Photo Gallery
2005 Pedal and Paddle for Peace and
Quiet
&
Celebration of Quiet Places
September 17, 2005
Thank you to Al Cambronne, Event Photographer, of Headwaters
Communications
Thank you also to Will Munger, Jr. and September Steinolfson
Paddling for Peace and Quiet
on the Thompson Reservoir
with Blake Cazier (blue PFD, green
cap), Positive Energy for
Youth and
John Abrahams (white t-shirt), Superior Surf Systems
Paddling for Peace and Quiet
on the St. Louis River
with Judy Gibbs, Naturalist and Paddler Extraordinaire
and
Stephanie Love, Positive Energy for
Youth
Celebrating Quiet Places
on Spirit Mountain, Duluth
with MRR Executive Director Jeff Brown,
Duluth Mayor Herb Bergson,
Poet Bart Sutter,
Adventurer Chris Heeter,
Auctioneer Gary Lepisto, and
Sara Thomsen and
MRR Members and Friends!
Jeff Brown, Executive Director, MRR welcomes Crowd, thanks sponsors, artists,
organizations and volunteers.
A celebration of quiet places and the peace and quiet economy that sustains us!
Duluth Mayor Herb Bergson on the importance of protecting
quiet places,
like the St. Louis River, islands and environs in background
Poet Bart Sutter reads selections from his book Farewell
to the Starlight in Whiskey. Enjoy other books by Bart: Cold
Comfort, My Father’s War and Other Stories, The Book of Names:
New and Selected Poems
Chris Heeter, The
WILD Institute, plays her flute for quiet meditation.
Her six life lessons inspired and empowered us to protect quiet places.
Contact Chris for customized outdoor programs, wilderness trips
for women, and professional speaking.
Auctioneer Gary Lepisto kept us all laughing
while selling wild rice, books, a bicycle trailer, gourmet lunches, ski lessons,
clothing, overnights,
kayak and dogsled adventures, artwork, canoes and kayaks.
Wilderness Systems Paraidise Kayak, We no nah Champlain
Ultralite canoe, Current Designs Kestrel Kayak,
Epitike Children's
Kayak, and a Flying Canoe were sold to happy paddlers!
Even the kids were bidding on the amazing 17" fiberglass,
Core Craft Sno Wonder flying canoe!
John Abrahams, paddler extraordinaire and MRR Board Member
grins as another boat is sold.
Sara Thomsen and Friends mellowed us with
selections from Sara's albums Fertile Ground and By Breath.
Our happy crowd expresses their pleasure with MRR!
Join MRR for our 3rd Annual Celebration of Quiet Places
and 10th Anniversary Celebration
October 7, 2006
Spirit Mountain, Duluth
Thank you to our many and generous
sponsors, guest artists, donors and volunteers!
Special thanks to
The Munger Inn, Ski Hut,
Boreal Bicycle Works,
Superior Surf Systems, Positive Energy for Youth, Courage Duluth
&
MRR's Hardworking Volunteers
for making this year's celebration possible!
