Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival
Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival Event Start
2007 "Paddle of the Pass"at Matlacha
This "signature event" celebrates Southwest Florida's 190 mile marked paddling trail, The Great Calusa Blueway, which meanders from its southern tip at Bonita Springs to its northern-most points around Pine Island Sound and up the Caloosahatchee River. Festival goers and paddlers will be able to participate in a wide variety of events and activities countywide.
The third-annual Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival will take place between October 25 and November 2, 2008, in Lee County’s waterfront communities of Pine Island, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Captiva islands, Bonita Springs and Estero, Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Fort Myers, Alva and Buckingham.
 
Paddlers, competitors, families and outdoor enthusiasts from around Southwest Florida, the state and the nation are expected to attend this one-of-a-kind eco-event. Nine days of festivities will include competitive canoe/kayak races, a pro-am kayak fishing tournament, paddling clinics and demonstrations, seminars, family activities, archaeological and environmental events, guided tours, a speakers' series and more celebrations along the Great Calusa Blueway.



For 2008 festival publicity and event details/scheduling contact:
Betsy Clayton, Waterways Program Coordinator
bclayton@leegov.com 239.433.3855

For 2008 festival web site updates and ecotourism info contact:
John Kiseda, Environmental Program Coordinator
kisedajb@leegov.com 239.432.2163

For 2008 festival Blueway Mobile Project contact:
Susanne Schraeder, "Rendezvous with Florida"Coordinator
sschreader@leegov.com 239.432.2163

For paddling maps, launch sites, outfitters
and more, click on logo above!
 

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