Pathway Steering Committee
Red Cedar River Day 2024 Information
Save the date! Sunday, September 8th - noon to 4pm
Williamston's McCormick Park Launch
See WILX interview on our event: https://youtu.be/jeYtddv7ykc?si=zEks7BE5B4O8v7DL
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.
Register, get a River Roamer Activity card and achieve multiple chances in our drawing to win a kayak, paddle, PFD! 2nd chance prizes also drawn (Drawing at 3:30pm)
Activities: Paddling -- Education & Demo -- Fun & Food -- Community Organization Info
Sponsored by Williamston Rotary
Supported by: Scout Troop 63 Williamston, Lansing Oar and Paddle Club, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Michigan United Conservation Club
Additional Activities – Next to the River
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Music by The Red Cedar River Boys band - 1:30-3:30pm in the central pavilion
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Multiple food vendors
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Multiple local artists sharing and selling arts & crafts
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See crafts created from reclaimed logs pulled from the river
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Make a souvenir with FIRE and SAW!
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Visit the Farmer Market - make a craft at the Pollination Station
Paddling the River
River Town Adventure will be offering kayak rental from McCormick Park for this event
Participate in the "Grand Launch" photo-op at 1pm - trying to set a record of paddlers in once pic on the Red Cedar
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Upstream: Launch your canoe or kayak from McCormick Park Landing (St. Mary’s/Cedar St. Landing) paddle upstream to the Williamston Footbridge or beyond to the wetlands.
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Downstream into or through the Mill Pond: Portage at the Island and paddle through the old Mill Pond
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Downstream with Rapids to Red Cedar Roadside Park: Start at McCormick Park Landing paddle downstream through rapids.
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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.
Activities about the river
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Coast Guard Auxiliary – water safety demonstrations
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Scouts paddling demonstrations
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History of the Old Mill and artifact display with Earl Wolf
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History of the Red Cedar Interactive Display with MSU Librarian Eric Tans
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Nature and Environmental Awareness presentations by U.S. Fish & Wildlife and Nature Discovery
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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Scouting America - Cub Scouts & Scouts BSA