PowerPaddle - THIS WEEKEND ! ! !

Why spend another boring 4th of July weekend sitting around the cottage with nothing to do? Grab your kayak or canoe and head on down to the Muskegon River in Newaygo and join us for a paddle...a PowerPaddle!

Two great races to choose from: The Fun Paddle - for all ages and experience levels; or the Hard Core Race - for more experienced paddlers who are looking for a real challenge. You can sign up online by clicking H E R E or by visiting any of the Powers Outdoors retail locations in Newaygo, Rockford or Montague.

All participants of either race get an afternoon of fun and a T-shirt. Also, be sure to join us in Brooks Park, downtown Newaygo after the races for a Chicken BBQ put on by the Newaygo Chamber of Commerce.

Thanks again to all of our sponsors of this race: Rudert Insurance Company; Linck Insurance Company; ChoiceOne Bank; Newaygo Auto Mall; Jansma Construction Company; & Newaygo Chiropractic Center.

See you Down By The River!

-P.O.A.

POA Gets Some Press

Recently, the Rockford Independent did an outstanding article on P.O.A., what we are about, and what drives us. We hope that you will see how much we enjoy guiding each and every one of our Adventures, and that we put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into making sure you have a great time!

That being said, please be sure to check out the Article by clicking HERE. The article is titled "Local Outfitter Offers Outdoor Adventures". This was written by R.I. reporter Kathy Berlin. Thanks for the nod Kathy, and you are more than welcome to join us on our next Adventure!

Remember, sign up for you next individual, group, or corporate trip with P.O.A. Just visit our website at http://www.powersadventures.com/

See you outdoors,

Gabriel Cash Slominski

P.O.A.

POA Featured on Fox 28

It wasn't your average Father's Day! POA took 2 groups to East Race Waterway in South Bend, IN this past Sunday. A caravan from Chicago, IL and Rockford, MI converged for a day of paddling, food, and good times on the man-made whitewater course in South Bend.

Fox News 28 was there to interview some of the paddlers that had come out to spend father's day on the water. You can read about the story HERE. The story was titled "A father's day gem found in South Bend" and you can check it out at http://www.fox28.com/. There are also some additional pictures on our Flickr page, which you can get to by clicking HERE.

If you would like to join us for our next East Race outing, it will take place on July 18th. Cost will be $75/person if you have all of your gear. It cost and extra $25/person for rental of kayak, paddle, pfd, skirt, and helmet. (all required by East Race). Who knows...maybe you will end up on T.V.! Don't forget to check out http://www.fox28.com/ for the story and video.

We love being famous!

-P.O.A.

Sign Up for the 4th of July Race!

The 8th Annual PowerPaddle on the mighty Muskegon River in Downtown Newaygo is a great way to spend the day before all of those fireworks on the 4th of July. There are two races for you to enjoy: The Fun Paddle - This is an all around event for all ages and experience levels. The top 10 finishers of the Fun Paddle receive a medal and all participants receive a T-Shirt. Cost for the Fun Paddle is only $15.00/person. The Hard Core Race - This is a race for the more serious and experienced paddler. Not only do you have to go down river, but you have to turn around and paddle half way back up river! It is quite a challenge, but not without rewards...Cash Prizes and Trophies go to the top 3 finishers in 3 Divisions (Open Canoe, Women's Kayak, Men's Kaysk). Cost of the Hard Core Race is $20/person and all participants in the Hard Core race also receive a T-Shirt.

The Power Paddle is being brought to you by Powers Outdoors and Powers Outdoors Adventures and is sponsored by: Jansma Construction, Linck Insurance Agency, Rudert Insurance Agency and Choice One Bank. If you would also like to sponsor this event, please contact us at Trips@PowersAdventures.com or by calling 616-863-8107.

TO REGISTER: Click H E R E or visit http://www.powersadventures.com/ for additional information. Don't forget, if you want to dress up for the race, we are giving away a prize for the best costume or decorated kayak/canoe!

See you on the 4th of July!

-P.O.A.

Michigan Paddle Symposium - SUCCESS ! ! !

Thanks to all that attended the 2009 Michigan Paddle Symposium at both Wabasis Lake State Park and Brooks Lake. Also, a special thanks to our volunteers and instructors, to which, we could not pull this off without you!

We had close to 150 attendees this year, making this our largest Symposiuum to date. Kayaks of all shapes and sizes were on display and used for instruction demonstrations. But the hit of the Symposium (aside from the best instruction you can get!) were the paddleboards. Stand up paddleboarding will surely be something gaining in popularity over the next few years. We hope to keep you ahead of the curve so if you have any questions on kayaks, canoes, or paddleboards...don't hesitate to ask!

See you all for the 2010 Symposium Next Year!

-P.O.A.

THIS WAY - - - - - - - ->

TO THE MICHIGAN PADDLE SYMPOSIUM!

Sign Up Online H E R E ! ! !

Hope to see you on the water this weeked.

Paddle On,

P.O.A.

Come Roll This Weekend!

Gabriel Cash will be teaching Intro to Kayak Rolling this Saturday and Sunday at the Michigan Paddle Symposium.

Sign up online at http://www.powersadventures.com/ ! ! !

Bring your suit and get ready to get wet!

Paddle On,

P.O.A.

Follow Us!...Twitterly!

GUESS WHAT...Now you can keep up with P.O.A. on Twitter!

Are those paddle tweets I hear? ? ?

Be sure to follow us so we can follow you!

The Syposium Countdown!

Only 10 days until the Michigan Paddle Symposium! Grab a relative, grab a friend, grab a stranger...and get signed up! Visit http://www.powersadventures.com/ to get signed up!

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