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Canoeing Little Miami River
Lara, Burton and Grant go canoeing.
Filmed by: Lara L. and Grant H. using a GoPro Hero4 Silver
Edited by: Lara L using Splice app on iPhone
River's Edge Outfitters' Little Miami River Trips in Waynesville, Ohio
River's Edge Outfitters is located on 45 acres of riverfront property along one of the least crowded and most secluded sections of the Federal and State Designated Scenic Little Miami River. River's Edge Outfitters is conveniently located just 30 minutes from Dayton, 45 minutes from Cincinnati and a quick 1 hour drive from Columbus. We are between Bellbrook and Waynesville. Whatever your pace, we have the ideal canoe or kayak rental trip for you.
We are proud to offer the best rental equipment available. While some of our competitors are still renting old aluminum canoes, we rent only the best canoes including Old Town Discovery's, Wenonah, and our newest addition Paluski; that has a comfortable third adult seat built in. We also offer several models of kayaks to accommodate most any person, from a 50-lb child to a 300-lb adult. We offer many different models from Perception, Wilderness Systems and Jackson. Our models include both sit-in and sit-on-top kayaks. Our facilities are the nicest on the river and include a spacious deck, lounging and refreshment area. We also have restrooms and changing areas available for your convenience.
After 27 years, owners Rhett and Brandy Rohrer are committed to providing you with the best equipment, facilities and service on the Little Miami River. We are confident that this combination adds up to the BEST VALUE available.
See riversedgeoutfitters.com
The Little Miami River in Morrow, Ohio (Ohio's First State Scenic River)
The Little Miami River in Morrow, Ohio
Canoeing Down The White Water River
Our canoe ride down the White Water river in Brookville Indiana
RiversEdge Outfitters Check In Process
RiversEdge Outfitters, located in Waynesville, Ohio, is located on 45 acres of riverfront property along one of the least crowded and most secluded sections of the Federal and State Designated Scenic Little Miami River. RiversEdge Outfitters is conveniently located just 30 minutes from Dayton, 45 minutes from Cincinnati and a quick one hour drive from Columbus. We are between Bellbrook and Waynesville on U.S. Route 42. Whatever your pace, we have the ideal canoe or kayak rental trip for you. We also offer two sizes of rafts that are great way to experience the river.
Kayaking Little Miami River Ohio. 5-22-2016
Put in next to Isabella Park, take out at Jim Terrell Park, Terrace Ohio.
Morgan's Canoe Livery 2017
Morgan's Canoe Livery 2017
Brookville, IN
Aug 2009 Little Miami River Canoe Trip
Heron taking off. Not the greatest as I was trying to adjust the canoe's direction while filming. Also this was taken with a cell phone.
White River Greenway
Ride along the White River Greenway in north-suburban Indianapolis
Canoe livery operator calls for warning lights or flags after river deaths
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - 17-year-old James Ward, whose body was found on the Little Miami River on Monday night, went missing on Saturday.
And a short time ago on Tuesday, a body was pulled from the Great Miami in Hamilton that is believed to be a kayaker who's been missing since Sunday.
In both cases, the rivers were moving faster than usual due to heavy rains.
It goes without saying that you should wear a life preserver, but even if it goes without saying, experts are saying it anyway, because not everyone does.
That's just one safety precaution. Another could involve warning lights or flags.
If you're a river veteran, you can tell if the water is more dangerous than usual.
“We live with the river on a daily basis, and know it on a personal level,” said Gary Morgan.
But if you're a river rookie, you may be clueless before you go in, whether it be for swimming or boating.
Neither the swimmer in the Little Miami on Saturday nor the kayaker in the Great Miami on Sunday were wearing life jackets.
“Kayaking has become such a big sport. A lot of people buy a kayak, but not a life preserver. You don't have to take a safety class. A lot of people out on the river don't know about it. They need to inform themselves about safety and it's really about wearing a life jacket. If you have a coast guard approved life jacket, you'll be 100 percent, 99 percent safe even if you do capsize,” said Gary Morgan, who runs Morgan's Outdoor Adventures, Canoe and Kayak trips.
Life preservers are part of those journeys.
But not everybody takes an organized outing. Morgan says he'd like to see a system of safety warning flags or lights at canoe liveries and public access points
Green would mean that he river is safe. Orange would be more aware and cautious. Red would mean the river is dangerous and officially off limits.
“Somebody putting themselves in and not knowing the body of water is not a good idea. They need to seek information,” said Morgan.
Morgan says canoe liveries could put up the flags at their facilities. Government agencies would have to do so at public access points.
Canoeing on the Little Miami- GoPro
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Canoeing trip with the cousins!
Little Miami River
GoPro Hero 3 Black
MINI Takes The States 2006 day 11
The long road - 150 miles of dull driving on the Ohio River Scenic Byway
Terradise to Cincinnati Expedition - September 20 2014
Canoeing the Scioto River between State Route 32 and 348. Sept 20, 2014 as part of the Terradise to Cincinnati Expedition
Remember Me - Little Miami River
Kayaking on Little Miami River Waynesville Ohio 7-15-2018
Kayak trip from Clint Fultz Park in Waynesville Ohio to take out just past Little Miami Kayak Rental in Oregonia. 9 miles.
Cincinnati Abandoned Ghost Ship - Circle Line V - Thomas Edison Haunted Ship
Many people say they see a Ghost at 1:13
Kayaking to see the Ghost Ship that is close to Cincinnati Ohio.
In 1902, the Pusey and Jones Corporation built the steel-hulled vessel for Mr. J. Rogers Maxwell as the luxury yacht CELT. Mr. Manton B. Metcalf later purchased the vessel and renamed her as the SACHEM. The US Navy acquired the SACHEM from Mr. Metcalf in July 1917 for service during World War I and renamed her as the USS SACHEM (SP-192).
Captain Jake Martin's steam powered party boat SACHEM from Pier 9, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY circa 1934. The Pusey and Jones Corporation built her in 1902 for Mr. J. Rogers Maxwell as the steel-hulled luxury yacht CELT. Mr. Manton B. Metcalf later purchased her and renamed her as the SACHEM. The US Navy acquired the SACHEM from Mr. Metcalf in July 1917 for service during World War I and renamed her as the USS SACHEM (SP-192). During her wartime duties, the Navy assigned her to Thomas A. Edison, who conducted experimental ocean communications work during secret cruises to the Caribbean. She later operated as a harbor patrol craft in the Third Naval District until the US Navy returned her to Mr. Metcalf in February 1919. Mr. Metcalf later sold her to Philadelphia banker Roland L. Taylor.
In 1932, Mr. Taylor sold her to Captain Jacob 'Jake' Martin and she would become one of many yachts purchased during the Great Depression and converted to a party fishing boat. She made regular trips to the fishing grounds off Atlantic City, NJ. Their advertisements ask you to See the NY Daily News and NY American newspapers for daily sailings or telephone Sheepshead 3-3985. In 1936, Captain Martin replaced her coal-fired boiler with a 750 HP Fairbanks-Morse diesel engine. While the new diesel was more convenient to operate, her speed dropped to 12 knots (she could make 15 knots when she was steam powered.)
The SACHEM sailed as a party boat until the start of World War II when the federal government appropriated her (a second time) for the then tidy sum of $65,000. The US Navy again converted her to an armed yacht and used her to patrol the waters off the Florida Keys under the name PHENAKITE. At the end of the war, the US Navy returned the SACHEM to Captain Martin, who promptly sold her to the Circle Line in New York City. She was modified to carry 492 passengers on two decks and renamed the SIGHTSEER (she later became the CIRCLELINE SIGHTSEER and CIRCLE LINE V); and ran sightseeing trips around Manhattan. She was the flagship of the Circle Line fleet and their fastest vessel. At the end of her life, she was stripped of all of her fine mahogany millwork and brass fittings; and was purportedly dismantled in 1984.
During her wartime duties, the Navy assigned her to Thomas A. Edison, who conducted experimental communications work while on secret cruises to the Caribbean. She later operated as a harbor patrol craft in the Third Naval District until the US Navy returned her to Mr. Metcalf in February 1919. Mr. Metcalf later sold the vessel to Philadelphia banker Roland L. Taylor, and in 1932, Mr. Taylor sold her to Captain Jacob 'Jake' Martin. She became one of many yachts purchased at low-cost during the Great Depression and converted to a party fishing boat.
It is truly amazing that someone had the compulsion to sail the SACHEM from New York and put it in their back yard in Kentucky. And utterly astounding that they got this 186-foot long vessel so far up the little creek. The story goes like this... After the Circle Line stopped using the vessel for tours, they stripped her of all useful equipment and timber, and removed the pilothouse for use as a ticket sales kiosk. They donated what was left to the Sea Scouts and she wound up sitting idly at a pier at Weehawken, New Jersey. In 1984, it was thought she was dismantled, but it turned out that this was not the end of the story.
The events that took place after that are still unclear, but the vessel was removed from Weehawken and temporary repairs were made. Outfitted with an outboard propulsion unit, the SACHEM headed up the Hudson River, traversed the Great Lakes, went through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, down the Mississippi River and finally up the Ohio River to this Kentucky creek in the late 1980s. The passage took forty days and she has remained there for more than twenty years!
The Queen of the Fleet in more ways than one, no matter where she went... As a yacht, as a Navy patrol vessel, as a party fishing boat or as a sight-seeing excursion vessel. She was in service for nearly seventy years and during her tenure, she served an estimated 2.9 million passengers, not to mention serving her country during both World Wars.
Kayaking the Little Miami River 4/5/2013
kayaking the Little Miami River in Milford, Ohio. Please comment and like if you enjoyed the video. Thanks.
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