>> It isn't just this mail list that is older. My paddling club is filled with members of comparable age, as is my ski club. The youth are left out or have dropped out of all sorts of these things. Sigh... Mike >> ************************************************************************** * It's the same in the Twin Cities. At various times I have been active in the Minnesota Science Fiction Society (Minn-Stf), the Minnesota Canoe Association (MCA), and the North Star Ski Touring Club (NSSTC). All three organizations started in the mid Sixties, and all three are graying, though possibly for different reasons (science fiction fans tend not to be physically active). Probably the youngest group in the MCA is the Rapids Riders whitewater club, maybe because the thrill of whitewater is more appealing to the young, maybe because whitewater boats are cheaper than sea kayaks. I sometimes wonder what it was about the Sixties that caused these disparate groups to all start up about the same time. Maybe today's generation just isn't as interested in creating or joining organizations. Or maybe they don't have time enough. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 05 1999 - 09:05:45 PST
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