~~~Last ❤️Community Canoe❤️ of the Year~~~

Sat, Dec 13th, 12noon to 5pm, from Helena, AR -- All Aboard!

💚Helena Community Canoe💜Dec 13, 2025, 12 noon - 5pm🌈

Advance reservations required: 6 minimum, 18 maximum. 12noon-5pm, $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.

Meet 12 noon at the public boat ramp at Helena River Park.  There will be a short introduction and safety talk.  Pack up and board our hand-crafted voyageur style big canoes — 10 person capacity — stable and safe. Paddle out of the mouth of the Helena Harbor, and then on up to the nearby Buck Island (One mile paddle).  Picnic and exploration stop.  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 boat ramp at Warfield Point. Trip duration will probably be 1-5pm, but might be as late as 6pm. 

Please email info@island63.com if you have any questions!

Pricing:

Adults - $50
Educators - $25
Children under 18: free, accompanied by parents or guardian

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

Meet Place:
Public boat ramp at Helena River Park

Meet: 12noon
intro, safety talk, pack up, load canoes
Start: 1pm from Boat Ramp
2pm: Buck Island
Picnic & Explore
5pm: Return to Helena 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!

-John (Chief Turtle of Many Hats)

Lower Mississippi River Dispatch No. 1007
Since 1995 ~ “Voice of the Lower Mississippi River” 
Quapaw Canoe Company, Clarksdale, Mississippi

End Note: Our “Quapaw Queens” appeared in the Clarksdale Press Register's annual "Women in Business" special edition.  Women of Influence 2025.  Paddles up to you Mighty Quapaw Captains!