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Canoe and Kayak Rentals on Honker Lake This Memorial Day Weekend!

May 22, 2018 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Canoe Trip on Honker Lake
Read More About The Canoe Trip Above: Canoeing on Honker Lake in the LBL!
My husband and I enjoyed every minute of a canoe trip we took on Honker Lake a few years ago. Every single minute. Last summer, we were unable to make it (I can’t remember if it was weather-related or what… but I recall being pretty bummed about it!). Another opportunity is coming up and I hope you’ll be able to make it. WEATHER PERMITTING! I write that in all caps for obvious reasons…. seriously, what is up with weather this year? First it takes forever to run winter out of town and now rain is calling the shots.
Hopefully it’ll take the weekend off and allow fun on Honker Lake to reign supreme.
Continued Below…
Canoeing on Honker Lake
Canoe and kayak rentals on Honker Lake begin on Memorial Day Weekend. Hourly rentals start at 10am (all boats need to be returned by 4:30pm). Rental fees are $10 per hour per boat. Visitors must check in at Nature Station in order to rent a canoe or kayak.
Rentals may be suspended for inclement weather. For more information, please call  call 270-924-2299.
Canoeing on Honker Lake

Filed Under: Honker Lake, Lake Barkley, LBL, Summertime in Kentucky Tagged With: canoeing in Kentucky, Kayaking in Kentucky, Kentucky events, LBL events

It’ll Be a WILD Memorial Day Weekend at Woodlands Nature Station!

May 23, 2016 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Gorgeous Bobcat at the Nature Station in the Land Between the Lakes
Bobcat at the Nature Station… LOVE Her!
Woodlands Nature Station is ready to celebrate one of my favorite things in the world – wildlife! – on Memorial Day Weekend. They’ll host their Wildlife Celebration, Saturday through Monday, May 28-30, 2016.

Visitors will meet Smokey Bear, gobble with turkeys, and have up-close encounters with native wildlife in the Nature Station’s backyard at Land Between The Lakes. Special event programs are included with standard admission unless otherwise noted.

Located in the woods between Honker Lake and Hematite Lake, the Nature Station serves as a gateway to the 8,500-acre Nature Watch Area.

The uncommonly friendly staff do an outstanding job of sharing their wealth of knowledge of and passion for birds, reptiles, and wildlife.

Nature Station admission is $5 age 13 and up, $3 age 5-12, and free for ages 4 and under. Call 270-924-2020 to pre-register for guided canoe trips Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm.

Daily canoe and kayak rentals start Saturday, May 28, 10am-4pm, weather permitting. For more details, call 270-924-2299.

Beautiful Red Wolf at the Nature Station

Beautiful Red Wolf

Saturday, May 28, 2016

  • 10am-4pm–I Spy Up High Scavenger Hunt
  • Throughout the day–visits with Smokey Bear
  • 11:30am–Talkin’ Turkeys!
  • 1-4pm–Critter Craft for Kids
  • 1:30pm–Let’s Get Snappy: Turtle Feeding
  • 2:30pm–It’s an Owl, it’s a Hawk, it’s a….Kestrel?
  • 3:30pm–Dinnertime for Red Wolves
  • 4:30pm–Parade of Raptors
  • 6-8:30pm–Sunset Canoe Trip (Reservations required; call 270-924-2020)

Sunday, May 29, 2016

  • 10am-4pm–I Spy Up High Scavenger Hunt
  • 11:30am–Little Orphan Annie-mals
  • 1-4pm–Critter Craft for Kids
  • 1:30pm–Storytime with Smokey Bear
  • 2:30pm–Bald is Beautiful: The Bald Eagle
  • 3:30pm–Mystery Animal Encounter
  • 4:30pm–Parade of Raptors
  • 6-8:30pm–Family Sunset Canoe Trip (Reservations required; call 270-924-2020)

Monday, May 30, 2016

  • 10am-4pm–I Spy Up High Scavenger Hunt
  • 11:30am–Fears & Phobias: Misunderstood Animals
  • 2pm–Baby Birds Bonanza!
  • 3:30pm–Howlin’ Good Time with Coyotes
  • 4:30pm–Parade of Raptors

Canoeing on Honker Bay Last Year:

Canoeing on Honker Lake at the Nature Station in the Land Between the Lakes
Honker Lake in the Land Between the Lakes
Reflection of trees in Honker Lake in the Land Between the Lakes
Canoeing on Honker Lake at the Nature Station in the Land Between the Lakes
Canoeing on Honker Lake at the Nature Station in the Land Between the Lakes
Canoeing on Honker Lake at the Nature Station in the Land Between the Lakes
Canoeing on Honker Lake at the Nature Station in the Land Between the Lakes
Canoeing on Honker Lake at the Nature Station in the Land Between the Lakes
Beaver Lodge on Honker Lake
Canoeing at Sunset on Honker Lake

Filed Under: Events, Honker Lake, Kentucky Birds, Kentucky Wildlife, LBL, News, The Nature Station Tagged With: LBL, Nature Station, Wildlife Celebration Nature Station

Canoeing on Honker Lake… One of a Kind Experience

May 4, 2015 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Canoeing on Honker Lake

Canoeing on Honker Lake

I hate to brag, but I have a couple of phobias. One is water – as in anything outside of a bathtub or wading pool.  Another is snakes – as in… well, as in snakes. I once ran screaming from the room while chased with a rubber snake – all the while knowing it was a rubber snake.

I’m reasonable like that.

And yet, with phobias in tow, I had an absolutely wonderful time canoeing on Honker Lake this past weekend. It was my first time in a canoe since I was a little girl at Camp Currie, and I have to admit I was pretty nervous at first. For one thing, the canoeing would not be taking place in a bathtub and for another, common sense told me snakes were in the neighborhood.

Funny thing is, by the end of the trip, I began counting the days until I could get back in a canoe on Honker Lake! Yes, I saw a few snakes as they swam in the water – furiously trying to get away from the canoes. Don’t tell anyone, but I thought they looked pretty cute with their heads poked up as their bodies hurried them along.  They were more afraid of us than I could ever hope to be of them.

That’s an arrangement that works for me.

Our guides pointed out Osprey nests, ospreys, eagle nests, eagles, herons, Giant Canada Geese, beavers, beaver lodges, and more. Seeing these beautiful animals and birds so close was a beautiful experience.

You just haven’t lived until you’ve been within feet of a beaver slapping the water with his tail so hard that he lifts his body! These intelligent, industrious, and beautiful animals are really something to behold.

As luck would have it, it’s kind of difficult to hold a paddle AND work a camera while staring in wide wonder all at the same time – so I’m afraid my pictures of the eagles and beavers didn’t turn out.

You can rent canoes and kayaks from The Woodlands Nature Station in the Land Between the Lakes to go exploring on your own – but I’d highly recommend first taking advantage of one of their guided tours. In these tours, you’re in your own canoe as are others in the group. The tour guides are in their own canoe and offer valuable information on wildlife, canoeing, and the lake, itself.

I’d like to take a minute or two to give a shout out to all the workers and volunteers in the Land Between the Lakes that I’ve ever encountered. They have been exceptional each and every time.  There’s something that separates them from most workers and volunteers you encounter and that’s passion. Each individual I have encountered in my MANY years of MANY Land Between the Lakes visits has obviously not only cared a great, great deal about Kentucky and the Land Between the Lakes – they’ve had a palpable passion for this region, its wildlife, its conservation, its birds, and its guests.

Their knowledge, upbeat attitude, friendliness, and passion are incredible assets to the Land Between the Lakes. They are above reproach as ambassadors for a region that’s as special as they are.

Read more about Honker Lake on Genuine Kentucky and check out the other pictures from our canoe trip on Honker Lake as well. Trust me on this one – canoeing on Honker Lake is something you’ll want to move to the top of your to do list.

Sunset on Honker Lake

Filed Under: Honker Lake, LBL, The Nature Station Tagged With: canoe trips, canoeing in Kentucky, Honker Lake, things to do in Kentucky, things to do in the Land Between the Lakes

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