[Paddlewise] Auction??

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From: Jim Vivian [mailto:jrvivian_at_mtu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 8:45 AM
To: PaddleWise
Subject: [Paddlewise] Auction??


I heard that there is an auction in Minneapolis comming up April 24th for
paddlers.  Does anyone have any info?

Jim Vivian

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The auction is part of Midwest Mountaineering's annual Canoe
Event and Outdoor Adventure Expo, which has a lot of other
attractions as well, including speakers on a large number of
outdoors-related topics and displays by manufacturers, outdoor
organizations, outfitters, and the Minnesota DNR. The featured
speaker this year is renowned outdoor photographer Galen Rowell.

The auction is Saturday morning, and is run by the Minnesota
Canoe Association. They start accepting boats around 8:00 or
9:00 a.m. I think the auction is usually at 11:00 a.m., but
treat that information with caution, since I don't have the
times in front of me.

If you have a boat you want to sell, just show up with it early
in the morning and fill out a form on the boat's construction,
the minimum bid at which you will let it go, and other info. If
you want to buy, show up mid-morning to look the boats over.
There is usually quite a variety. Probably the best deals are
the home-built cedar strip canoes, which are usually well-built,
yet typically have low minimum bids. There is also an increasing
number of sea kayaks for sale. I've never counted them, but I
would guess that there were 70 to 100 watercraft of all kinds at
the auction last year.

The boats are displayed on a lawn across the street from Midwest
Mountaineering. You can find directions to MM on their Web site at
http://midwestmtn.com/.

Chuck Holst

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