Super Blue Sturgeon Moon

Experience Sunset and Moonrise from Plum Point Sandbar

Watercolor, John Ruskey

Lower Mississippi River Dispatch No. 915
"Voice of the Lower Mississippi River" 
Memphis, TN ~ Wilson, AR ~  Clarksdale, MS ~ Vicksburg, MS
photos & text (c) 2023 John Ruskey except where otherwise noted

Pop up full moon adventure! This week on Tuesday and Wednesday. From Wilson, AR

 In celebration of the Super Blue Sturgeon Full Moon, we are running two consecutive roundtrip paddles from Wilson, Arkansas.  Limited seating.  Advance reservations required.  See below for details.  

Watercolor, John Ruskey

Itinerary Full August Super Blue Sturgeon Moon 
Choose one: Tues Aug 29th -or- Wed Aug 30th
From Wilson, AR (Sans Souci Landing)

2 consecutive nights: 
Tuesday August 29, 2023, 6-10pm
Tuesday August , 2023, 6-10pm

Meet: 6pm, Sans Souci Landing
Park your car near Boat Ramp and Pack Canoe
Launch canoe into the big river...
7:30pm: Sunset on Plum Point Sandbar
8pm: Moon Rise on Plum Point Sandbar
9pm: Reboard Canoe
10pm: Return to Sans Souci Landing
(exact timing depends on river traffic)

Sans Souci Landing is located at the end of Hwy 198, off Blues Hwy 61, in between Wilson and Osceola, AR. Follow Hwy 198 to dead-end on the banks of the river, behind grain elevator. GPS: 35.65754907753696 /-89.92580755181847

Sans Souci Landing GPS:
35.65754907753696, -89.92580755181847

Please send responses to the following questions:
1) names of each person
2) cell phone contact of each person
3) approx weight (for choosing paddles and life jackets)

$115 each.  Payment in advance to hold seat.  See below for payment methods.

Paypal Billing (add 3% PP fee)
paypal.me/quapawcanoecompany

-or-

Venmo (add 3% Venmo fee)
John-Ruskey-1

Quapaw Provides: 
Big Canoe, paddles, lifejackets and all necessary river gear, first aid kits, VHF Marine Radio, running lights, and all necessary emergency gear.   We’ll pack group water in 5 gallon jugs.  (Note: all paddle together with experienced guide in one big voyageur style canoe).

Pack in Daypack or Drybag:
-headlamp
-waterbottles
-snacks
-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.

NOAA Forecast: 
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Wear:
Dress for weather. Wear shoes that can get muddy and wet (or go barefoot). Bring change of clothing.  Swim suit & towel if swimming.

Watercolor, John Ruskey

Wilson Fellows: I am artist-in-residence during 2023 with Danny Broadway, Thad Lee and Claire Hardy.  Visit Wilson, AR, for good food, gardens galore, great schools, cultural activities & events, a swanky micro-hotel, and a unique archeological museum in town square.  Artwork displayed in loft gallery inside The Grange.

Wilson sits just over the big river levee behind Island 35 and the 2nd Chickasaw Bluff, on blues highway 61, between Marion (Sultana Museum) and Osceola (Son Seals, Albert King).  This is one of my favorite stretches of river.  And one of the most spectacular.  The four Chickasaw Bluffs leading into Memphis.  Contact Mississippi Matthew Burdine for wilderness canoe exploration & adventure down the Chickasaw Bluffs.

Note: Wilson Fellows will be highlighted in a group exhibition at Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis, July 14 – September 29, 2024.

Watercolor, John Ruskey