3rd Annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest from Ground Level

Today is a variation on our weekly "Slow River" where we share ground level video with natural sound from yesterday’s AMAZING Blazing Paddles Paddlefest on Cleveland’s hard-working, historic, and scenic Cuyahoga River. Many thanks to our tireless volunteers, sponsors, Cuyahoga River industrial stakeholders, partner organizations, kayak rental livery partners, and yes, you, our Blazing Paddles paddlers!

Thanks for your patience with our start delay HOWEVER the presence of the Joseph H. Thompson greatly added to the visual appeal of Blazing Paddles. Many paddlers got an "up close and personal" sense of the scale of a freighter for the first time. Keep that heft in mind the next time you find yourself face-to-face with a freighter when there is no safety zone maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. Know before you go on the Cuyahoga River!

We'd love to see a freighter hard at work during the 4th annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest on July 23, 2022!

Be sure to check our Ron Skinner’s album of photos from yesterday’s paddle. Ron shot the event pro-bono so if you see an image you like, please BUY IT FROM HIM!. Click on the photo below to get to Ron’s on-line album.

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