The River Glen Arbor Glen Arbor Kayak

August 2010

Selling all used kayaks. New fleet next summer.

August 31, 2010
Selling all used kayaks. New fleet next summer.

Stop into the livery and check out the great deals on all our kayaks and canoes.  From 100 bucks up to 600. They are going fast, so don’t wait. Weather should be beautiful for kayaking today.  Light SW wind right now….hopeful it will stay down so we can use Lake Michigan on our routes. Championship [...]

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88 degrees. This may be the last day of summer!

August 30, 2010
Expert and beginner tubers at The River

Ahhhhh……the lazy days of summer are here.  Yesterday in Glen Arbor could have come straight out of a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, (“Then followed that beautiful season…..Summer….filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape, lay as if newly created in all the freshness of childhood”).  Yesterday was pure bliss.  Yesterday [...]

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85 Degrees-Light SW Breeze-No Clouds-Warm Waters-Lets Kayak!

August 29, 2010
View looking NE from the Alligator Lookout over Sleeping Bear Bay

The National Park seems to be taking it up a big notch this year;  They have accomplished so many projects in need:  I took this picture last night on my Iphone and remembered how overgrown this lookout was just a year ago. Park Rangers cleared it out and the views are now incredible. Rumor has [...]

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Gorgeous day. Come on out.

August 27, 2010
Maggie holding on to the sun

Rent a kayak this afternoon/evening and paddle out to Lake Michigan for sunset.  We had a group do this last night and they had a magical trip.  Take advantage of the warm water, weather and light winds and get out on the Big Lake.  Leave from here at our livery and head downriver for four [...]

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Cooling off. Great day to paddle a kayak.

August 25, 2010
North American Otters feeding on Crayfish in front of Livery

Summer is definitely winding down.  The crowds of people are heading home and the Crystal River is still very warm with plenty of water for our kayaks and canoes.  Light Northwest winds today will make for a great paddle out on Big Glen and into the Fisher Lakes.  Lake Michigan will be safe, but bumpy [...]

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Locals! You reading this?

August 24, 2010
maggie and maddie in sudsys candy cave

Locals!  Half price!  On all kayak or canoe rentals!  All Putt putt/mini golf!  What are you waiting for?  Get down here and take advantage of this deal.  The Crystal River has plenty of water right now thanks to all the rain and is 80 degrees.  Float and swim out to Lake Michigan and snorkel on [...]

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Sundays are so slow!

August 22, 2010
Sundays are so slow!

Gorgeous mornin, but no ones here!  Sunday’s are so slow.  Great time to get out on the Crystal River.  Get down here and rent a kayak or canoe or tube or paddleboard.  Play some putt putt or ping pong.  Were here…..open for business and anxious to serve you.  Come on down.  It’s supposed to warm [...]

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FRIDAY – 83 degree air temp and 81 degree water temp

August 20, 2010
another day in paradise

Looking like a great day to paddle the Crystal River.  Warm air and water temps.  I dropped the dam gates an inch yesterday to bring the water levels up to 35 cfs, plenty of water for a float in one of our kayaks, canoes or tubes. Locals!  Half price on all your activities at the [...]

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Selling all our kayaks New fleet next year

August 19, 2010
Selling all our kayaks New fleet next year

Last year we sold off most of our 2009 kayaks and canoes.  Now, with the amazingly free services of Craigs List, we should be able to sell off the entire fleet of the remaining 2009′s and 2010′s.  We will be putting in an order this October for new boats and hope to be renting kayaks [...]

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Shell Lake Eco Tour

August 17, 2010
Finn chowing down on Shell Lake beach

This picture on the right is taken a few nights ago out on Shell Lake.  I had a group of “birders” for this Eco Tour that were hoping to photograph the Sand Hill Cranes and Loons and I took son Finn along. We saw both but got no photos. I set Finn up with a [...]

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