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The Juniata River Sojourn is an annual, multi-day canoe and kayak
trip on the
Juniata River. Why hold a sojourn? To promote river stewardship and
local natural resource awareness! Attendees participate in
a variety of daily and nightly programs ranging from presentations on local
history, watershed science, art, and culture, to campfire sing-a-longs, folk
music performances, and dancing.
June 12-19,
2010
the Juniata Journey: Exploring the Main Line Canal Greenway!
Thank you to all our sponsors and
for everyone who joined us!
View 2010 Juniata River Sojourn in a larger map This year (our tenth
annual) we will be
launching from a location in the Huntingdon area on June 13 with registration and event kick off
on June 12! We will be paddling the main stem of the Juniata for seven
days, taking out of the river on June 19 at Howe Township Park.
Participants can register
for the whole week, one or several days of your choosing. Registration fees include meals
for the day on the river (breakfast, lunch and dinner), safety instruction,
programs along the way, and group camping in the evening. Also included
are professional river guides and morning shuttles to station your vehicle at
the take out location. You can provide your own canoe or kayak or
rent one for the Sojourn from Rothrock
Outfitters.
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Sojourn
Itinerary!
last updated 6/11/10
Saturday,
June 12
Evening registration (6-9pm) and camping at Branch Camp near Huntingdon. Dinner
is on your own tonight, but we will be making ice cream at the campground
this evening! Come earlier in the day and visit the Huntingdon
County Arts Council’s River Arts Fest at the Trestle (10am-4 pm) at
Portstown Park in Huntingdon.
Branch Camp is located along the Raystown
Branch of the Juniata near Huntingdon.
Sunday,
June 13
Launch from Corbin's Island on the Raystown Branch in
the morning, we will float down the Raystown Branch below the dam to where
it joins the Juniata River at Juniata Point.
We will stop for lunch at Juniata Point. With 10.5 miles
paddled for the day, we will stop for evening activities
celebrating the trails (land and water) and the Greenway in Mapleton
with Carl Lorence from the Standing Stone Trail Club and Karl King from
Allegheny Ridge Corporation. Camping at the Mapleton Riverside Memorial Park.
Monday,
June 14
Paddle through Jack’s Narrows between Mapleton and Mount Union in the
morning. Our 9.4 mile day will
include a clean up with PA Cleanways at the Mount Union River access after
lunch. Camping will be at the
Beacon Lodge Wilderness Camp, with storyteller and musician Jim Hamilton
providing entertainment around the campfire in the evening.
Tuesday,
June 15
The 12.75 mile paddle from Newton Hamilton to McVeytown takes us through
scenic farmland and forest. Bag lunch
along the river. We
will be camping at Idle Acres Campground in McVeytown. This evening Martin
Melville, a forester and master logger in the Pennsylvania Sustainable
Forestry Initiative, will speak about the history if forestry in the state
and some of the ways forestry can be implemented sustainably.
Wednesday,
June 16
We will be paddling through one of the least accessible sections of the
Juniata between McVeytown and WaterSide Campground (the former Locust
Campground) near Lewistown.
With 11.8 miles, the pool and pay showers at WaterSide will
be welcome. Evening program by
Steve Runkle will be on traveling from Philadelphia to Hollidaysburg on
the Main Line Canal. Steve is a
volunteer speaker for the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
Thursday,
June 17
We will stop in Lewistown to learn about invasive plants with Kevin Morgan
(Community Partnerships RC&D) and a member of the local Chamber of
Commerce will talk about Victory Park and the new mural they are
installing. We will paddle 17
miles for the day through the Lewistown Narrows, past the Lewistown
Narrows Canal Park to Mifflin. Enjoy
the pool and camp at Central Juniata Park.
Friday,
June 18
Much of the 17.9 mile paddle from Mifflin to Pittman Campground near
Millerstown is in an Important Bird Area.
We will stop a couple times along the way for lunch and an
afternoon break.
Evening program with Stephanie Rynders from the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation.
Saturday,
June 19
The last paddle will be 7.3 miles down to the Howe Township Park, east of
Newport, where we will celebrate with a closing ceremony and one final
meal together as a group. |
The sojourn not only offers a great week of paddling but also presents a chance to celebrate our river communities! You
learn
about local history and current river conservation projects. Even if you
are not an experienced paddler, but want to join in on the fun, you can attend the daily and
nightly programs which are all open to the public!
To get the full and real impression of the JCWP
annual sojourn read this article from the PA Magazine by Cindy Ross.
Up
a Stream, with a Paddle!
For additional information about the Sojourn, please call (814)
506-1190.
If you are interested in keeping in touch with
other Juniata sojourners and want to join the listserv, then email your name and
email address on this link - JCWP-RS-L-subscribe-request@lists.psu.edu.
After you join use this link to talk with other sojourners - JCWP-RS-L@lists.psu.edu.
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