MCRA Canoer’s Memorial Monument

Ceremony at Monument

The next Ceremony will be September 27, 2026 at 1 pm at the Canoer’s Monument

Click here for driving directions to the Monument via Google Maps

Join family and friends as MCRA honors paddlers whose names will be added to the Canoer’s Memorial Monument overlooking the high banks of the AuSable River near Oscoda.

Paddlers to be honored this year are as follows:

DOUG WONDERS
JOSEPH KIMMERER
BOB MACDOWELL 
CARL JOY
JACK KOLKA
RON NOLAN
STEWART “BOONE” MCNEILL
JOE JOHNSON
GARY KOLONICH
CHARLES “CHUCK” FROMAN
GORDON DOUG MCDOUGALL 
NORMAN BROWN
CHARLES VERSTEEG 

Donations made on behalf of any of the nominees will go towards the name plaques and engraving for the monument.

If there are any questions please contact Bob or Lynne.

Bob Bradford, 810-338-9805, Nnavigator00@aol.com
Lynne Witte, 586-201-5695 dogpaddler54@gmail.com

For more information about the Canoer’s Monument

MCRA Canoer’s Memorial Monument