John McConville's Midwest Update Part 2

By John McConville

Day 1 Time to Huck
Location: Duluth MN, John Kiffmeyer’s Hostel
Date: April 16 2009

After 2 days of driving and some minor vehicle repairs, Andy
McMurray and I were back in town and ready to Huck. Already warmed
up from our South Eastern "Boof or Die" kayaking mission, we suited
up and zipped over to Gazebo Falls on Amity Creek. Clint Austin a
reporter for the Duluth News Tribune, saw Andy and I suiting up and
decided to join us to watch the spectacle.

Getting back in the cold, root beer colored water was a great
feeling for Andy and I. It had been a whole year since we had last
been here boating the rivers of Lake Superior and I was excited to
be Back. Around the time of our 3rd lap on the Gazebo, John
Kiffmeyer showed up to join the fun. One more quick lap over the
waterfall and the 3 of us were off to another river for a late
afternoon treat, the Lester.

The Lester river is the Local Hot Spot! Located directly in the
city of Duluth, if there’s water in the river there will be boaters
in the water. Being so, getting back to the parking lot for the
Lester river after our run was like a family reunion. Everyone
smiling from ear to ear, excited to be back on the water again. It
had been a long, cold and snowy winter in Duluth MN, and the Spring
Season was just beginning…

 
Andy Gazebo falls
Andy Gazebo falls
Burgess Allmost Allways, Lester River
Andy Gazebo falls
Andy Gazebo falls