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Browns, Blacks and Kayaks!

Sun, Jul 18

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Proud Lake Recreation Area

BIPOC kayak and chill event at Proud Lake. Rent a kayak and cruise the river, play in the water or just layout on the grass!

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Browns, Blacks and Kayaks!
Browns, Blacks and Kayaks!

Time & Location

Jul 18, 2021, 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Proud Lake Recreation Area, bit.ly/BBK21

About the event

Enjoy a day outdoors with your Black to the Land Coalition family! Bring ya own kayak or rent one of ours (note: due to a limited number of kayaks, guest are limited to 1 hour 15 mins on the paddle time each run. We cannot absolutely guarantee availability but we will do our best to get everyone on kayaks).

Location:

Beach/Kayak Launch at Proud Lake: bit.ly/BBK21

Proud Lake Recreation Area is located in Commerce Charter Township about 45 minutes northwest of Detroit. Take Wixom RD off 96-W until you see Powers Beach RD. Follow this road pass the cabins until you see a parking lot. The shelter is located to the left of the parking lot. Look for brown and blue balloons! 

Cost: Cost to attend the event will be $15/adult, free for Seed members and under 17. (Seed members must be logged-in to get free ticket)

Activities: Kayak, hiking, outdoor games, food, night paddle, music and chill.

Things to know for event:

  • Youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult guardian.
  • Kayak participants must be over 12 years of age and must know how to swim.
  • All participants must sign the liability waiver.
  • We have reserved a shelter with picnice tables but feel free to bring ya lawn chairs or blankets and bug spray.
  • Dress appropriately for each event and weather conditions (for hiking the trail may be wet if it rains earlier so wear appropriate shows for mud. Wear clothes and shoes that you don't mind getting wet during kayaking)
  • Reminder that the rented kayaks will be on-the-spot sign-up and may be limited (first come, first serve but our hope is to accommodate everyone). Haevnar rentals are located right there. You can visit this link to learn more about rental cost https://heavnercanoe.com/reservations.
  • For up-to-date event info, including any weather-related announcements, please check the Black to the Land Coalition Facebook Page.
  • For event questions or helping finding the site, please email us at blacktothelandcoalition@gmail.com or call
  • Pictures/Videos from this event will be shared publicly and may be featured in articles and other promotional related matters.

We look forward to seeing you there! 

Membership Offer
Buy a membership and get 100% off this event at checkout

Tickets

  • BBK21 (Adult, 18 & up)

    This ticket includes entrance to Browns, Blacks and Kayak event. Seed Members are free and discount will be applied automatically. You must be signed in to your account in order to get a free ticket.

    $15.00
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  • BBK21 (Youth, 17 & under)

    This ticket allows entrance to Browns, Blacks and Kayaks event.

    $0.00
    Sale ended

Total

$0.00

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~50% of our participants are new to hiking, kayaking, camping, etc.

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