Muskrat's Wildcat Creek Expeditions
Newsletter.......Chapter 1572.......March 5th 2025
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Please forward this to all Hoosier Canoe Club
and Nick's Boater Group Members.......
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The basic details for my April Fools Trip are provided down below. Please be aware that Last Year I made some Changes in the Meeting Times & Early Locations. Please read them carefully and note that those Changes are Still applied.
Also, please read the portion entitled
"Last Minute Update".
"Muskrat's 48th Annual April Fools
On Big Pine Creek Cruise"
will be held Saturday April 5th 2025
Meeting Time is 10:00-AM (Eastern Standard Time)
at our Traditional Meeting Location,
in Downtown Pine Village (Directions Below).
Please, Don't go to A Launch Site !!!
Go to Pine Village !!!
The Putin will not be Announced until we Meet
in Pine Village. There are Several Possibilities,
with the Selection based on Water Levels.
Launching at Rainsville Bridge, April Fools 2023
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Directions to Pine Village:
Muskrat has decided to eliminate the two Early Meeting Locations again this year. Like all of our other Normal Trips, we will just have the One Meeting Location, which is in Downtown Pine Village, Indiana.......
Downtown Pine Village.......
Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer Page 30-31, in the Town of Pine Village, at the junction of SR-26 & SR-55, 17-miles west of West Lafayette on SR-26, or 12-miles North of Attica on SR-55. Google Maps recognizes "Pine Village, IN", and will direct You to the Exact spot where We Will Get Together.
Park anywhere Downtown.
Expect to see Paddler-People
wandering around in the Middle of the Highway.
The Locals just Ignore Us.
They know we're Harmless,
and that we'll soon be Gone.
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If you're interested in attending this Cruise, but have concerns about Your Abilities or Equipment (Stream conditions??, type of Boat?? spray skirts?? helmets?? float bags??), please feel free to contact Me. Muskrat's complete Contact info is available at the end of this Trip Announcement.
Also, please read the description of my Last Minute Update,
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LAST MINUTE UPDATES:
Each year I make a Scouting Run thru the Big Pine Valley on the Day Before my April Fools Cruise. I check the Water level (on the Chuck Weis Gauge in Rainsville) immediately upon arrival. Then I visit all possible Put-ins and Takeouts, visit with the Landowners at each location, and provide them a copy of this Newsletter. When I'm ready to leave, I check the Water level again and note any changes.
My plan for that day includes being home no later than 6PM, so I can prepare my email "Last Minute Update" which I Promise to have available to my Expedition Team Members no later than 7PM. For everyone else.......
I will have my Cell Phone in my Pocket all evening, beginning at 7PM. Feel free to call me any time after 7PM to see about the Water level and the expected Level of Difficulty.
The Launch Site, however,
will not be announced
until we meet in Pine Village,
On Saturday April 5th.
For Your Future Scheduling.......
Muskrat's Rule is that this Trip will be scheduled on the
First Weekend Day of April
that is not a part of the Easter Holiday Weekend.
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See You On The River,
Muskrat
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GarryHill@aol.com
765-432-6782
Snail-Mail to 1021 Eastcrest Drive, Greentown, IN 46936-1612
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Visit Wildcat Creek On-line at the following sites:
http://www.wildcatguardians.org/
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