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Summer Paddling Schedule – 2008The Brattleboro Outing Club will host seven (7) canoe and kayak outings from May to September. All paddles are free and open to the public, and all are suitable for family canoeing and kayak touring. Life jackets (PFDs) are mandatory. No advance reservations are required, except for the overnight camping at Wilgus State Park, in August. Reservation priority goes to BOC members. Membership information is available at the BOC website. The Club does NOT provide boats. Rentals are available locally through the Vermont Canoe Touring Center, Putney Rd., Brattleboro, 254-5088 (discounts to BOC members); or the Green Mountain Flagship Company, Rte 9, Wilmington, VT. 464-2975. Warm summer rain will not stop these trips; however high winds, storms or cold rain will. If in doubt, or for more information, contact Larry McIntosh at (802) 254-3666, or Lmacyak@yahoo.com. Two of this year’s trips are described in more detail in a guidebook by John Hayes and Alex Wilson; Quiet Water, New Hampshire & Vermont, 2nd Ed., published by The Appalachian Mountain Club. Information regarding the Connecticut River trips is found in The Connecticut River Boating Guide, Source to Sea, 3rd Ed., published by The Globe Pequot Press, for the Connecticut River Watershed Council. Both books are available at local book and outdoor stores, as well as most libraries. You can read brief descriptions of each trip here.
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