Jim & Lisa Lisius and the Peake Brothers

Join us for a very special Friday night presentation. In February 1993 Jim and Lisa started a journey on the Pacific Ocean that lasted 15 months and spanned 5,100 miles as they paddled and portaged their way across the river highways of America. Paddling upstream through the big-water canyons of the Snake and Salmon Rivers proved to be the physical challenge of the journey. A 24 mile portage over the top of the Rockies led to the endurance phase: 2,500 miles downstream following the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, and then a 1,200 miles upotream winter on the Tennessee and French Broad Rivers to the top of the Appalachian Mountains. A final 23 mile portage led to a springtime finish on the South Carolina coast at Sullivan's Island. Come share the sights and stories of how the trip changed their lives, their relationship, and their view of the world.
Jim and Lisa's lives center around water and people. Their careers center on education with Lisa as University Health Center Nurse and Jim as teacher and engineer. Both discovered canoes as children, and they met during the canoe racing phase of their lives. They founded the Penobscot Fifty Mile Canoe Race, lead canoe trips, and teach canoeing and camping. They live on the banks of the Sandy River with Farmington Falls in their backyard. Summer finds them heading north to canoe the Atlantic coast of Labrador with their daughter, River Dawn.

25 Years of paddling, fun and friendship at the Maine Canoe Symposium. A look back and ahead. Some thoughts on motivations, inspiration, complications and why we keep paddling into the woods and across thebarrenlands.
Learn more about the Peakes at: www.ottertooth.com/che-mun

 

We offer canoeing, outdoor skills, living history activities, hikes, swimming, games, a climbing wall, arts and crafts, and time to just play, all under the pines of Winona.

Children's Events 2010 (28K)

 

 Saturday afternoon join the Canoe-a-thon, a freindly competition where everyone wins. Test your paddling, poling, knot tying, and rescue bag throwing skills. There are events for kids, adults, even the pro-staff. Sometimes the kids best us all. Regardless of who wins, everyone has fun in this seriously light hearted competition.

 

The starting cannon fires at noon on Sunday. Be ready to either paddle or cheer your favorite team on! Which team will receive the infamous Golden Boot Award in 2010?

The Maine Canoe Symposium is supported by many fine sponsors and individuals that donate paddles, books, packs, poles, and gear of all kind for our silent auction on Saturday evening and our door prize giveaway after lunch on Sunday. Bring your checkbooks and find great deals while supporting MCS.