Lower Mississippi River Dispatch No. 934 "Voice of the Lower Mississippi River" Memphis, TN ~ Wilson, AR ~ Clarksdale, MS ~ Vicksburg, MS Quapaw Canoe Company ~ Celebrating 25 Years of Service ~ ~Winner of the SBA 2024 Small Business of the Year Award~
Waterfowl Community Canoe Saturday Mar 30th, 1-6pm from Clarksdale
Waterfowl Community Canoe Daytrip: Meet 1pm at Quapaw Canoe Company in downtown Clarksdale, MS. It will be warm and sunny, but also breezy. Forecast calls for sunny, high of 75, SW wind 10-15 mph. Back to land by 6pm. Special opportunity for those who have never paddled on the Mississippi River! Free for youth under 18. 1/4 price for educators ($25). 1/2 price for adults ($50). Reservations required: please go to our automatic online signup, or respond to this email. (You can also call us 662-627-4070 and leave a message)
Quapaw Canoe Company, 2024 Calendar of Trips, Adventures and other River-Related Events
Thurs Mar 28 River Rhythms: Canoeing the Mighty Mississippi! Spring Break Daytrip Adventure w/ Mississippi River State Park Roundtrip Daytrip 9am-3pm from Helena Harbor Sat March 30th Community Canoe Spring Celebration: songbirds and budding trees! 1-6pm from Clarksdale April 5 – 12 Total Solar Eclipse Complete Immersion Expedition Grand Tower, Tower Rock, Trail of Tears State Park Mon April 8 Mississippi River 95% Solar Eclipse Experience Helena, AR April 20th Community Canoe Spring songbird migration 1-6pm from Clarksdale April 22 Full Frog Moon #1 2-10pm from Clarksdale April 23 Full Frog Moon #2 2-10pm from Clarksdale Mon April 8 Mississippi River 98% Solar Eclipse Experience Wilson, AR Sat May 18 Community Canoe Berry-picking picnic 1-6pm from Clarksdale May 22 Full Flower Moon #1 3-11pm from Clarksdale May 23 Full Flower Moon #2 3-11pm from Clarksdale May 24 - 26 Erin Mulligan Full Flower Moon Yoga Retreat Sat May 25 Memorial Day Weekend w/ Mississippi River State Park Roundtrip Daytrip 9am-3pm from Helena Harbor June 3 – 6 Mississippi River Girlz Canoe Camp Click Here for more information June 10 – 13 Mississippi River Boyz Canoe Camp Click Here for more information June 17 Horn Lake Library Dugout Canoe Carving Workshop & Demonstration June 22 Community Canoe Swimming, Beach-combing, Fossil hunting 1-6pm from Clarksdale
June 26-28, 2024 The Great River: Mississippi River Wilderness Paddle with author Boyce Upholt Wed-Fri June 26-28, 2024 Voyageur Canoe Adventure ~ Memphis to Helena ~ 74 miles Primitive Camping, Long Days of Paddling, Long Nights of Campfire Story-Telling $700 each includes guiding & outfitting + meals + shuttle.
July 14 – September 29 Wilson Fellows: Group Exhibition at Dixon Gallery & Gardens in Mallory and Wurtzburge Galleries John Ruskey, Danny Broadway, Thad Clark and Claire Hardy Shreveport Homecoming Expedition Down the Mississippi, Up the Red River October 4 – November 2, 2024