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" font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">JUNE 15,
2010
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" font-family: 'Times New Roman';">FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT:
" font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">BOB ROTATORI
OR KAREN FREEDMAN
" font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">216-635-3200,
EXT. 3263 OR EXT. 3253
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Become a
French Canadian Voyageur this July with Cleveland Metroparks
Voyageur Canoe Paddles.
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Paddle a
34-foot canoe and relive the days of the Fur Traders era on
Hinckley Lake or on Wallace Lake at the following
programs.
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Voyageur Canoe Paddle
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July 10 & Sunday, July 11 " font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">�
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12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., -OR- 3:30 p.m. " mso-spacerun: yes; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal;">
" font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hinckley Lake Boathouse �
Hinckley Reservation
" font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Join Cleveland Metroparks French
Canadian Voyageurs and set out on Hinckley Lake in a 34-foot canoe
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Hinckley Lake
is located between West Drive and East Drive in Hinckley
Reservation, south of Bellus Road in Hinckley Township.
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Voyageur Canoe Paddle
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July 24 & Sunday, July 25 " font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">�
" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal;">11 a.m.,
12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., -OR- 3:30 p.m.
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Lake " font-family: 'Times New Roman';">� " font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.0pt;">Mill
Stream Run Reservation
" font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Join Cleveland Metroparks French
Canadian Voyageurs and set out on Wallace Lake in a 34-foot canoe
for an hour-long paddle of educational fun." mso-spacerun: yes; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
Wallace Lake
is located off Valley Parkway in Mill Stream Run Reservation, south
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" line-height: 150%; text-indent: .5in;">" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.0pt;">This living
history program gives everyone a chance to paddle, sing and hear
the many tales and adventures of these fur traders of long ago.
The canoe is a fiberglass
replica of the original Voyageur canoes, which were used to travel
the Great Lakes from Montreal to Lake Superior and the eastern
shores of Minnesota in the 18th and 19th
centuries. " font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.0pt;">The canoe can
hold up to 18 people. Life jackets, educational fun and a safe
environment are provided.
" line-height: 150%; text-indent: .5in;">" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.0pt;">Voyageur
Canoe Paddles continue through October. In addition, on Saturday,
October 2, there will be a Voyageur Canoe Encampment at CanalWay
Center.
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" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.0pt;">Registration
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" font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For more information and to
register, call 440-786-8530.
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voyageur on the Voyageur Canoe Paddle of Cleveland Metroparks -
part of your life, naturally!
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