The 2012 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival was three days packed full of fun events.  Actually four days – as Thursday, the set up day, is really a day for presenters and locals to get a preview of what is to come.    And preview we did.  There were hundreds of wooden boats of all sizes.  As well as vendors for and information about the many processes to help you buy or build your own vessel.…

MONDAY – SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

IN MEMORY OF TWO ORCAS RESIDENTS:

V. R. “BRICK” MORTENSON – EARLY COLORADO RIVER RUNNER

DR. T. MAGDA MISCHE – RIVER RUNNER & ADVENTURER

PRESENTATION BY: DAVE MORTENSON

This short video was produced to honor early river runners and tell their amazing story. Magda contacted Dave this last winter about having an Orcas presentation since they shared a passion for Orcas and for the Grand Canyon. The tragic loss of …

Big Water Runners of the Colorado River

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
SPONSORED BY: OREGON WHITEWATER ASSOCIATION
HOSTED BY: RIVER CONNECTIONS  –   YOUR RIVER CONNECTION STORE SINCE 1999
LOCATED IN MOUNTAIN VIEW PLAZA
2804 NORTHEAST 65TH AVENUE, BLDG D, VANCOUVER, WA 98661

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PROGRAM
6:00 PM: SOCIAL HOUR – REPLICA BOAT DISPLAY – RIVER CONNECTIONS VISIT
6:30 PM PIZZA SERVED & OWA MEETING ANOUCEMENTS
7:15 PM FEATURED PRESENTATION NEXT DOOR TO RIVER CONNECTIONS

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FIRST FRIENDS …

Dave Mortenson and Greg Hatten both wrote about our HRBA 2012 trip and won!  They each have gift checks to spend at Sawyer.  Dave will spend his on oars for future HRBA boats.  Follow this link to read all about it.  http://www.paddlesandoars.com/NewsLetters/Sawyer_Newsletter_45th_Anniversary_Winners.html

And go to this site to read all the stories that sawyer recognized.  http://sawyerstoryblog.blogspot.com/…

The Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival will have a good showing of colorful Colorado 1950 and 1960 boats.  The festival runs from Friday Sept 7 – Sunday Sept 9.  Come join us to learn lots about wooden boats, and hear several presentations by members of HRBA.

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The mission of Historic River Boats Afloat (HRBA) is to restore or replicate and return to active use historic river-running vessels. These early whitewater craft were often homemade and innovative with materials and designs. As new technologies became available river runners pioneered different approaches to how they tackled the wild rivers of the west, usually at the highest flow levels. HRBA is dedicated to preserving and protecting the recorded information of the river boats and …

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