Welcome to Bowlines!
Bowlines is the Bluegrass Wildwater Association’s decades long running member newsletter produced by lifetime member Don Spangler! Below you’ll find recent issues and links to archived editions of Bowlines from years prior.
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Bowlines archive below!
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Bowlines March/April 2023
The National Paddling Film Festival 2023 Report
2023 Festival Winning Entries
Photo Essay of the NPFF
Looking Back on the Film Festival
Remembering Friends who were Important to Us and the NPFF
The Nealy We Didn’t Know -
Bowlines Jan/Feb 2023
The National Paddling Film Festival 2023
The NPFF: After all these years, what has it all been about? Why is it still in existence? Paddling Film Festival 1984
On the Film Festival........ Some Changes
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Bowlines Oct/Sep/Nov/Dec 2022
In This Issue:
A Look back of the History of the BWA & the BSF
How it Became the BSF National River & Recreation Area
Draft E.I.S. for the Big South Fork
Big South Fork in the Road: A Need For Your Opinion Comments on the Big South Fork Management Plan
Clear Fork (Big South Fork Of The Cumberland)
Two Memories Of Running the BSF in 1976 At High Water
Old Burnt Mill Bridge washed out in 2021
A Modest Proposal
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Bowlines May/Jun 2022
In this Issue:
BWA 2022 Beginers Clinic So What is Next?
Why Be an Active Member of the BWA?
Passing On The Tradition
Nearby Places to go Whitewater Boating
When did I get Good Enough to Run Class III's
Who Owns the Rivers In Kentucky
Reflections from a new member
Editor's Eddy: River Etiquette
Boat Building, What is that All About
The Elkhorn Trash Bash in on the Road this June 25
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Bowlines Mar/Apr 2022
In this issue:
The BWA Beginners Clinic 2022
Looking Ahead
Responsibility
River Safety & Rescue in the BWA
Safety Code of American Whitewater
Natural Progression of a Boater
Basic Rescue Equipment
Compressions-Only CPR & Water Don’t Mix
The BWA Clinic
Something to be Proud of
River Safety - You are the Machine
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Bowlines Jan/Feb 2022
In this Issue:
NPFF 2022: Winners & Event Report
NPFF Photo Essay
The Not NPFF Race & Jess Cup
American Whitewater Journal Article on Success of the First NPFF
First Look at Soon to be Newly Available On-line Archival Bowlines issues 1991-1995