BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150716T130000Z DTEND:20150716T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Westerly Land Trust Summer Paddles- Alton Dam to Bradford DESCRIPTION:Join us for our free\, guided kayak/canoe paddles on Thursdays. We will pass through various local conservation lands\, including some of our own Westerly Land Trust preserves. The paddle times will be between 1 to 3 hours. We will meet at put in points and carpool to takeout sites unless otherwise stated. We will shuttle vehicles at 9:30 AM except as noted below. Be aware that our trips leave promptly Bring your own kayak/canoe\, paddle\, life jacket\, whistle\, water\, snacks\, etc. Some of us will go swimming. See www.westerlylandtrust.org for more details.\n\nJuly 16 9:00 AM shuttle\; launch @ 9:30 AM Alton Dam to Bradford\nPut in on south side of Rte 91 at state access area down a steep incline\, river right. Wood River shortly joins the Pawcatuck on left. A two-foot drop over a broken dam in Burdickville can be run on right at reasonably high water. Look for fast-moving water just to left of a stony island near shore. For portage\, ease boat over dam on left bank. About 300 yards after the first Amtrak trestle\, Burlingame Management Area is on left. It provides camping and picnic sites\; from here to Bradford the river is wide and scenic. Takeout is Bradford Landing\, which is located off Rte 91 in Bradford.\n\n \n\nPLEASE NOTE: \n\n\n PFD's: Personal flotation devices or Life Jackets MUST be worn by all our paddlers properly zipped and/or buckled at all times while on the water\, in the manner intended by the manufacturer. Persons not willing to follow this requirement are not permitted on our trips. Inflatable PFD's are NOT allowed.\n\n\n\n Sound signal (whistle\, horn\, etc.) is required.\n If weather is questionable\, contact leader. \n Boat ramps can normally be used to launch canoes and kayaks but keep the boat ramp clear for boat trailers. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us for our free\, guided kayak/canoe paddles on Thursdays. We will pass through various local conservation lands\, including some of our own Westerly Land Trust preserves. \; The paddle times will be between 1 ½\; to 3 hours. We will meet at put in points and carpool to takeout sites unless otherwise stated. We will shuttle vehicles at 9:30 AM except as noted below. Be aware that our trips leave promptly Bring your own kayak/canoe\, paddle\, life jacket\, whistle\, water\, snacks\, etc. Some of us will go swimming. See www.westerlylandtrust.org for more details.\n\n

July 16 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; 9:00 AM shuttle\; launch @ 9:30 AM Alton Dam to Bradford

\nPut in on south side of Rte 91 at state access area down a steep incline\, river right. Wood River shortly joins the Pawcatuck on left. A two-foot drop over a broken dam in Burdickville can be run on right at reasonably high water. Look for fast-moving water just to left of a stony island near shore. For portage\, ease boat over dam on left bank. About 300 yards after the first Amtrak trestle\, Burlingame Management Area is on left. It provides camping and picnic sites\; from here to Bradford the river is wide and scenic. Takeout is Bradford Landing\, which is located off Rte 91 in Bradford.
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\nPLEASE NOTE: \n\n\n\n\n LOCATION:Put in: N 41 26.274? W 071 43.360? Take out: N 41 24.363? W 071 44.905? UID:e.726.9655 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260408T163130Z URL:https://www.oceanchamber.org/events/details/westerly-land-trust-summer-paddles-alton-dam-to-bradford-9655 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR