Prairie Paddlers Shine

Turtle Creek at the put-in

Great all around weekend end for paddling and knocking about the local paddle shop.

Saturday found Laura and I hanging around the Paddlin Shop with John, Carl and Chris. We killed the better part of the morning there. We ended up at this quaint little bistro enjoying a great lunch and sharing a bottle of wine.

Checked the MadCity Paddler's website for any last minute changes or additions to the schedule. My plan was to paddle on the Wisconsin and meet up with a group from the club coming down on an overnighter on Sunday. But a last minute post on the message board had a hand full of club members heading south to the Wisconsin Illinois border to paddle Turtle Creek with the Prairie Paddles out of Northern Illinois.

Here is a video post by canoebuildermark on U-Tube in the mild winter of 2006.

Our paddle down Turtle Creek had a much warmer feel. But it will give you an idea of what Turtle Creek has to offer.

Vern had a saw, so we cleared out some dead fall. Quite a few snags along the way. You needed to be alert and pay attention, especially around the bridge pilings.

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The water was running clear and warm during our paddle yesterday. It was in the low 80's, sun burning bright. Perfect for our lunch stop.

Great daze... I have to be where on Monday? Work? What? The Capt'n