Anyone planning a backcountry canoe or kayak trip on the Bloodvein, Pigeon, Poplar, Berens, Gammon, Manigotagan, or Black or other rivers in these areas should seriously consider alternate destinations. The Bloodvein and Berens may be paddled but the low water conditions will require more portaging and lining and fewer opportunities to rapids. Some course offerings for 1999 are now available. Additional course offerings are now available. The MRCA does not really have a tripping program.
Most members organize their own trips.
The MRCA is offering beginner and skilled paddlers the opportunity to learn and improve their paddling skills every Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening at La Barriere Park beginning May 18, 1999. Click for more info. MRCA Members will remember Allan's excellent presentation last year about his adventures canoeing to White Otter Lake. Allan is the former director of Wild-Wise, where he continues to lead canoe trips and do volunteer work. Al also teaches a course called Wilderness Leadership at Providence College.