Today five outstanding trash pickers from the LUMBER RIVER CANOE CLUB turned out to clear the Lumber of trash from McMillans Beach to Stephens Park. Neill...
Though we wish we could have made it to the Lumber River Big Sweep on Saturday we were inspired by Marshall's account. And with an encouraging report from...
There is a Little River, just east of the Uwharrie River, that begins near Asheboro, flows south past Troy and Mount Gilead before joining the Pee Dee River...
Omer Register and I, Frank Dupin, arrived early so we could check out the level of water at Xway Pond to decide if we probably should go elsewhere because of...
FOR SALE: Wenonah "Green Wienie" solo canoe. Bow, Stern, Gunwales and 8 inches of both Sides, NO BOTTOM. Perfect for making a canoe shaped planter in your...
Earlier this year, I canoe camped 85 Miles of the Pee Dee River from US 74 near Rockingham, NC to US 301 near Florence, SC. I was impressed with the feeling of...
the feeling of "remoteness" or "wilderness" is largely an illusion in the lower 48. there are hardly any places that you are not an easy day hike from...
The following members met at Ryan's Steak House in Lumberton last night for the bi-monthly club meeting: Marshall Thompson, President and his wife, Charlotte,...
Today Trip Leader Omer Register, Rudolph Floyd, Frank Dupin and Jim Roos, a member of Central Carolina Paddlers based in Sanford, put in on Drowning Creek at...
Wonderfull, WONDERFUll Rain finally came to this part of North Carolina bringing the Lumber up to normal levels for this time of year. Five LRCC members...
We met in a light rain at the NC Welcome Center on the canal and Route 17 at 10:30am on Saturday. The gracious Park superintendent, Joy Greenwood, allowed us...
Good day for a float. Frank, Dupin, Grant Florian, Carlton Royal, Mia and I put in at the Wildlife boat ramp in Tarheel at 10:50 and took our four hours later...
This morning I arived at Hardees to meet the folks who had contacted me about todays float. None of them showed. I was just about to turn around and go back...
With nice weather and high water in the forecast Vikki and I decided to make our favorite fall trip from Matthew's Bluff to Princess Ann, camping at Piney...
Thanks to all who came out for this float. We had by my count 41 people going down the Pee Dee from US74 to the "Digg's" tract. The weather couldn't have...
Another great paddling day on the Lumber River. Arrived at Turnpike put-in to find Omer, Frank, Mitch and Mitch's neighbor, Mike, already there. Chuck Miller...
Yesterday Mitch Lloyd, Marshall Thompson, Omer Register, Chuck Miller and his dog, Smoky, and I, Frank Dupin, put in at 10:20 on Gum Swamp Creek at Springfield...
i'd like to share with the club that the grant money to allow the wildlife resources commission to buy the land along the pee dee river in richmond county...
We learned earlier this year that X-way Pond in Laurinburg was not "Crossway" but indeed, X-Way, like in x-ray. Perhaps we should apply this same logic to the...
On Saturday Jim and <ia McD and I left Charlotte, Katy and Frank to set up for the party at Riverway and headed for McMil;lans Beach. There we found Wayne and...
I forgot to mention we also had honey baked ham brought by Jim McDermott. Hope I didn't leav out anything else. There were so many good things and i did not...
The pre New Year's paddle and camping trip went off without rain spoiling the fun at Mossy Log. Saturday morning after the drive to Mossy Log on the Black...
A small group consisting of Omer Register, Frank Duplin, Jim and Mia McDermott an me (mitch lloyd) put it at the beginning of the Lumber River Canoe Trail on...
We've just come through deer season and it's still duck season so the rivers and swamps have been experiencing lots of people with guns. Paddlers in our group...
Omer's and my Cigarette kayaks sped 16.1 miles down the Lumber River today from Turnpike Road to the J. P. Stevens Company's water intake in only slightly less...
If I am not mistaken, 1000 miles is about 9 trips down the NC length of the Lumber. Though I don't think Omer can maintain 4 miles per hour the whole way, I...