
March 1, 2025! Quiet Adventures Symposium, 30th Anniversary!
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing Michigan
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Cliff Jacobson will be doing his Last Picture Show!
Schedule available at QuietAdventures.org
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Kevin will be at QAS 2025 with his 10 Ultimate Canoe Routes!
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Isle Royale Moose: The Moose and Wolf Folks will be at QAS!
Thanks Rolf Peterson for the photo
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Russ Hicks is at QAS 2025 to talk about Dam Removal!
Look ahead and know your rivers!
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Todd Poquette is just one of the speakers from the biking world at QAS 2025!
The 906 Adventure Team Experience!
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Chicago Adventure Therapy and Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind will join for QAS 2025!
Great to have all of them there!
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LeValley Outdoors will be at QAS 2025.
Jon will be talking about Edged Tools for the Outdoors!
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Michigan Waterways Stewards will be joining us in QAS 2025!
Check the website for local cleanups and progress! Meet Mike and Chris at QAS 2025!
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Win a beautiful new bike from Denny's Central Park Bicycles at QAS 2025!
Thank you, Denny's! Winner gets the bike or a voucher for a bike!
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Win a P&H Virgo sea kayak! Grand Prize Surf Raffle at QAS 2025
Thanks to The Power Of Water for sponsoring this beautiful boat.
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Win a beautiful new bike from Denny's Central Park Bicycles at QAS 2025!
Thank you for your sponsorship! Tickets only available at the event.
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John Bollman receives his Verlen Kruger Award 2024 Paddle
Andrea Kruger, Gary De Kock and Cynthia Donovan did the honors!
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Father and Daughter team: All about the Volunteers! Join us!
Emma has come with her dad for many years to QWS and now QAS. They will be there March 1, 2025
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Songs About Paddling and All Things Outdoors including Camp Coffee!
Jerry and Caitlin will be back at QAS 2025!
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Quiet Adventures Symposium 2025 is a wrap!
Another successful event at the MSU Pavilion!
We will let you know when QAS 2026 will happen!
To relive some of the fun from QAS 2025, visit Youtube, Facebook, Podcasts and more to check out videos and podcasts from the event. Check out all the other great content that they have!
We will be tagging them here!
Adventures Anywhere
Two Weeks in a Hammock
Kuehl Kuest
The Happy Camper
Paddling Adventures Radio
Paddling the Blue
We need to thank all the volunteers who helped make the event a great time. Emma Ruth Bailey was honored as the Stacy Smith Volunteer Awardee for the many years of service to the Quiet Water Society and now Quiet Adventures Society. She is working through the challenges before, during and after the show.
Be sure to check out our list of exhibitors from 2025, visit them online or in person. They would love to talk about places, things to do, and what it takes. Many will be back in 2026, including Denny's and The Power of Water.
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QAS 2025 was a success!
More to come!
QAS 2025 Theme: Bridging the Gap
"Bridging the Gap" is about promoting community and connection between all the various outdoor recreational activities. Be it paddling, biking, camping, or something else entirely, we all use and care for the same outdoor spaces, be it directly or indirectly. By "bridging the gaps" between all of the different recreators enjoying these spaces, we can in turn strengthen our ties to the land and water we use. When we find common ground between our different passions, we are able to promote responsible stewardship and are able to better appreciate the places we hold most dear.
Please note: We do not sell or share our contact lists; anyone who offers you our exhibitor list or other contacts is SPAM or worse!
In Winter, there are many opportunities to help clean up our rivers, participate in community events. Many events getting scheduled for the Spring.
Get out and hike, bike, camp, climb, paddle, fish and clean the waters.
Here is just a sample !
Cleanups have been exciting events, with good participation. Michigan Waterways Stewards and all of the local partners are scheduling this year's cleanups throughout the region. On FACEBOOK, check @Michigan Waterways Stewards for more information and to follow all of the action with MWS and partners. Work on invasive species joins the work with magnet fishing, log removal, and more.
Talk to them at QAS 2025 at the MWS booth.
All along the North Country Trail there are hikes and volunteer efforts, welcoming participants to maintain the 4800 miles of hiking trail across 8 states. September is Membership month, with goodies to gain! The local Chief Noonday Chapter would love you to join in the fun and posts suggested hikes on their website. Visit the NCT Association offices at 229 East Main Street, Lowell Michigan. They will be at QAS 2025!
Friends of the St Clair River have many activities, so check them out. You can even adopt a Sturgeon! Looking for names now.
Paddle Antrim celebrated the Paddle Antrim Festival from Sept 12-14. It was a great success! Well done! Visit their webpage, sign up for their newsletter to know what is happening. They will be at QAS 2025 on March 1, too!
The Lansing Oar and Paddle Club is found on Meetup and at wordpress. winter meetings have begun, so catch some of the speakers with great adventure ideas and tales to tell, each third Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at Jimmy's Pub in East Lansing.
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a great destination to explore around and outside the Great Lakes. Maine has incredible rivers, lakes, and shoreline. Visit their events calendar or check out the Trip Planner for your adventure in the North East. Come to QAS 2025 and talk to them!
There are many outfitters and guides in Michigan and the region. Among those who were at QAS 2024 are Heavner Canoe and Kayak Rental, The Power of Water, Forest the Canoe, Uncommon Adventures Naturally Superior Adventures and Cabin Falls Ecolodge on the Temagami with Hap and Andrea Wilson. Check out their website for Canadian, US, and more adventures. Costa Rica in the spring with Uncommon Adventures? The Power of Water, Naturally Superior Adventures and Heavner Canoe all will be at QAS 2025!
The League of Michigan Bicyclists is developing their calendar or 2025. Become a member and get that Ride Calendar! Registration for MUP and Shoreline Rides are open now. Check out their booth at QAS 2025. or go to the LMB website
The folks at the Tri County Bicycle Association TCBA organize fun rides and safety classes.
The DALMAC ride was a success this past year with so many happy and exhausted faces. Check the Dalmac Facebook page to follow the fun. They are also show sponsors for QAS 2025, so come and talk to them on March 1 at the DALMAC and TCBA booths.
Adventure team 906 sponsors many events and also gets kids out and riding, gaining confidence and enjoying Michigan on bikes. 906's Todd Poquette is speaking at QAS 2025 and they will have a booth, so come and meet some of the crew.
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Quiet Adventures Symposium 2025 is a wrap!
Another successful event at the MSU Pavilion!
We will let you know when QAS 2026 will happen!
To relive some of the fun from QAS 2025, visit Youtube, Facebook, Podcasts and more to check out videos and podcasts from the event. Check out all the other great content that they have!
We will be tagging them here!
Adventures Anywhere
Two Weeks in a Hammock
Kuehl Kuest
The Happy Camper
Paddling Adventures Radio
Paddling the Blue
We need to thank all the volunteers who helped make the event a great time. Emma Ruth Bailey was honored as the Stacy Smith Volunteer Awardee for the many years of service to the Quiet Water Society and now Quiet Adventures Society. She is working through the challenges before, during and after the show.
Be sure to check out our list of exhibitors from 2025, visit them online or in person. They would love to talk about places, things to do, and what it takes. Many will be back in 2026, including Denny's and The Power of Water.
SAVE-Background color is #2d3f51