protected] (1538) rivervalleyrailtrails.org Lookingglassriverfriends.org

2016 Quiet Water Symposium Exhibitors Friends of the Maple River Friends of the Musketawa Trail and Friends of the Fred Meijer Berry Junction Trail Jon Morrison Exhibit # 117 Exhibit # 95 (1545) Timothy Nink (1558) www.musketawatrail.com

Friends of the Rouge Fritz Orr Canoe

Sally Petrella Exhibit # 85 Fritz Orr Exhibit # 156 [email protected] (1544) [email protected] (1612) www.therouge.org fritzorrcanoe.com

Frontier City Flycasters Grand River Environmental Action Team

Gerald Cole Exhibit # 311 Jim Seitz Exhibit # 103 (1585) [email protected] (1570) www.great-mi.org

Great Lakes Paddle Sports Great Lakes Paddlers

Tom Paton Exhibit # 32 - Bill Dunphy Exhibit # 46 [email protected] (1484) (1525) www.greatlakespaddlesports.com greatlakespaddlers.org

Greater Lansing Regional Committee for GSHOM Troop 30290-Daisy Scouts Stormwater Management Exhibit # 65 Roberta Somerville Exhibit # 27 Erin Campbell (1533) [email protected] (1563) [email protected] www.mywatersheds.org

Headwaters Trails, Inc Heavner Nature Connection: Heavner Canoe & Kayak Rental

Rex Mathewson Exhibit # 17 Alan Heanver Exhibit # 169 - (1603) [email protected] (1483) Headwaterstrailsinc.org http://heavnercanoe.com/

Hiawatha Shore to Shore of North Country Trail Homewaters Recreational Real Estate

Bill Courtois and Anne Finlayson Exhibit # 136, Steve Shaw Exhibit # 14 (1486) [email protected] (1500) www.homewaters.net

Huron River Water Trail Ice Cream on the Rocks/White Squall

Pam Labadie Exhibit # 110 William Webb Exhibit # 74 (1507) [email protected] (1600) huronriverwatertrail.org

2016 Quiet Water Symposium Exhibitors In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven Individual

Jim and Sue Waddington Exhibit # 43 Gerald Cole Exhibit # 312 [email protected] (1590) (1586)

Ingham Conservation District Ingham County Parks

Michelle Beloskur Exhibit # 84 Jeff Gehl Exhibit # 83 [email protected] (1510) (1591) www.inghamconservation.com

Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association Isle Royale / North Country Trail JV45

Kristine Bradof Exhibit # 97 Bob Schrems Exhibit # 108, [email protected] (1598) [email protected] (1493) www.irkpa.org

JW Custom Watercraft L.L. Johnson Lumber/Johnson's Workbench

John W Lee Exhibit # 306- Tim Johnson Exhibit # 08 [email protected] (1584) [email protected] (1511) www.theworkbench.com

Lake Michigan in a Dugout Lansing Oar and Paddle Club

Mary Catterlin Exhibit # 313 - Jay Hanks Exhibit # 61, 80 (1550) [email protected] (1540) lakemichiganinadugout.blogspot.com www.loapc.org

Lansing Rowing Club Lansing Sailing Club

Cheryl Engfehr Exhibit # 176 - Susanna Tellschow Exhibit # 18 - (1618) [email protected] (1575) www.lansingrowingclub.com lansingsailing.org

League of Michigan Bicyclists Les Cheneaux Islands Area Tourist Association

Skye Felsing Exhibit # 58 Amy Polk Exhibit # 20 [email protected] (1499) (1606) www.LMB.org lescheneaux.org

LeValley Outdoors L.L.C. LIAA

Jonathon LeValley Exhibit # 106, Harry Burkholder Exhibit # 29 [email protected] (1480) [email protected] (1553) www.levalleyoutdoors.com www.liaa.org

2016 Quiet Water Symposium Exhibitors Library of Michigan Lindahl Composite Design

Edwina Murphy Exhibit # 13 John Lindahl Exhibit # 175 [email protected] (1512) [email protected] (1614) http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan Lindahl Composite Design. weebly

Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds Mackinaw Watercraft

Wendy Ogilvie Exhibit # 07 Allen Deming Exhibit # 335 - [email protected] (1608) [email protected] (1526) www.lgrow.org MackinawWatercraft.com

Marshy River Fly Tying Company Matuli Paddle Surf

Gerald L. Worden Exhibit # 54 Joe Matulis Exhibit # 304 [email protected] (1548) [email protected] (1611) Matulipaddlesurf.com

me MGROW

Jeff Friedle Exhibit # OF_02 Gary Haynes Exhibit # 118, [email protected] (1619) [email protected] (1503) http://mgrow.org/

Michigan Chapter-Wooden Canoe Heritage Assoc. Michigan Forest Association

Russ Hicks Exhibit # 340 - Lisa Parker Exhibit # 301 - (1581) (1604)

Michigan Geocaching Organization (MiGO) Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art

Stephen Fritz Exhibit # 10 Katrina Daniels Exhibit # 16 [email protected] (1504) [email protected] (1539) http://www.mi-geocaching.org www.grandamericanfishrodeo.com

Michigan Maritime Museum Michigan State University Outdoors Club

Ashley Deming Exhibit # 102 Celina Wanek Exhibit # 68 (1560) [email protected] (1476) www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org www.msuoc.org/c2c/

Michigan Trail Stories Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance

Kate DuHadway Exhibit # OV1 Mary McGuire Slevin Exhibit # 93 [email protected] (1615) [email protected] (1523) www.michigantrails.org

2016 Quiet Water Symposium Exhibitors Michigan United Conservation Clubs MichiganTrailMaps.com

Shaun McKeon Exhibit # 48 Jim DuFresne Exhibit # 109 [email protected] (1489) (1569) www.mucc.org www.michigantrailmaps.com

Microlite Trailers Gunlake Paddlesports Mid-MEAC Gunriver Wooden Watercraft Exhibit # 111, Jeremy Orr Exhibit # 87 Jim Mulder (1521) [email protected] (1497) [email protected] www.midmeac.com

Mitten Coast Surf Co. Moosejaw Mountaineering

Nate Lattimore Exhibit # 155 Drew Vandegrift Exhibit # 149 [email protected] (1513) [email protected] (1592) Www.mittencoastsurf.com moosejaw.com

mParks - Michigan Recreation and Park Association MSU

Jacquelyn Baker Exhibit # 57 Ken Warshaw Exhibit # 22, [email protected] (1599) [email protected] (1559) www.mparks.org www.msusailing.com

MSU Bikes National Weather Service

Tim Potter Exhibit # 59 - Eric A Repaal Exhibit # 51 - [email protected] (1491) [email protected] (1490) www.bikes.msu.edu

Naturalist Scouts Naturally Superior Adventures

Larry Lindsay Exhibit # 12 David Wells Exhibit # 44 [email protected] (1557) [email protected] (1520) www.naturalistscouts.org naturallysuperior.com

None (just five friends who like boats) North Country Trail Association; Chief Noonday Chapter

Walter Peebles Exhibit # 326 - Larry Pio Exhibit # 123, [email protected] (1556) [email protected] (1537) http://northcountrytrail.org/cnd/

Northbound Outfitters Northern Forest Canoe Trail

Heather Compton Exhibit # 40 - Sandy Tarburton Exhibit # 96 [email protected] (1596) [email protected] (1567) www.northboundoutfittersmi.com www.northernforestcanoetrail.org

2016 Quiet Water Symposium Exhibitors Northern Waters Adventures Odyssey Gear Rental

Carl Hansen Exhibit # 25 - Don Heck Exhibit # 107 (1574) [email protected] (1506) http://www.northernwaters.com/ www.odysseygearrental.com

Paddle Antrim Paddle Sports Factory Outlet

Deana Jerdee Exhibit # 15 Aleshia Smith Exhibit # 158 [email protected] (1543) [email protected] (1576) www.paddleantrim.com www.paddlesportswarehouse.com

Pedal Across Lower Michigan Port Austin Kayak Symposium

Bettina Brander Exhibit # 75 Tiffany VanDeHey Exhibit # 71 [email protected] (1597) [email protected] (1516) http://www.palmbiketour.org/