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<title>Plans for whitewater &quot;play park&quot; in Canton</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 12, 2011) This weekend, the village of Canton will be a haven for flatwater paddlers with the 50th anniversary of the Rushton canoe races. There are also plans in the works to make better use of the Grasse River&apos;s whitewater.  Planners are exploring construction of a &quot;whitewater play park&quot; at four sites on the Grasse in Canton.  There&apos;s a public meeting on the subject tonight at 5:30 at the Grasse River Heritage building in the village. David Sommerstein caught up with two of the organizers, Baylor Johnson and Dan McConnell. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17636/20110512/plans-for-whitewater-quot-play-park-quot-in-canton">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This weekend, the village of Canton will be a haven for flatwater paddlers with the 50th anniversary of the Rushton canoe races. There are also plans in the works to make better use of the Grasse River&apos;s whitewater.  Planners are exploring construction of a &quot;whitewater play park&quot; at four sites on the Grasse in Canton.  There&apos;s a public meeting on the subject tonight at 5:30 at the Grasse River Heritage building in the village. David Sommerstein caught up with two of the organizers, Baylor Johnson and Dan McConnell. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17636/20110512/plans-for-whitewater-quot-play-park-quot-in-canton">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, outdoor recreation, whitewater, kayak, canoeing, paddling, canton, grasse river, stlv, st. lawrence county, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>A wetland maze in a birder?s heaven</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 24, 2007) The end of August is a special chance to take full advantage of a birder’s paradise just a few minutes from Canton.  You name it: mergansers, black terns, bitterns, even loons and bald eagles, all make the Upper and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Area their summer home.  The area opens its off-limits refuge to the public for two weeks each summer, this year through August 31.  Still, much of the area’s 4,300 acres of wetlands is accessible throughout the summer.  From a canoe, a labyrinth of shifting cattails leads to the open water of Indian Creek, which links the Grasse and Oswagatchie Rivers.  David Sommerstein took a tour with a wildlife expert and sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/9861/20070824/a-wetland-maze-in-a-birder-s-heaven">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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