On Sunday, July 26th at 10:00am, we launched 25 Kayaks, Canoes, Paddle Boards and a Rowboat with over 35 eager friends and neighbors into the beautiful Connetquot River for a leisurely tour of the river and the Grand Canal running through Oakdale. After 1 1/2 hours of  easy paddling through our beautiful wetlands, wildlife spotting (see if you can spot the Oakdale wildlife below;), cruising along the shore of the Arboretum, we were back at Timber Point Beach to enjoy the BBQ! And the weather couldn't have cooperated more!  While we were out on the river from 10:00am to 11:30am, the skies were generally overcast which was good because we didn't get too hot, but as the BBQ started to get going with over 50 people attending, the skies cleared and the fun was just beginning as all the kids continued to enjoy the beach and river.  We couldn't ask for more!

So plan to be at next years 2nd ANNUAL KAYAK BEACH BBQ around the last week of July 2010!    

Many thanks to everyone that helped me put this together, particularly Jack who took care of the majority of the cooking and help tremendously in planning this all out!  As for me, I was thrilled that so many people showed up for the event to enjoy one of our most precious resources, the Connetquot River.  Please enjoy the photos and...

Have a great summer!

Stan Lozinski          
slozinski@greatrivercommunityassociation.org