You are invited to meet John Craun in Des Moines as he "Paddles Across Iowa" for Hickory Ridge!Saturday, May 1
Gather at Birdland Marina at Noon, Program at 12:30
(Location: north of University on Pennsylvania Ave., across from Union Park)
John Craun launched his kayak earlier this week north of Estherville, to Paddle Across Iowa more than 400 miles on the Des Moines River to the Mississippi. He will brave storms, debris, low-head dams and high water. It’s all for a good cause: to inspire support for establishment of the Hickory Ridge Wilderness Camp project at Lake Red Rock.
John expects to “make a fast run” all the way to Des Moines, arriving by early Saturday, May 1. Supporters will gather at Noon at Birdland Marina to cheer him on. Some plan to paddle with him in central Iowa. This event will be held outdoors, rain or shine, so dress for the weather. Those who plan to paddle are asked to make their own shuttle arrangements.
A short program at 12:30 will include Richard Leopold, Director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Mark Ackelson, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation President; and Gerry Rowland, Father of the Des Moines River Trail.
Craun, an “extreme” paddler and craftsman of fine kayaks and canoes, wants this event and Paddle Across Iowa to bring awareness to the recreational values of Iowa's waterways and growing water trail system.
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