UM Sailing Club Picnic and Ice Cream Social

Thanks to the work of several HRWC volunteers, spearheaded by Mike Brooks and Jennifer Wolf, we had a lovely evening on Baseline Lake. Some cottagers, some sailors, and some folks from all over the Watershed came.

It was great to see Karen, a former colleague at Matthaei Botanical Gardens (now known as MBGNA). A group of Sinkers (members of the Alva Gordon Sink UM Alumnae Club) came out, just before they headed north for a week in the UP. I may be a swimmer, but I am also a Sinker!

I met two ladies, Linda and Laura, from Ford Lake who will help us get across that great expanse of the river. They are avid kayakers and love the river. They are now learning how to sail and also want to learn to windsurf.

Cottagers, Bill and Kathy, their four children and his mother, Marge, also came to the party.

Paul Cousins who is the chairman of the Watershed Council was the focus of one of the picnic tables--watching what delectable dinner he had prepared for his wife and himself.

Also a slew of kids had fun in the water, learning to fly fish and just enjoying a beautiful evening on Baseline Lake.

Have I told you lately how fantastic the Huron River is? If you think it is a body of water to be avoided, think again. The HRWC has performed miracles in bringing the water back to a safety. And we all are the beneficiaries.

Happy Sailing, Paddling, Fishing, and, of course, Swimming!

Thanks to the Sailing Club