Memorial Day Weekend Float
~~~ Event Time: 9am-9:30am ~~~
DATE: SATURDAY, May 25th 2024
Let's enjoy a Memorial Day weekend kayak paddle, fellowship and search some high terrain geocaches. May also be some new land caches in the surrounding areas.
Standard Meet and Greet with river float to follow. May want to bring a lawn chair if you need to sit down for the meet & greet portion. Meet and Greet Event Logbook open until we hit the river. You don't have to kayak or go down the river to attend the event. I do highly recommend. Leave a comment if you are in need of a kayak and perhaps a fellow cacher has an extra!
Hope to see you there!!!
Details below:
Staging: 9am-9:30am
Kayak staging between locations is 7 miles. 10 minute drive. You should expect around 8 miles of paddling. There should be plenty of vehicles available to help transport kayaks or stage vehicles.
Departure Time: 9:35am
We start down the river
Estimated time on water: 4 hours
5-18-24 Modifying the Estimated time to 5-6 just so you can adequately prepare just in case
Start Point - GC98500 Square Root
N 41° 48.214' W 085° 44.942'
(Launch Site Coords)
Mottville Canoe Park
Mottville, Michigan
~~~ St. Joseph River ~~~
End Point - GCA3H54 Hermance Park
N 41° 43.387' W 085° 48.878'
(Launch Site Coords)
Hermance Park
Bristol, Indiana
Rules and Regulations:
Michigan law does not require a license to operate a paddle-propelled kayak, nor do you need to register your vessel, but you do need a U.S. Coast Guard-approved PFD.
Indiana law requires all watercraft to carry one wearable PFD (personal flotation device) for each person on board. License Requirements – If propulsion is solely achieved through human effort, registration is not required.
See you soon!
In honor of Memorial Day:
I remember one of my close friends from High School. We graduated in 2006. We grew up in Union City, Michigan. I have many memories that involve the St. Joeseph River with Tony Matteoni.
- Marine Corps Sgt. Tony Matteoni, aged 22, died Oct. 1, 2010 in Helmand province, Afghanistan.