Pathway Steering Committee
Red Cedar River Day 2023 Information
Save the date! Saturday, September 30th - noon to 4pm
Williamston's McCormick Park Launch
Opportunities for experienced paddlers, first-time paddlers, or anyone in the community who wants to learn more about the Red Cedar River and its potential for recreation, education, and natural habitat.
Check in on the day of and enter a drawing to win a kayak, paddle, PFD! (Drawing at 4pm)
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Activities: Paddling -- Education & Demo -- Fun & Food -- Community Organization Info
Sponsored by Williamston Sunrise Rotary
Supported by: Scout Troop 63 Williamston, Lansing Oar and Paddle Club, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Michigan United Conservation Club
Activities about the river
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NEW! - River Town Adventure will be offering kayak rental from McCormick Park for this event
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Coast Guard Auxiliary – water safety demonstrations
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Scouts paddling demonstrations
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River Wildlife Presentation by Earl Wolf
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Photo Contest – See information packet or redcedarriver.org for more details, photos due October 7, 2023
Additional Activities – Next to the River
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Children’s Animal Balloons
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Mama’s C’ Food Vendor
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Plein Air Artists in action
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Camp Pa-Wa-Pi – camp information if you kayak there; rest area
Paddling the River
NEW! - River Town Adventure will be offering kayak rental from McCormick Park for this event
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Upstream: Launch your canoe or kayak from McCormick Park Landing (St. Mary’s/Cedar St. Landing) paddle upstream as far as Dietz Road and return.
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Downstream with Rapids to either Red Cedar Bend or Harris Nature Center: Start at McCormick Park Landing paddle downstream through rapids. Leave your canoe/kayak at McCormick Park Landing and drive your vehicle to Harris Nature Center (VanAtta Road) for a shuttle that will transport you back to McCormick Park Launch.
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Downstream without Rapids: Start at Red Cedar Bend Landing – Leave your canoe/kayak at Red Cedar Bend Parking Lot and drive your vehicle to Harris Nature Center (VanAtta Road) for a shuttle that will transport you back to Red Cedar Bend Landing.
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Never Paddled Before? - A limited number of canoes are available for you to learn the basics and feel of paddling in a canoe with an experienced paddler.
River Related Community Organizations
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Lansing Oar and Paddle Club (LOAPC)
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Middle Grand River Organization of Watersheds` (MGROW)
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Greater Lansing Reginal Committee for Storm Water Management (GLRC)
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Mid-Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (MM-CISMA)
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Boy Scouts of America - Cub Scouts & Scouts BSA
Share your best photos of the Red Cedar River with us! Prizes to be awarded! First Prize will be featured (with attribution) in next year's Red Cedar River Day Celebration promotional materials.
Take photos in one or more of these Themes: Nature's Beauty; People on the River; Wildlife in Focus
Use this Contest Submission Form and attach the form & your photo to email: williamstonsunriserotary@gmail.com
1st Prize - 2024 Williamston Rotary Duck Race Gaggle (30) of Ducks Ticket
2nd Prize - 2024 Troop 63 Pancake Breakfast Family Ticket
3rd Prize - 2024 Williamston Rotary Duck Race Flock (5) of Ducks Ticket