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October
11th Narrow River.
Meet at 10:00 for a 10:30 launch. Trip organizer is Erik
Eckilson - 617-794-
0378
Eckilson@cox.net
Due to low water the Tully Lake trip has been changed to Narrow
River.
Narrow River - Sprague Bridge – Narragansett
We will put in at Sprague Bridge. High tide is 11:30, so we
will meet at 10:00 for a 10:30 launch.
We will do a round
trip up through Pettaquamscutt Cove and the Narrows between
Middlebridge Road and Bridgetown Road – about 6-miles.
Those
who are interested can paddle down to the beach when we get
back to the bridge. You must be a strong paddler as we may
have current and windy conditions. Suitable for boats
14-feet or longer. Bring a lunch.
Put in: 298-276 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, RI
02882
Additional parking is available on the other side of the
river on both sides of route 1A
Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the
flatwater message
board.
Please check the board before leaving for any trip. Our
coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers
however, you are responsible to refer to a map and
familiarize yourself with the trip location.
Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of
canoeing and kayaking involve the risk of serious injury or
death. The Rhode Island Canoe and Kayak Association, although
safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club
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October 18th Saturday Blackstone Gorge Fall Colors Paddle
This is a pretty fall paddle, just under 4 mi. round trip
and suitable for all paddlers. Parking lot is small.
The put-in for this section is near the Blackstone Gorge
across from 66 County Street, Blackstone MA.
GPS Coordinates: N42 00.923 W071 33.165 with a short walk
from the parking area to just above the Rolling Dam (1886).
The Rolling Dam is large and backs up a lot of water into a millpond that
was used to power the Blackstone Manufacturing Company
(1904) and currently provides water power for
hydroelectricity. About one mile up river is the Triad
Bridge where three railroad lines were to cross at a point
forming a three-tiered bridge. At about 1-1/2 miles on the
left bank is Blackstone's best-preserved lock structure, the
Millville Lock (1828).
For more information about the Triad Bridge and Millville
lock please visit:
The trip continues another ½ mi to our turn around spot,
just below Central Street in Millville where we meet small
rapids near the remains of the site of a succession of
mills, a grist mill (1732), a sawmill (1753), and the first
woolen mill (1814) in the Blackstone Valley, among others.
From there, we turn around and finish our fall colors tour
back at the Blackstone Gorge dam.
Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the
flatwater message
board.
Please check the board before leaving for any trip. Our
coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers
however, you are responsible to refer to a map and
familiarize yourself with the trip location.
Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of
canoeing and kayaking involve the risk of serious injury or
death. The Rhode Island Canoe and Kayak Association, although
safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club
activities.
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November
1st Turkey Paddle
at Wallum Lake. Meet
at 1:30 for a 2:00 launch. Coordinators are Cheryl Thompson
stonefoxfarm75@gmail.com
401-497-5887 and
Sharon Dragon shdrag1@gmail.com
401-225-3942.
A lovely fall paddle with dinner
at a nearby restaurant. Restaurant is Bistro
Eight Ates 172 Gore Rd, Webster, MA 01570. . You are
welcome to come to the paddle only or the restaurant only.if you
can not make both the dinner and paddle.
RSVP by October 26th if you intend to have
lunch with us, dinner is about 4:00 pm..
You will not be charged for parking at Wallum Lake.
No RSVP needed for the paddle, just for the
reservation at the restaurant.
At this time of year a change
of clothes in a waterproof bag is required. A
wetsuit or drysuit is recommended.
Google Maps
Douglas State Park, Douglas, MA. Wallum Lake is located on the
border of RI and Ma., has crystal
clear water, and an easy paddle.
Directions: 146 north exit for Rt 16 to Douglas/Uxbridge
Follow Rt 16 W thru the town of Douglas. You will
come to an intersection for Rt 16 & 96. GO STRAIGHT. (You
will see a sign for Douglas State Park/Wallum Lake) This
is S. Main St. Follow until you see a sign for Douglas
State Park, take this left. Just down the road take a right at
park entrance. Follow road bearing left down the hill to the
put-in.
Also: Rt 395 exit 2 for town of Webster. Follow Rt 16 east
until
you see a sign on the right for Douglas State Park or
Cedar St. Follow Cedar St to the end. Go straight across
at sign for Douglas State Park. Just down the road take a
right at park entrance. Follow road bearing left down the hill
to put-in.
Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the
flatwater message
board.
Please check the board before leaving for any trip. Our
coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers
however, you are responsible to refer to a map and
familiarize yourself with the trip location.
Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of
canoeing and kayaking involve the risk of serious injury or
death. The Rhode Island Canoe and Kayak Association, although
safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club
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Paddle with Santa in Wickford-
Trip organizer: Pat Lardner pslardner@gmail.com 401-524-8057
Meet at 11:30 AM to decorate your Canoe/Kayak.
RSVP to Pat Lardner at pslardner@gmail.com so
she can have Elf hats for everyone attending.
Wetsuit or Drysuit mandatory
Wickford Festival of Lights
Once again we will be escorting Santa down Wickford Harbor as he
arrives by boat at the the town dock.
Paddlers should plan to deck their boats with holiday
decorations and bring their holiday cheer!
We will meet at the same location as last year,
170 Main Street, Wickford, RI. Parking lot is located to the
right of Gardners Wharf Seafood.

Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the
flatwater message
board.
Please check the board before leaving for any trip. Our
coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers
however, you are responsible to refer to a map and
familiarize yourself with the trip location.
Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of
canoeing and kayaking involve the risk of serious injury or
death. The Rhode Island Canoe and Kayak Association, although
safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club
activities.
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The people who coordinate RICKA trips
are responsible for setting a meeting time and how to get to
the put-in and take-out. The trip coordinators are unpaid
volunteers who are not professionals. They are not and
cannot be responsible for determining the adequacy of your
skill level, your personal safety, well-being, or happiness. Tri
Trip coordinators:
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At this time
of year, wetsuits or drysuits are REQUIRED.
You will not be allowed to paddle with the group if you do
not comply. If you are weating a wetsuit, please bring a
change of clothes.
Our first on-water meeting/paddle of the
season is the signal that summer is here! For those new to
the club, a group paddle or event replaces the more
structured meetings of fall through spring, and takes place
on the third Monday evening of the month.
Sudbury River
Meet at 10:00 for a 10:30 shuttle Trip coordinator: Erik Eckilson
617-794-0378 eckilson@cox.net
This trip has been cancelled. We will try to reschedule it.
Sudbury River – Wayland to Concord
We will put-in at Sherman’s Bridge Road in Wayland and
paddled down to Lowell Road in Concord - about 8 miles.
For much of the trip, the Sudbury meanders through
marshland of the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. We
swill stop for lunch at Brooke Island at Fairhaven Bay.
Those who are interested can continue a short distance past
the take out to visit the Old North Bridge in the Minuteman
National Historic Park.
Put-in: 72 Sherman's Bridge
Rd, Wayland, MA 01778
https://maps.app.goo.gl/McRcBeWF1PsrsUY19
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