Minors are welcome to participate in GVC-ADK activities; however the
minor (any person under 18 years of age) must be accompanied by a
parent or legal guardian. If that is not the case, the minor must be
accompanied by a responsible adult who must provide both a for Release of Liability
Minor form and an Emergency Medical Care
form signed by a parent or legal guardian. These forms are available
on our web site for downloading under the heading Forms.
- updates - | Schedule additions or changes in date, time or location from the
list in the April Geneseean are shown as - Update |
2008
Weekly
Paddles | Weekly Paddles
Monday mornings: This group was started by Rebecca Ledwin and she
has had a number of people join her in paddling many of the local waterways in
relaxed paddling. Peg Jacobs and Pat Powers have scheduled a number of
paddles for the months of May and June. This schedule may be expanded at a
later date so keep checking the web site for updates. All outings will begin
at 10:00 am and last approximately 2 hours. These paddles are usually from May
thru September. Please contact the trip leader if you are planning on attending
any of these paddles; this way any last minute updates or cancellations can be
communicated correctly to all. Trips will occur unless the weather is so bad
and/or water conditions are unsafe. Last minute people are always welcome as
well! Bring your boat and equipment; you must wear your PFD.
Contact Pat Power
or 315-597-6083.
or Peg Jacobs at
or 585-335-8460 for directions.
Tuesday evening at the beach: This group is for intermediate
to advanced kayaking as we paddle in the varying conditions of Lake Ontario.
Mark Rakestraw led these paddles this past year and we usually start in May and
paddle into November depending on conditions and the paddlers abilites. We have
also had some practice nights where we practice safety issues related to
kayaking. These paddles usually last from two to three hours.
Thursday night paddles: This group is paddling on many
different waterways in the area and has had a number of different trip leaders
but mostly Peg Warrick, Bob Comstock,
Steve Tryon and Charlie Helman. These paddles are
designed for just about any level of kayaking or canoeing. These paddles
typical last two to three hours depending on sunlight, water conditions and
paddlers abilities. These paddles usually start in May and go into October.
For information it is best to check the web site or contact Charlie Helman at 585-266-0424 or ;.
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[top] | May Outings and Events |
May
Tuesdays
7:00 PM | Canoe Skills Development Workshop
Each Tuesday evening in May at 7:00 PM we will be doing a canoe skills
development workshop. The workshop will be open to both solo and tandem
canoeists. We will meet at Round Pond in Mendon Ponds Park. The workshops will
be led by Marc Ornstein, an ACA certified instructor. Marc holds the Silver
medal in the ACA sanctioned national Interpretive Freestyle Canoeing
competition. He also operates Dogpaddle Canoe Works where he builds custom
canoe paddles and cedar strip canoes.
The workshop will be open to all levels of canoeists from beginner to
advanced. You might call this "Obedience Lessons For Your Canoe". The
workshops will begin with a review of the basics and will progress toward the
beginning of Freestyle, which is the "Art of Precision Boat Control".
Each participant will be required to bring a canoe (only one required per
pair of paddlers if paddling tandem), PFD, paddle, clothing appropriate for the
weather and footwear that can get wet. A kneeling pad is also recommended. You
should also bring a change of dry clothes. If you wish to paddle tandem, please
arrange for your own partner and boat. Please note that PFDs will be worn at
all times.
Please contact Marc Ornstein by April 29th if you plan to attend, or if you
have any questions. He may be reached by email at
.
or by phone at 582-1153.
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May 10
Saturday
FW
Moderate | Annual Howland Island Paddle
Canoe or Kayak, all skill levels. We will leave the TOPS plaza on 104
Ontario at 8 AM for those who would like to carpool or follow me there. For
those who want to drive straight there, we will meet at the put in around 9 AM,
with an anticipated shove off time of 9:30. The put in is on Route 38,
Southwest corner of the bridge over the canal, North of Port Byron. Bring a
lunch and dress for the weather.
Contact Gary DeWitt, 315-524-4169, . |
May 12
Monday | North end of Canandaigua Lake (Kershaw Park)
See the Monday Morning info at the beginning of the paddle schedule for
some other info.
Contact Pat Power
or 315-597-6083.
or Peg Jacobs at
or 585-335-8460 for directions. |
May 14
Wednesday | ADK GVC Chapter Meeting
6:30 Workshop / 7:30 Presentation |
May 15
Thursday
6:15
MW
Easy | Red Creek from Genesee Valley Waterways Center - Update
Meet at 6:15 at the Genesee Valley Waterways Center (behind the ice rink and
pool in Genesee Valley Park). 6:30 leave the dock, so lets be there by 6:15.
This is an interesting paddle that drys up some years by mid-summer so it is a
good way to start the year. It is fine for beginners as the current in the
creek is very slow and the only obstacles are possible downed trees that will
make us head back to the river together.
Contact Peg Warrick at |
May 16
Friday
6:00 PM | Expo Committee at Mendon Ponds
More info here. |
May 18
Sunday
1:00-4:00 | Members' Potluck Picnic
Come meet your fellow ADK members at the Members' Potluck Picnic!
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May 18
Sunday
10:00 AM | Black Creek/Red Creek/Erie Canal/Genesee River
Canoe or Kayak paddle. Some moving water depending on conditions. Put in at
Black Creek/ Ballantine Road and paddle north on the Genesee River to the Erie
Canal heading east. Paddle to Red Creek south before turning around back to the
canal. Head west back to the river and then depending on trip leader decision,
we may head north to Genesee Waterways for take out. (Alternative would be to
paddle south back to the original put in point to avoid car shuttles.).
Tentative start time is 10:00 am.
For mor information contact Pete Latham at 292-5301 or
. |
May 19
Monday | Conesus Lake wetlands
See the Monday Morning info at the beginning of the paddle schedule for
some other info.
Contact Pat Power
or 315-597-6083.
or Peg Jacobs at
or 585-335-8460 for directions. |
May 20
Tuesday
6:30 PM
OW | Canandaigua Lake - Kershaw Park
Kayak only. Contact the trip leader for level of difficulty.
Contact Karen Pakulski at 585-889-7694 or |
May 21
Wednesday
6:30 PM | Waterways Meeting
Don & Mary Wheeler's,
728 Mariner Circle, Webster. Contact Don & Mary at iiidon@earthlink.net
New members are welcome. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.
For mor information contact
Don & Mary at
or
Charlie Helman at . |
May 22
Thursday
6:15
MW
Easy | Black Creek from Ballantyne Road - Update
Black Creek from the public launch off Ballantyne Road near the river. 6:30 in
the water so lets be there by 6:15. This is another good one early in the year
before the bugs come out. There can be a little current to bump you into logs
or tree stumps but it shouldn't be a problem for anyone except a first time
paddler.
Contact Peg Warrick at |
May 24
Saturday
8:00 AM | Honeoye Creek
We will meet at the take out point
at the corner of Route 5 & 20 and Factory Hollow road in Bloomfield. Meet time
is 8 am and paddle should be approximately 3 to 4 hours. A car shuttle will be
required. This paddle is for either canoe or kayak. There is a class 1-2 rapid
near the take out point. Most of the trip is slow, moving water with a soft
muddy bottom. The rapid is shallow and rocky. This trip is probably not for the
fiberglass or composite type boats. It is recommended to bring extra clothes in
a dry bag, sunglasses, sunscreen, a snack, drinking water, PFD mandatory, and
shoes that can and most likely will get wet!
Contact Marc Ornstein at
.
or 582-1153.
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May 26
Monday | Memorial Day Paddle -- no location selected yet
See the Monday Morning info at the beginning of the paddle schedule for
some other info.
Contact Pat Power
or 315-597-6083.
or Peg Jacobs at
or 585-335-8460 for directions. |
May 29
Thursday
6:30 PM
OW | Canandaigua Lake - Kershaw Park
Kayak only. Contact the trip leader for level of difficulty.
Contact Karen Pakulski at 585-889-7694 or |
[top] | June Outings and Events |
June 1
Sunday
9:30 AM | Honeoye Creek: From Rush to the Genesee River
Canoe or kayak paddle. Meet at 9:30 am at the put in at Veterans Memorial Park
in Rush, Route 15A (E. Henrietta Road) and ending at the Genesee River near
Route 251. This paddle will require a car shuttle. Paddle is just over 11 miles
and will take approximately 3 to 4 hours. Bring lunch, water, change in
clothes, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.
For mor information contact Pete Latham at 292-5301 or
. |
June 2
Monday | Honeoye Lake; south end inlet/outlet
See the Monday Morning info at the beginning of the paddle schedule for
some other info.
Contact Pat Power
or 315-597-6083.
or Peg Jacobs at
or 585-335-8460 for directions. |
June 5
Thursday
6:15
MW
Easy | Salmon Creek - Update
Put in at Braddock Bay Paddlesports. Nice and easy beginner paddle.
Contact Bob Comstock at |
June 7-8
FW
Beginner | Salmon River Reservoir
Beginner Canoe/Kayak camping weekend on the Salmon River Reservoir.
This trip is for any skill level of paddling or camping. If you have always
wanted to learn to camp from your boat, this is your opportunity. We will
travel to the put-in Saturday morning and load our boats with camping gear.
The camping area is a leisure 1 hour paddle. After setting up camp, we will
have an opportunity to explore the reservoir. After breakfast Sunday, we will
break camp, and return to the cars anticipating an arrival back in Rochester
mid afternoon.
Contact Gary DeWitt, 315-524-4169, . |
June 8
Sunday
10:00 AM | Rubber Duck Race - Fairport
It is time again for the rubber duck race on the canal in
Fairport! We are helping out with a annual fund raiser during canal days in
Fairport. We will assist the sponsors with setting the course up, guiding the
rubber ducks during the race and gathering them up at the end. (Hopefully, we
will not have a tremendous thunderstorm in the middle of the event as we did
last year!) This is a canoe or kayak paddle.
Contact Charlie Helman, 585-266-0424, for directions and details. |
June 9
Monday | Canal/Red Creek/Genesee River from Genesee Waterways
See the Monday Morning info at the beginning of the paddle schedule for
some other info.
Contact Pat Power
or 315-597-6083.
or Peg Jacobs at
or 585-335-8460 for directions. |
June 11
Wednesday | ADK GVC Chapter Meeting
6:30 Workshop / 7:30 Presentation |
June 12
Thursday
6:15
MW
Easy | West Creek - Update
Put in at Braddock Bay Paddlesports. Nice and easy beginner paddle.
Contact Bob Comstock at |
June 14
Saturday
All day | Outdoor Expo 2008 - Mendon Ponds
Come on out and have a great day! |
June 16
Monday | Hemlock Lake, south end, inlet/outlet
See the Monday Morning info at the beginning of the paddle schedule for
some other info.
Contact Pat Power
or 315-597-6083.
or Peg Jacobs at
or 585-335-8460 for directions. |
June 17
Tuesday
6:30 PM | Turf and Surf with John and Sally
Thanks to John and Sally Atkins we will meet at the Newport Yacht Club on Irondequoit Bay.
Contact John and Sally at . |
June 19
Thursday
6:15
MW
Easy | Irondequoit Creek or Bay - Update
Irondequoit Creek or Bay from Baycreek Paddle Center on Empire Blvd.
6:30 in the water so lets be there by 6:15. If it is calm we'll paddle into
the bay, otherwise we'll enjoy the creek. I plan to be in my canoe so this
will be good for all levels and boats even if we go into the bay.
Contact Peg Warrick at |
June 21
Saturday
10:00 AM | Creek clean-up in conjunction with Boy Scouts (tentative) - Update
Meet at Braddocks Bay Paddlesports.
Contact Charlie Helman, 585-266-0424, for directions and details. |
June 23
Monday | Erie Canal in Macedon; passing thru a canal lock
See the Monday Morning info at the beginning of the paddle schedule for
some other info.
Contact Pat Power
or 315-597-6083.
or Peg Jacobs at
or 585-335-8460 for directions. |
June 27
Friday
6:00 PM | Expo Committee followup at Mendon Ponds
More info here. |
June 29
Sunday
10:00 AM | Erie Canal, Lockport Locks
We are going to join
up with the Niagara Frontier Chapter on a paddle thru the Lockport locks area
of the canal. Start time is 10 am from the widewaters marina in Lockport. We
will paddle thru 2 locks and stop for a rest break before returning to the
marina. We may join up for a picnic afterwards. Open to all levels but safety
is a concern as passing thru a lock for the first time can be tricky. Bring old
gloves and a fairly long piece of crappy rope.
Contact Charlie Helman, 585-266-0424, . |
June 30
Monday | Canadice Lake
See the Monday Morning info at the beginning of the paddle schedule for
some other info.
Contact Pat Power
or 315-597-6083.
or Peg Jacobs at
or 585-335-8460 for directions. |
[top] | July Outings and Events |
July 3-6 | Erie Canal, east from the Genesee River
The Mid-Hudson Chapter of the ADK is planning a trip on the Erie Canal
from the Genesee River heading east. Trip is for all levels of canoes or
kayaks. The plan is to camp along the canal each night with a distance of
approximately 10 to 12 miles covered each day. Trip planning is going strong
and there will be a limited amount of openings outside of the Mid-Hudson
Chapter. For further info on this complete trip please contact me and I can
forward you an itinerary. I will plan to have at least a day paddle (or two) to
meet up with these people and show our hospitality while they are in the
Rochester area.
Contact Charlie Helman, 585-266-0424, . |
July 5 | Erie Canal; Bushnell's Basin to Lock 30 in Macedon
This paddle will be
in conjunction with the Mid-Hudson Chapter paddle on the canal. Approximate
distance is 10 miles. This will be a shuttle, canoe or kayak.
Contact Charlie Helman, 585-266-0424, . |
July 10
Thursday
6:15
MW
Easy | Erie Canal in Spencerport - Update
This will be a joint paddle with Braddock Bay Paddlesports. We'll put in at
the Oxbow and paddle up this beautiful quiet section of the canal. Arrive at
6:15 for a 6:30 paddle. Since this is a joint paddle we should have enough
people to break into groups of differing abilities. I will add directions to
the put-in spot later.
Contact Peg Warrick at |
July 27
New date
Sunday
9:30 AM | Keuka Lake: Penn Yan fork - Update
Approximate distance is planned for 10 to 12 miles. Intermediate kayaks
only. Open water. Put in at public boat launch at north end of Penn Yan Fork
off Route 54. Tentative start time is 9:30 am.
For mor information contact Pete Latham at 292-5301 or
. |
[top] | August Outings and Events |
[top] | September Outings and Events |
September 17
Wednesday | ADK GVC Chapter Meeting
6:30 Workshop / 7:30 Presentation
* * * Change in Date * * *
The museum notified us that they are expecting 600-700 people on
the night that we would normally have our September meeting. They offered us
September 17 as an alternative in order to avoid parking constraints.
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Sept 19-21 | ADK Fall Outing - Wilmington, NY
The
Hurricane Mountain and North Woods Chapters are co-hosting
the 60th ADK Fall Outing.
Headquarters will be at the Whiteface Mountain - Wilmington KOA Campground.
Forty exciting paddles, climbs, and
even a fishing trip are scheduled in the high and low peaks,
plus a presentation on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail and
a musical performance by Steve Langdon.
Open to ADK members and guests.
Registration booklets can be obtained by contacting Peter Gillespie at
518-891-2626 or
.
All information will also be available via http://adktravel.org/fallouting.htm.
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[top] | October Outings and Events |
October 8
Wednesday | ADK GVC Chapter Meeting
6:30 Workshop / 7:30 Presentation |
[top] | November Outings and Events |
November 12
Wednesday | ADK GVC Chapter Meeting
6:30 Workshop / 7:30 Presentation |
[top] | December Outings and Events |
December 10
Wednesday | ADK GVC Chapter Meeting
6:30 Workshop / 7:30 Presentation |
[top] | January 2008 Outings and Events |
[top] | February Outings and Events |
[top] | March Outings and Events |
[top] | April Outings and Events |
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