Celebrate “National Get Outdoors Day” with Canoe Outpost-Peace River 

Arcadia, Florida (June 5, 2010) – Canoe Outpost-Peace River will host an official National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day) event from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010. This will be the first official event for Canoe Outpost and the second annual GO Day event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. Participating partners will offer opportunities for American families to experience traditional and non-traditional types of outdoor activities. Prime goals of the day are reaching first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting our youth to the great outdoors.

Arcadia, Florida (June 5, 2010) – Canoe Outpost-Peace River will host an official National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day) event from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010. This will be the first official event for Canoe Outpost and the second annual GO Day event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. Prime goals of the day are reaching first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting our youth to the great outdoors.

For this GO Day event, Canoe Outpost-Peace River is offering $10 off any canoe or kayak trip with a kid, 12 & under, in the canoe or kayak. There must to be at least one kid in the canoe/kayak for the discount as Canoe Outpost is an advocate of getting kids outdoors. As always at Canoe Outpost, all kids, 12 & under as extra people in the middle are free. Offer good on hourly, half day, full day, or overnight camping paddles. There will be free hotdogs and lemonade for the paddlers ending their trip in Arcadia from 3-5 p.m. Two drawings, for a kid’s treasure gift basket from the Southwest Florida Museum of History in Ft. Myers and a fossil hunting goodie basket from Canoe Outpost will be held at 4:00 p.m., paddlers must be present to win. Free handouts of fossil identification, bird identification, flora & fauna identification, and a scavenger list will be available for paddlers. The canoe that brings in the most river trash will receive a gift certificate for a free canoe or kayak trip. Call 800-268-0083 for details and reservations. Spend the day on the river, padding, fishing, swimming, fossil hunting, and just being outdoors.

The pilot effort of National Get Outdoors Day was launched on June 14, 2008. Building on the success of More Kids in the Woods and other important efforts to connect Americans – and especially children – with nature and active lifestyles, the USDA Forest Service (FS) and the American Recreation Coalition (ARC) led an inclusive, nationwide effort focusing on a single day when people would be inspired and motivated to get outdoors. In 2009 over 50 official GO Day sites hosted a GO Day and welcomed thousands of new faces to the joy and benefits of the great outdoors. This year, over 80 sites are registered, two in Florida.

For more information on “National Get Outdoors Day” go to www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.com

For more information on Canoe Outpost-Peace River, go to www.canoeoutpost.com/peace

Becky Bragg, President

Canoe Outpost-Peace River, Inc

2816 NW County Rd. 661 • Arcadia • FL 34266

Phone (863) 494-1215 • 800-268-0083 • Fax (863) 494-4391

peacepaddler@canoeoutpost.com

Since 1969 Canoe Outpost-Peace River has offered wilderness half day, full day, and overnight canoe and kayak trips on the scenic and historic Peace River. Enjoy fishing, swimming, hiking, camping, and fossil hunting as well as paddling on the Peace. Canoe Outpost is located 2 miles west of Arcadia off State Road 70 adjacent to the Peace River Campground. Canoe Outpost is open daily with the exception of Christmas Day. Office hours are 8:00 to 4:30 daily. Paddle times are 8:00 to 5:00 weekdays, 8:00 to 6:00 on weekends. Free parking.