Paddle Pushers 2010 Calendar
· March
o 3/21 Annual Dinner (Arboretum)
· April
o 4/10 Gull River Paddle
o 4/24 Crow Wing River Paddle (Darrel Johnson)
· May
o 5/4 TUESDAY PADDLE: Rice Lake/Lum Park
o 5/11 TUESDAY PADDLE: Gilbert Lake
o 5/18 TUESDAY PADDLE: North Long Lake
o 5/21-5/23 Jay Cooke Hiking/Biking/Camping (Deb Rottschaefer)
o 5/25 TUESDAY PADDLE: Sylvan Lake
o 5/31-6/6 - Voyageurs Peninsula (Dave Hamilton)
· June
o 6/1 TUESDAY PADDLE: Gladstone Lake
o 6/8 TUESDAY PADDLE: Cullen Lake
o 6/10-6/13 Lanesboro Bike Trip (Deb Rottschaefer)
o 6/15 TUESDAY PADDLE: White Sand Lake Skills (Laura Bielke)
o 6/22 TUESDAY PADDLE: South Long
o 6/29 TUESDAY PADDLE: Gull Lake/Wilson Bay @ Ernies
· July
o 7/6 TUESDAY PADDLE: French Rapids
o 7/13 TUESDAY PADDLE: Lower Mission Lake
o 7/20 TUESDAY PADDLE: Sibley/Mayo
o 7/22-7/25 Apostle Island/Little Sand Bay (Jeff Kidder)
o 7/23-7/25 Traditional Paddlers Gathering Kathio State Park on Mille Lacs.
o 7/27 TUESDAY PADDLE: Crosby Mine Pits (Terri Henrikson)
· August
o 8/3 TUESDAY PADDLE: Cullen Lake
o 8/7 Two Harbors Kayak Festival
o 8/10 TUESDAY PADDLE: Borden Lake
o 8/12-8/15 Ladys of the Lake Kayak Festival
o 8/15-8/22 Rossport (Jeff Kidder, Kelly Blades)
o 8/17 TUESDAY PADDLE: Serpent Lake
o 8/21 Moonlite Paddle at Debs
o 8/24 TUESDAY PADDLE: Little Rabbit Lake
o 8/31 TUESDAY PADDLE:
· September
o 9/7 TUESDAY PADDLE:
o 9/14 TUESDAY PADDLE:
o 9/21 TUESDAY PADDLE:
o 9/28 FINAL TUESDAY PADDLE: Gull Lake Resort
* Those who want to organize Thursday or weekend day paddles may send out an email to club members.
Directions
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Go east on Hwy 18.
Take a left onto Hwy 6. Look for the Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge sign on
your right. Turn right onto Tame Fish Lake Rd, which runs between
Ruttger's main lodge and their tennis courts. Go 1.2 miles to Battle
Point Rd, which is on your right; you'll see public access signs shortly
before this road. Go 0.3 mile and turn left into the public access. OR
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Hwy # 18 East towards Garrison. Approximately 2 miles before Garrison you will see the put in site on right side of #18. |
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Hwy 18 E past Green Lantern, turn left on 8 (Nokay Lake Rd.), Public Access sign on right (6.5 miles) |
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Crosby Mine Pits: Pennington, Mahnomen, Alstead, Arco |
210 E. Turn left on Irene Ave (Climate-Rite Heating/Cooling building). Go through 2 stop signs and turn left on CR 30 - follow Public Access sign. Turn right to Feigh-Pennington Public Access. Landing on right. Hit dirt road, gone too far. |
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Go to Pillager and turn left on County Rd 1. Go across the railroad tracks. Go about 1 1/2 blocks and then turn right onto Hazel St (watch for signs to Pillager Dam and Lake Placid Bible Camp). Go 1 mile and turn left on Big Water Rd. If you go over the railroad tracks you've gone too far. The tar road turns to gravel, but keeps going forwards about 4 miles. You will run into the river. |
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371 N to Nisswa, turn right at stop lights down Main St., go past American Legion to Public Access sign, turn right on Poplar Ave., go 1/2 mile to Wooddale Rd., go left and follow Public Access signs to Lower Cullen Lake. |
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Edna Lake |
371 N. Go through Nisswa a short distance to Edna Lake Rd. A public access sign will be on the West side of road. Take the first left into the public landing. |
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371 N . Take 13 E of
Nisswa. Landing at end of 13. OR |
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210 E to Brainerd Airport, turn left before airport and follow dirt road |
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371 N to Wise Road. Turn right (east). Go until see stop lights and turn right on Gilbert Lake Rd. (before stop lights). Go to only landing (right side of road). OR Take 25 N to Wise Road. Turn leftt (west) and take second left turn (Gilbert Lake Road). |
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Gull Lake (Hole-in-the-Day) |
371 N, Public Access just south of Hole-In-The-Day Bay (42 mile marker), turn left on 115 |
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77 N to Zorba's, landing across from Zorba's |
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317 N toward BIR raceway. Turn left on Gull Lake Dam Rd. Turn right at sign to Ernies. Parking lot on left; Ernies on right. |
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371 N toward BIR raceway, turn left on Gull Lake Dam Rd., to 1 block past Squaw Point Rd., turn right on Gull Rd at Gull Lake Resort sign, bear left to resort |
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371 N toward BIR raceway, turn left on Gull Lake Dam Rd. At end of road turn left on Gull Rd. Go to parking lot on left before bridge. |
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Gull River Chain |
210 W of Baxter, turn on 36 N (Camp Jim Rd), go about 4 miles and cross Fisherman's Bridge, turn left after Public Access sign |
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Hubert Lake |
371 N. Turn east (right) onto Nashway Rd. Take first left (1/3 mile) onto Camp Lincoln Rd. After 9/10 mile, turn right onto Public Access road and stay to right. |
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210 E. Turn left on CR 59 to Riverton. Take first road to the right - CR 128. Take first road to left Rowe Rd. (Twp 244) - dirt road. Come to T in road and continue to left - Riverdale Rd. Little Rabbit-Rowe Public Access landing on left side of road. |
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Hwy # 25 north past Merrifield. Take a right at Y Junction. Follow #3 to #116 E. Follow #116 to landing on right side. |
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77 N to Zorba's, landing across from Zorba's. Once on the water after going under the bridge, head to the left to paddle that lake. |
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MS River - Hwy 6 |
210 E to Crosby. Go N on Hwy 6 (forward at 4-way stop by Subway, True Value). Go about 4.5 miles and look for mile marker #18. Take left before bridge at Public Access - MS River Hwy 6 Public Water Access) OR Go approximately 8.5 miles on N CR 3 through Merrifield. Turn right at Conoco Y Store following CR 3. Go through Ossipee and turn right on CR 109 at Ossipee Community Church. Come to stop sign and turn right on CR 11. Come to another stop sign (Bridge Tavern on right) and turn right. Go over bridge and take first right (dirt road - Public Access). |
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Nokay Lake |
Hwy 18 E past Green Lantern, turn left on 8 (Nokay Lake Rd.), Public Access sign on right |
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371 N past Ivan's, Public Access landing on right |
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Hwy 3 to Merrifield, turn left at the street where the bike trail parking is, take a right at the end of that short street, go about a block and take a left into the landing. |
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Ossawinnamakee |
371 N. to Pequot Lakes. Turn East on Hwy # 11 to Breezy Point Resort. Turn Left and follow # 11 to CR # 39 approximately 2 miles to landing site on left side. |
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Pelican Lake (SW) |
From 371 go into Nisswa and turn east on hwy 18 and go until it joins hwy 4. Turn left and go about 1 mile and look for the public access sign. Turn right at sign and follow the road about a couple of blocks. OR, from NE Brainerd, go north on hwy 3 thru Merrifield to the Y junction and stay straight into hwy 4 and follow the hwy about 6 miles until you pass hwy 18 on your left and then about 1 mile past start looking for the public access sign and turn in to your right to the landing. |
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Placid Lake |
210 West to Pillager. Turn South on Hwy # 1 through downtown Pillager. Turn right on # 101. Turn left on Lake Placid Blvd. Public Access on left. |
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Hwy 210 E to Lum Park. |
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Hwy 210 E into Crosby. Turn right into park. |
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Hwy 371 N. to Pequot Lakes. After the stoplights turn left on West Grove Street. Go approx. 2 blocks to N. Oak St. Keep going until you see public landing sign. |
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210 W toward Pillager, turn right on 18 N, look for Camp Confidence/Public Access on left |
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White Fish Chain |
371 N. to Hwy 16 (A-Pine Restaurant) Turn East on 16. Take first left after A-Pine which ends up being #145. Follow #145 East app. 3 to 4 miles to Access sign to Lower Hay Lake. Turn Left. (Do not go to Upper Hay which is first access on the right) |
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210 W in Baxter, turn right on Memorywood Dr., look for Public Access on right (almost at end of Memorywood) |