River Rat Resources

For information on the water trails, such as descriptions of river segments, ways to check water levels, safety guides, links to purchase the maps, and registration links for 2023 events, check out: Endless Mountain Heritage Region—emheritage. org; Susquehanna Greenway Partnership— susquehannagreenway.org.

2023 Events

Find registration and rental fees online.

May 20: SGP Paddler’s Toolkit Workshop in Tunkhannock —Novices and veterans get information and resources for planning trips on the Susquehanna, then in the afternoon get on the water.

May 21: SGP’s Intro to Kayak Fishing at Montour Preserve—FREE program at Lake Chillisquaque introduce participants to the equipment needed to kayak fish, basic paddling skills and safety, and provide an opportunity for participants to test out their skills on the water. All paddling equipment and fishing equipment will be provided. Please pre-register.

June 2-10: EMHR’s 25th Anniversary and River of the Year Sojourn—A weeklong paddle covering nearly 120 miles from Sayre to Shickshinny, including daily entertainment and activities as well as meals from local restaurants and caterers. You can choose to so a single-day, three-day, or full-week paddle.

June 3: SGP Outdoor Expo at Shikellamy State Park—From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. enjoy fifty booths of outdoor gear and information, as well as handson clinics and demos. Food trucks and live music. Free admission.

June 15-16: EMHR’s Youth Heritage Sojourn—A three-day journey from Laceyville to West Falls (33.5 river miles) for students grades six through twelve that teaches kayaking safety, Susquehanna history, and environmental stewardship. The group will stay at Camp Lackawanna each night.

June 24: SGP’s Paddlers Toolkit Workshop at Montour Preserve —Novices and veterans get information and resources for planning trips on the Susquehanna, then in the afternoon get on the water.

July 8: SGP’s Paddlers Toolkit Workshop at Columbia Crossing River Trails Center—Novices and veterans get information and resources for planning trips on the Susquehanna, then in the afternoon get on the water.

July 15: EMHR’s Summer Heritage Benefit Paddle—Paddle eleven miles from Mehoopany Boat Launch to Riverside Park in Tunkhannock, and cap it off with a history presentation, catered dinner, and wine tasting. A fundraiser for the Wyoming County Historical Society.

Sept. 29-30: EMHR’s Outdoor Heritage Expo, Wyoming County Fairgrounds—From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, visit booths of heritage organizations, conservation agencies, and outdoor gear vendors. There’ll be guest speakers, raffles, and sways to get on the trails and river. Free admission.

Oct. 7: EMHR’s Fall Heritage Benefit Paddle Paddle ten miles from the Bradford County Outboard Motor Club to Endless Mountain Outfitters, where there will be live music, a catered dinner, cider and wine tasting, and more. A fundraiser for Bradford County Parks.

Outfitters

Check out what services and special paddles these Susquehanna River outfitters offer.

Endless Mountain Outfitters emo444.com

(570) 746-9140

7474 Rt. 187, Sugar Run, PA 18846

Susquehanna Kayak and Canoe Rentals kayaktheriver.com

(570) 388-6107

2374 Sullivans Trail, Falls, PA 18615

Five Mountain Outfitters fivemountainoutfittersco.com

(570) 885-0081

95 Main Street, Shickshinny, PA 18655

Riverside Adventure Company david-decoteau.squarespace.com/rac

(570) 854-2437

476 D & H Ave, Riverside, PA 17868

Studio’s reach to an ever-greater audience has been guided by this principal: show, don’t tell. The StudioNext campaign is one more crucial move toward furthering the facility’s leadership in the global glass community, and securing its reputation for providing comprehensive, accessible, and technologically advanced resources dedicated to glass artistry and innovation. For Amy and Bill, who are intimately engaged with this undertaking, the StudioNext campaign is another (giant) step on a journey that started long ago.

When Anton Chekhov wrote, “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass,” it was a reminder to aspiring writers that drawing a reader into a story is best accomplished through offering sensory details and actions, rather than exposition. It’s a technique that primes the reader’s imagination allowing them to “see” the story as if they were in it along with the characters. This is the literary equivalent of the guiding philosophy Amy and Bill share when it comes to the Studio—glass is a sensory experience that can inspire the hidden artist lurking in every soul.

The expansion of the Studio is also an expansion of their legacy. “In the end,” says Amy, “we hope we will have contributed to and grown the wonderful glass community.”

At the conclusion of a short video on the CMoG website, Bill states that working with glass is “exotic and difficult. It challenges people. It brings the best out in people…It brings all socio-economic classes together. It brings all ages together…and that’s a wonderful thing to see.” Amy adds that people who come to the Studio “never stop talking about glass. I mean, we hang out at night and what we talk about is glass and people are very excited to do that and it, it becomes a life. And that’s really what glass is.”

Jan Bridgeford-Smith, a freelance writer from Ithaca, New York, has written for numerous national and regional publications including Smithsonian Air&Space, History Magazine, and Life in the Finger Lakes