SHOOTING THE BLUEWAY PHOTO CONTEST LAUNCHES
Take a photo along the Calusa Blueway canoe and kayak trail and enter the third annual contest, Shooting the Blueway. Lee County Parks & Recreation is now welcoming entries, and prizes will be awarded at the Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival in November.
There are three categories in which photographers can compete:
Prizes for top category winners will come from ABC Framing, a mobile-framing business that is the contest’s sponsor. Winners will receive an enlarged, matted and framed version of their photo.
Winning entries might be published in magazines, newspapers and online publications.
Selected entries may be featured on several Web sites, including the blueway site, www.calusablueway.com, the festival site,www.calusabluewaypaddlingfestival.com or Lee County Parks & Recreation’s site, www.leeparks.org.
Winners and runners-up will be recognized on the final Saturday of the Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival, which runs Oct. 29 – Nov. 7 throughout Lee County.
There is no entry fee. Submissions must be taken along a Lee County, Fla., waterway and include a photographer’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and title and location of photo.
Three entries are permitted per photographer; amateur photographers only, please. A model release form is available atwww.CalusaBluewayPaddlingFestival.com if a person in the submitted photo is identifiable.
E-mail entries as one high-resolution photo jpg attachment at a time to bclayton@leegov.com by Oct. 1.
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges, including Cape Coral artist and kayaker Jeannette Chupack and also Fort Myers native Mark Renz, a photo artist and author. Rounding out the judges’ panel will be award-winning newspaper photographer Andrew West of The News-Press in Fort Myers.
The Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail is 190 miles long and is marked by easily identifiable trail signs. The trail also is mapped out with Global Positioning System coordinates. The waterways are shallow and stay relatively free from powerboat traffic. Order free maps online at www.calusablueway.com. The Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival is North America’s fastest-growing kayak festival and one of Florida’s premiere eco-events.
Call (239) 433-3855 with questions or e-mail bclayton@leegov.com.
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Calusa Blueway markers -- damaged or otherwise
Calusa Blueway markers -- damaged or otherwise
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Have you been on the water lately in Lee County and noticed a Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail marker that is in need of repair?
Have you noticed a location where there used to be a marker but no longer is because it’s gone missing or been knocked down?
Have you been at a spot on the trail where you thought people potentially could get lost and you think the county should place a new directional marker?
Lee County Parks & Recreation is preparing to do some paperwork with the state and with a contractor to take care of a bunch of markers / locations at once. Please reply to this e-mail and tell me of any damaged or missing markers or any trouble spots. If you can provide GPS coordinates or photos, that’s helpful. If not, please be as specific as possible about the location.
I appreciate your help. With 190 miles of trail, I depend greatly on paddling clubs, volunteers and outfitters to be Lee County Parks & Recreation’s eyes out there.
If you don’t know what our markers look like, there’s a picture attached.
Please reply by Thursday, March 18th.
Thanks,
Betsy
Betsy Clayton
Waterways Coordinator
Lee County Parks & Recreation
Phone: 239-433-3855
Cell: 239-826-4606
Fax: 239-432-2030
Email: bclayton@leegov.com
Web: www.LeeParks.org
Blueway: www.CalusaBlueway.com
Paddling festival: www.CalusaBluewayPaddlingFestival.com
FaceBook: Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival
Twitter: calusapaddle
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