Quiet Water Symposium sm

11th 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 4, 2006

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

in the main auditorium:

10:00 AM Cliff Jacobson

"Cooking Secrets in the Wilderness"

12:00 PM Dr. Wendy Watson

"Wilderness First Aid -

The Top Ten Skills"

1:30 PM

Presentaton of the Verlen Kruger Award

2:00 PM Joanie & Gary McGuffin

"Exploring the Wild Coastline of the Upper Great Lakes"

4:00 PM Cliff Jacobson

"Bug Proofing Your Camp"

This page was last updated on: December 1, 2010

Thanks for your interest in the Quietwater Symposium. The schedule for the 2006 event will be below. We hope you enjoyed the 2005 event if you were able to make it and hope that you will be able to visit us in 2006.

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EXHIBITS

Beautiful hand-built canoes, kayaks, rowing craft, outdoor gear.  Dog Sleds. 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

Other Presenters:

(We will have two small rooms this year)

(Check at the event for final times and locations)

Programs and presenters may vary

Re-Canvasing a Canoe              Gilbert Cramer

"Lake Superior by Kayak: Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie"                                       Mike Petzold

"Paddling Canada's Lake Superior Coast"       

     David Wells

"Family Camping in Quetico"            David Jackson

"Growing Up Canoeing"              Emma Bailey

"All Things Are Possible - The Verlen Kruger Story"

                                      Phil Peterson Sr.

"Top Ten tips from a Pro Photographer"

                                Kimberli Bindschatel

"A summer on the Yukon with Verlen & Jenny"

                                           Dan Pahman

"French Toast & Gatorade:  Cross-Country Bicycle Touring"       Ed Noonan

"Paddling on Lake Superior"     Dan Pahman

"Cruising the Alaskan Coast"       Cindy Hicks

"Almost Another Journey to the Polar Sea"

                                             Jay Hanks