Paddling Deep Creek
By Peter Clayton Deep Creek has long been a favorite of our group because it’s close, the surroundings are pristine and it offers several paddling options. On Wednesday, we enjoyed a downstream out-and-back from the…
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A Jaunt down Julington Creek
By Peter Clayton Five of us enjoyed delightful weather Wednesday morning, launching onto Big Davis Creek at 9:05 for a one and a half hour paddle during which we saw no other boaters, only a…
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Kayaking Six Mile Creek
By Peter Clayton The 2022-23 paddling season started in great style today. Clyde was back as good as ever – enjoyed perfect weather – welcomed Stan Hill to his initial outing – saw the barred…
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St. Johns County Civic Roundtable
Visit us at SJCRoundtable.org September Monthly Meeting – Bill Lazar Executive Director, St. Johns County Housing Partnership Join our next meeting, Monday, September 12th at…
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St. Johns County Roundtable Report
Visit us at SJCRoundtable.org Mr. Reuben Franklin Director of Public Works City of St. Augustine Don’t miss the next Roundtable meeting with our speaker Mr. Reuben Franklin, Director of…
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SJC Civic Roundtable News
By Peter Clayton Visit us at SJCRoundtable.org July 19 County Commission Meeting Summary The St. Johns County Commission issued a Recognition Award to Melissa Nelson who is leaving to become the CEO of the…
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St. Johns County Civic Roundtable
Visit us at SJCRoundtable.org Next Meeting: Monday, July 11 12 Noon Speaker: Kyle Dorsey, Baptist Medical Center South Hear about one of the new medical facilities expanding in…
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Paddling Silver River
By Peter Clayton Four of us enjoyed the unparalleled beauty of Silver River in surprisingly pleasant temps with a slight breeze and mostly cloudy conditions. Never have we seen so many wood ducks, none of…
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St. Johns County Civic Roundtable Read-Out
Next Meeting: Monday, July 11 12 Noon Speaker: Kyle Dorsey, Baptist Medical Center South Hear about one of the new medical facilities expanding in the County ______________________________________________ …
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MARSH CREEK’S AWARD WINNING GARDENER
By Peter Clayton Each month, the St. Augustine Garden Club, founded in 1926 and one of Florida’s oldest, recognizes a“special” gardener with a Garden of the Month Award – Andrea Kohn, who lives on Marshside…
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Paddling Haws Creek (again)
By Peter Clayton Eight of us enjoyed near perfect conditions, and, for the second consecutive week welcomed a newcomer – Greg Burke. We were in the water by 9:30 heading upstream with a rest stop…
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The Six Mile Paddle
By Peter Clayton Four years is a long time to wait between paddles but Six Mile made it worthwhile. As noted earlier, the improvements to the dock and ramp were amazing – while narrow, the…
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Kayaking the Aucilla and Wacissa’s Slave Canal
By Peter Clayton Photo gallery below Day 1: The expected thunderstorms never made an appearance as mostly blue skies and ideal temps greeted us when we arrived at the Days Inn just south of Monticello…
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Paddle on the Ocklawaha
By Peter Clayton Six of us enjoyed one of the best days ever on the water – sunshine, blue skies, crisp temps and very light wind – no leaves on the trees enabling us to…
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Paddling Julington Creek
By Peter Clayton Nine of us gathered at Palmetto Leaves County Park at 10:00 wondering about the cool temps, overcast skies and light rain, but this being the MCKer’s, by the time we finished it…
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Paddling the With South
By Peter Clayton Four years ago we paddled the uppermost portion of the With South soon after Hurricanes Irma and Matthew had blown through – it wasn’t a pretty sight, so we delayed returning. Fortunately,…
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Upgrades to MC Sewage System
By Peter Clayton Clean water and working sewage systems are utilities we tend to take for granted – a major project is currently underway in Marsh Creek which exemplifies why those services work well here….
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Paddling Pellicer Creek
By Peter Clayton It’s been a decade since we went upstream on Pellicer, and then we only went to the I-95 bridge – today we paddled 7.7 miles going under the I-95 and US 1…
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Paddling St. Mary’s
By Peter Clayton The St. Mary’s flows 125 miles from the Okefenokee swamp to Cumberland Sound with 60 miles designated as part of the Florida Paddling Trail. Like the Suwannee, much of its allure is…
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