{"id":231850,"date":"2023-03-23T11:34:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocmulgeewatertrail.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=231850"},"modified":"2023-10-09T09:10:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T13:10:24","slug":"black-bear-paddle","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ocmulgeewatertrail.com\/index.php\/event\/black-bear-paddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bear Paddle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visit Black Bear Paddle<\/a> <\/strong>on eventbrite to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n

The Ocmulgee Water Trail Partnership in conjunction with the Georgia Wilderness Society is sponsoring its 6th annual paddle event on Saturday, November 4, 2023. The “Black Bear Paddle” will put-in at Dykes Landing in Cochran, Georgia and take-out at Mile Branch Landing in Hawkinsville, Georgia. This paddle is expected to take three to four hours depending upon river flow. <\/span><\/p>\n

Registration opens at 8:00 AM at Dykes Landing in Cochran, Georgia. A shuttle (included) will depart at 9:00 AM from the take-out at Mile Branch Landing, 704 South Jackson, Street, in Hawkinsville, Georgia. <\/span><\/p>\n

– New this year: Children 12 and under are FREE with paid adult registration (one child per paid adult ticket).<\/span><\/p>\n

– T-shirts are included with PAID tickets. Sizes are not guaranteed for tickets purchased after October16th. <\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/span>Boat rental IS NOT included in the ticket price. Contact Oconee Outfitters<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to rent a boat. Click <\/span>this link <\/a><\/strong>or call (478) 733-3386 for additional information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– ACA Insurance forms, and photo waivers must be completed for each paddler at registration. We will use your registration information to pre-populate these forms as much as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Remember to bring – and wear – your Personal Flotation Devices. Insurance requires that PFDs be worn. <\/span><\/p>\n

BONUS EVENT: This year our paddle coincides with Hawkinsville’s 4th Annual Ocmulgee River Fest<\/strong><\/a> at Mile Branch Park which runs from noon until 7 PM. In keeping with this festival, the OWTP has decided to place THREE prize capsules (two-liter bottles) along our paddle route… like a scavenger hunt on the river! Redeem your prize capsule (one per registered paddler) at the OWTP tent for a surprise prize.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Special thanks to our sponsor,\u00a0Fitzgerald Water Light & Bond Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n

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and to our\u00a0in-kind sponsors:<\/p>\n