Red Cedar Room

12:15 PM:
Eric Hansen


1:30 PM:
Upper Missinaibi River;
Hawk Junction to Mattice
(High Water in 2009)

2:30 PM
Phil Cotton:
The Wabakimi Project - West of Wabakimi

4:00 PM
Cliff Jacobson

Grand River Room:

10:00 AM
Birding by Kayak
Audubon Society

11:15 AM:
Wendy Watson:
Wilderness Medicine

12:30 PM:
Jonathan  Ahlbrand
Basic Sailing Concepts

1:45 PM
Tentative: Bicycle Commuting

3:00 PM:
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary



Ongoing Demonstrations on the Show Floor:

Gil Cramer: Re-canvasing Canoes

Allen Demming: Wood Strip Kayak Building


Other Breakout Sessions
(Check for times and location the day of the show)

Randall Thoreson: National Park Service:
  Logical Lasting Launches: Design Guidance for Canoe and Kayak Launches
Bullet points:
1. Safety 2. Easy Use 3. Durable 4. Maintenance 5. Cost 6. Hydrology 7. Bioengineering
8. Site Classification

Cal Lamoreaux : Thornapple River Adventure Club:
Paddle Michigan planning session

Grand River Expedition 2010
planning session
15th Annual
Quiet Water Symposium     a part of ANR Week

An annual event where those who share a love of outdoor, non-motorized recreation come together to share:
Our Experiences and Adventures in the great outdoors
The Equipment we build and use
Our Concerns for our waters and related resources
Opportunities to participate


Date:  Saturday March 6, 2010
Location:    The Pavilion for Livestock and Agriculture Education
(Farm Lane, south of Mt Hope - on the campus of MSU)
Time:      9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Admission:   Adults $8.00  -  under 12  Free


(Times,Speakers, and Programs are subject to change.)


in the Main Auditorium:

9:45 AM:
Cliff Jacobson

11: 45 AM:
The Verlen Kruger Award

12:30 PM:
"Doc" Fletcher

2:30 PM:
Gary & Joanie McGuffin













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EXHIBITS
Beautiful hand-built canoes, kayaks, rowing craft, outdoor gear.  Antique and restored classic canoes, traditional snowshoes, bicycles - and more.

OPPORTUNITIES:
Paddling Adventures
Recreational Clubs
Paddling safety, instruction and skills
Children's activities

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP:
Watershed groups 
Red Cedar Flyfishers - Environmental Groups -
Nature Centers


DEMONSTRATION
Wooden canoe re-canvassing-
Fly tying 
Outdoor and Traditional Skills

Children's activities
Model Boat Painting
       Flint Knapping
       Coloring
Support the fight against Breast Cancer
Support the fight against Breast Cancer
Wood Kayaks on the Grand River
The Quiet Water Society presents:
The Quiet Water Symposium
Outdoor Michigan's Favorite Indoor Show
Presented each year on the first Saturday in March.
A part of Michigan State University's Agriculture and Natural Resources Week
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