Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival

The festival that celebrates Southwest Florida’s 100 mile marked paddling trail is set to again showcase the Great Calusa Blueway.

This year’s Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival will comprise a countywide series of events. Festival goers and paddlers will be able to find and participate in a variety of activities across the trail, which meanders from its southern tip at Bonita Springs to its northern-most points around Pine Island Sound and Charlotte Harbor.

Stay tuned for details on events such as:

* Kayak fishing tournaments will take place both Nov 3rd and 4th in Matlacha
* Canoe/kayak races:
o Midpoint Paddle Sprint in North Fort Myers on Oct 27th
o Paddle of the Pass in Matlacha on Nov 4th
* Paddling demonstrations
* Guided tours
* Family activities
* Monofilament-kayak cleanup on Oct 28
* National Estuaries Days events
* Dragon Boat activities
* Phase 3 Kick Off – up the Caloosahatchee and its tributaries
* Area Events
* and much more …

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