Greetings everyone,

Please mark your calendars for the annual BWCA.com gathering and dinner on Saturday night, March 11, 2023 in Madison, WI. This is the weekend of Canoecopia, the large paddlesports event held at the Alliant Energy Center and sponsored by Rutabaga Paddlesports in Madison.

Information about the location and the cost per person will be announced soon, but we hope that we can see as many friendly BWCA.com members, non-members and other paddling friends as possible. Typically, there are between 50-70 attendees. Hopefully, we'll see even more than that this year.

If you've never been to Canoecopia or possibly have never heard of Canoecopia, here is the link for more information.

We will be there. I am excited to see the speaker, Pete, giving a talk about Quetico.

Planning on it! Travel and lodging confirmed. Wristbands on my desk. Just waiting for program so I can start picking sessions!

Will the dinner details be announced on this thread or somewhere else?

Kendis: "Will the dinner details be announced on this thread or somewhere else?"

Yes, the dinner announcement will be made in this forum, but it will be a new thread. I wanted to get the date and information out so people can plan to attend.

As soon as the venue and menu are finalized, we'll make the official invitation here on the board.

Hope you all can make it!

I hope to make it this year.

Certainly plan to be at Canoecopia as usual. Always look forward to it.

That figures, I have Blake Shelton tickets for March 11th, Hopefully next year.

Count us - the band - in!

Looks like I'll actually be in attendance!

I think that my son and I will be heading up to Canoecopia again this year. TBD for the dinner, but they seem fun based on pics from years past.

I've never been to one of these dinners before...may give it a try as I live about an hour away.

I'll be there! Looking forward to hanging with some quality folks I haven't seen since 2019!

-George