13th 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 1, 2008
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

  PRESENTATIONS AND SLIDE SHOWS - include

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



in the Main Auditorium:

10:00 AM:  Cliff Jacobson:
How to Choose and Critter-Proof Your Campsite

11: 45 AM: Gary Vittoz, Climbing Mt. Chopicalqui in the Peruvian Andes

1:30 PM: Presentaton of the Verlen Kruger Award

2:00 PM: Gary & Joanie McGuffin
Paddle and Paint to Protect the Boreal

4:00 PM: Cliff Jacobsen
Dress Right for Canoeing

















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Thanks for your interest in the Quietwater Symposium. The schedule for the 2008 event will be posted as it is developed. We hope you enjoyed the 2007 event if you were able to make it and hope that you will be able to visit us March 1, 2008.
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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
Outdoor photography
Children's activities

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


DEMONSTRATION
Wooden canoe re-canvassing Gourmet outdoor cooking -
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
Johnson's Workbench
Red Cedar Room

10:15 AM: Bruce Clevenger, Quiet World Sports
New Paddlers Wanted!  What you REALLY need to know about getting started in kayaking and how to get outfitted right.

11:30 AM: Jeremy Ward, Canadian Canoe Museum: Building the Voyager Birchbark Canoe

12:45 PM: Gayle Yerge-Cole, Kayaking in the Aegean Sea

2:30 PM: Mark Walton, NOAA, Weather Safety for the Outdoor Enthusiast


Grand River Room:

10:00 AM Jonathan Ahlbrand, (the Lansing Sailing Club)
Basic Sailing Concepts: A Brief Introduction to the Sport

11:15 AM: Phil Cotton, Wabakimi Provincial Park Canoe Route Mapping

12:30 PM: Ken Kelly, WCHA - Turn of the Century Courting Canoes

2:00 PM Open

3:15 PM: Terry Begnoche (Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society)


Ongoing Demonstrations on the Show Floor:

Gil Cramer: Re-canvasing Canoes

Allen Deming, Mackinaw Watercraft: Wood Strip Kayak building
01/14/2008: Update: We regret to announce that Michael Vermouth of Newfound Boat Works will not be able to display at the 2008 Quietwater Symposium.