Mini BOW - Water, Women & Wine

Looking to get out on the water, learn new skills or get a refresh?

Join us for the 2025 Mini BOW - Water, Women & Wine. Spend the weekend at Nishna Bend Recreation Area and Prairie Rose State Park. We will spend Friday evening on the lake, practicing our skills, then head out Saturday morning for a day on the river. Lunch will be on the water, either at a sandbar or on the shore at Prairie Rose. At this time, river levels looks great, but our final paddling location is dependent upon water levels.

Saturday evening we'll eat and then head to Harlan, IA to learn about freeze drying. Then back to the fire to relax and enjoying each other's company. Sunday we'll make breakfast and then head out for a forest therapy session before we head home. Free onsite camping is available, otherwise lodging is on your own. A tentative agenda is below. About two weeks prior to the event you'll receive a suggested packing list and updated agenda. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Christina at croelofs@shco.org.

Registration is open until July 14 for new participants. After July 14, registration is open to any interested attendee. Please note, this event is for ages 21 and older. Registration is $150 and that includes all meals on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday, as well as all equipment needed to participate in the weekend event.

Tentative Agenda:

Friday, August 22

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (or earlier if you like) Arrive, set up camp

6:30 p.m. Meet at Nishna Bend to carpool to Prairie Rose

7:00 p.m. Arrive at Prairie Rose (or meet us here at 7:00)

7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Kayak at Prairie Rose

8:00 to ? Head back to Nishna Bend & enjoy campfire

Saturday, August 23

7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Breakfast

7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Pack lunches

8:30 a.m. Bus arrives to head to Harlan to go down river (or head to Prairie Rose to kayak the main part of the lake if river is too low)

9:00 a.m. to 2:00/3:00 p.m. Kayak - lunch on a sandbar or on shore at Prairie Rose.

2:00/3:00p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – downtime/clean up from kayaking

4:30 p.m. – Start dinner prep

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Dinner

6:30 p.m - Head to Harlan, IA

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Learn about freeze drying

8:00 p.m. - Head back to camp and possibly a campfire

Sunday, August 24

7:00 to 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (and pack up if you like)

8:00 a.m. Head to the forest therapy location

8:30 a.m. to 11/11:30 a.m. Forest therapy

11/11:30 Depart/head home (if anybody would like to go eat somewhere with a group, we can do that)