Bugs are out and warm weather is here to stay in Madawaska Valley.
Jessop opened his gate few days ago after being closed thus far this season. He has the large area in the big field roped off as well as the lane closest to the water. Still lots of space! He says he'll be open for the Palmer River Fest this weekend, and he better!
Paddler Co-op is a busy place these days with Palmer River Fest around the corner. Weather promises to be wonderful and it looks like a full house again. Cory Trepanier will have the featured film presentation at the Boathouse on Saturday evening "Into the Arctic II". Some of you may have seen an introduction to this movie at the last Wilderness Canoe Symposium in Toronto back in February. Also, check out Co-op's new canoe white water tripping course that I put together with help from Al Pace & Lin Ward, Barb Burton and Shawna Babcock.
Hell or High Water Petawawa event was a huge success, according to the organizers. I participated on two raft teams: Paddler Co-op and Avantura. Warm, sunny day, some wicked rapids and a lot of people. We stopped at the Lebanese restaurant in town for lunch and it was like oh my God....what a feast. Highly recommend it.
See you next weekend at the Palmer River Fest,
Aleks