Stewards of the White Oak River Basin Current Events

This is the birth place of our present Inland Waterway. We will put in at the mouth of Harlowe Creek at the Newport River and paddle up it into the Harlowe Canal and paddle through it into the headwaters of Clubfoot Creek. We paddle up Blades Creek a short distance to our take out at the bridge near the North Harlowe Fire Dept. (All commercial boat traffic from Morehead to New Bern used this canal before railroads took over.)

Finally it looks like we will get to paddle this famous birth place of our Intra Coastal Waterway. It will be a new adventure for all of us. From what we have seen it looks very interesting. As usual we will pick up all litter along the way.

Gary and Marie found us a put-in. Follow Mill Creek Road from Newport past Oyster Point to where it makes an extreme sharp left turn. Look to your right and you will see a dirt road leading to the edge of the creek .That is our put-in. We will meet here at 9:00. (Do not turn down Winberry Road or you will miss the put-in per Gary).

Low tide is at 8:52. From Gary's description I think this is upstream of the shoaled area which is bare at low tide. If it is not, we will leave a shuttle vehicle here and reverse our trip plans. High tide is at 2:30 so we will be fine on our return.

Cal found us a take out near the North Harlowe Fire Dept. Those coming from the north should leave a shuttle vehicle at the Fire House. We should be there be 3:00. Elmer

Elmer, The White Oak River Trashman
Stewards of the White Oak River Basin
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