Paddle & Pints
Paddle & Pints
📅 When: September 19, 2026 | 2:00–4:30pm
📍 Where: MDC and the Glen Mine Pit Lake
💲 Cost: $40
🙋♀️ Participants: 21+ only, limited to 10 people
🔗 Registration: Click here!
Experience an unforgettable evening on the turquoise waters of Glen Mine Pit Lake. Join Gary Kaunonen, MDC’s Education, Program, and Recreation Manager and Staff Historical Archaeologist, for a guided paddle before relaxing with drinks, a build-your-own charcuterie board, and, weather permitting, a lakeside bonfire.
Your registration includes:
✔ Kayak and life jacket rental
✔ Guided one-hour paddle and shuttle transportation
✔ Beer, wine, seltzers, and charcuterie snacks (two drink max)
Please bring:
• Valid photo ID
• Optional: your own life jacket
Important Information:
• Outside alcohol is not permitted.
• Participants must use MDC kayaks; personal watercraft cannot be accommodated.
• Non-alcoholic options will be available when possible.
• Please notify us in advance of any gluten-free dietary needs.
• Please bring layers of clothing and note that the red dirt does stain.
• Wear appropriate footwear that you don’t mind getting wet or red.
Space is limited to 10 people. This event sold out quickly last year!