Full Beaver Super Moon
This will be the closest and largest Super Moon of the year!
Lower Mississippi River Dispatch No. 1004 Since 1995 ~ “Voice of the Lower Mississippi River” Quapaw Canoe Company, Clarksdale, Mississippi
Upcoming Adventures this Week:
Full Beaver Super Moon 2-10pm, Tuesday, Nov 4th
Greenwood Community Canoe 1-5pm, Saturday Nov 8th
Next Month: Greenville Community Canoe, 1-5pm, December 6th (Warfield Point)
Tuesday Full Beaver Moon
Join us 2-10pm, Tuesday, Nov 4th, in one of our voyageur canoes for this special experience — the closest and largest Super Moon of the year! Maybe a good way to celebrate voting day?
My favorite of the full moons — named for my favorite river creature — our good friend Castor canadensis who grow to fullness feasting on the fat willows of the Lower Mississippi River.
Meet 2pm downtown Clarksdale, and follow us out to the river (or meet us at river landing 3pm). Board big canoe, and cross over to one of our favorite islands — one with a spectacular view upstream and down, with great views towards sunset and also towards moonrise. There we will get a fire going, enjoy the evening and a potlatch together, and watch the rising of the full moon. Around 8pm we will start paddling back, the light of the moon guiding our way. In the silence of the impossibly big river owls, coyotes, and maybe a beaver or two chewing willow branches on river’s edge drifts over the water, like the presence of god, hovering over the same. A deeply spiritual experience. Might get interrupted by towboat traffic, but even then it’s always rich with the finely attenuated atmosphere of the night time river. Milky Way dancing overhead above Sagittarius & Scorpius.
It’s going to be a typically cold fall night, low down in the 40s. Dress appropriately! Feel free to bring a sketchbook, camera, or musical instrument - you may get inspired.
Date: Tuesday Nov 4th
Location: Meet 2pm at Quapaw Canoe Company, 291 Sunflower Ave, Clarksdale, MS. Follow us in your vehicle to the launch point on the Mississippi River. (~25min drive).
OR: meet us at river landing TBA 3pm
End Time: 8-9pm back in land, depending on conditions and river traffic.
What to bring: Water bottle, warm clothes, hat, head lamp, flashlight, something to share for supper.
Food: Potluck: Pack whatever you want share! Quapaw will provide tables, stools, enamel plates, silverware, and hot water for coffee or tea. I’m making ginger tea in our big enamel pot.
Price: $125 per person. We accept cash, check, PayPal, or Venmo. Payment required in advance to secure a spot. See below for details. Your seat is reserved when you make payment.
Payment Methods: Advance reservations required. Payment by credit card or check required to hold seat: 1) Check: Send check to Quapaw Canoe Company, 291 Sunflower Avenue, Clarksdale, MS 38614 2) Credit Card: Paypal Billing (add 3% PP fee) paypal.me/quapawcanoecompany 3) Venmo John-Ruskey-1
To sign up for trips:
Respond to mailer, and make payment. If you’d prefer to talk first, call me (662) 902-7841, or "Mayfly" Ceili Hale (601) 918-6810. Sincerely yours in service of the big river!
Sat Nov 8th — Greenwood Community Canoe — 1-5pm
Greenwood Community Canoe November 8th Community Canoe will take place on the Yazoo River from downtown Greenwood. Organized and supported by Lower Mississippi River Foundation. Meet 1pm at boat ramp in downtown Greenwood at the City Park Between the Bridges. There will be a short introduction and safety talk. Pack up canoe and load up. Paddle upstream to mouth of Yalobusha River. Picnic and exploration stop. Picnic Lunch provided for all by the Bridge Bistro. Or pack your own. Pack your own water bottles and dress for weather. Wear shoes that can get muddy & wet, or go barefoot. Wear sun hat and sun screen. Return downstream to same downtown Greenwood Landing Trip duration will probably be 1-5pm, but might be as late as 6pm. Advance reservations required. 6 minimum, 18 maximum. 1-6pm, $50 each, $25 for educators, free for kids under 18 y/o. All paddle together, no previous experience necessary, but must be willing to paddle, and must wear life jacket! Made possible in partnership with the Lower Mississippi River Foundation. See below for complete details. First Come, first served. Click here for complete information and making reservation. Please email info@island63.com if you have any questions! Pricing: Adults - $50 Educators - $25 Children under 18: free, accompanied by parents or guardians Payment: Advance reservations required. Payment by credit card or check required to hold seat: 1) Check: Send check to Quapaw Canoe Company, 291 Sunflower Avenue, Clarksdale, MS 38614 2) Credit Card: Paypal Billing (add 3% PP fee) paypal.me/quapawcanoecompany 3) Venmo John-Ruskey-1 Schedule: Meet Place: Yazoo River Boat Ramp in downtown Greenwood at the City Park Between the Bridges GPS: 33.523507, -90.182808 Meet: 1pm intro, safety talk, pack up, load canoes Start: 2pm 3pm: Yalobusha Confluence (Picnic Lunch provided by Bridge Bistro) 5pm: Yazoo River Boat Ramp Pack in Daypack or Drybag: Each person should pack: -waterbottles -snacks -lunch (if you want) -sun protection -bug protection -shoes that can get muddy and wet (or go barefoot) Optional: -cell phone -camera -bird book -binoculars -swim gear -towel Note: Pack any electronics in dry bag, dry box, or zip lock bags Water Bottle Refill: We’ll pack a 5-gal jug of water to refill your personal water bottles. Wear: Dress for weather. Wear shoes that can get muddy and wet (or go barefoot). Call me (662) 902-7841, or Ceili Hale (601) 918-6810, if you’d prefer to talk! Sincerely yours in service of the big river! -Driftwood Johnnie
Mighty Quapawz — Who Are We?
We Mighty Quapawz are a team of river guides and river lovers who build canoes and paddle them on guided wilderness trips down remote wild places of the Lower Mississippi River Valley. We guide people into the vast wilderness that is created by the floodplain of the biggest river in North America -- from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. We make explorations of the many biotas encompassed by the big river from the broad & deep main channel of the river to its back channels, to its wetlands, from its steep ravined bluffs to its oxbow lakes, its bottomland hardwood forests, its giant islands, caney breaks, giant sandbars, and its open fields and willow woods. Each biota created by the river is favored by different species of creation. Our mission is to share and protect what remains of the wild Lower Mississippi. Our work creates unique opportunities for experiencing and witnessing the wonders of wildlife in their natural habitat.
What is our Region?
Floodplain of the Lower (and Middle) Mississippi River. We cover a huge region, almost 1200 miles, from St. Louis to the Gulf, add on 159 miles of the Atchafalaya, and dozens more miles down all of the various passes to the Gulf of Mexico, and even more into the Mississippi Sound. Call or email to arrange an adventure into the greatest wild place in the center of the continent!
Where do we operate? Here:
