Mya Sanchez, 13, and her brother Jeremyah Belcher, 11, both of Perrysburg, paddled a canoe during "Paddle on the Pond" at the W.W. Knight Nature Preserve in Perrysburg Township. The free event is offered by the preserve the first Tuesday of each month starting in June. It was the last offering of the program this season. It was the first time Jeremyah had ridden in a canoe. He liked it enough to take three short rides, despite Mya heading home after the first.
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Canoe paddlers take to the water during "Paddle on the Pond."
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Jeremyah Belcher, 11, of Perrysburg, debated whether or not to hit the water for a third round in a canoe. The evening marked Jeremyah's first canoe ride. He was instantly hooked.
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Wood County Park Program Coordinator Debbie Nofzinger, left, instructed Jeremyah Belcher, 11, of Perrysburg, in the correct way to paddle a canoe solo. Nofzinger said that while they usually have around 80 people who turn out for the canoe paddle event, the start of school had greatly depleted the number of participants.
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Jeremyah Belcher, 11, of Perrysburg, navigates his canoe on his own.
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Ken Christiansen, of Flordia, and his granddaughter Connie Christiansen, 11, of Perrysburg, navigated a canoe together.
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Ken Christiansen, of Flordia, wore a colorful hat on his canoeing expedition.
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Connie Christiansen, 11, of Perrysburg, kept an eye out for fishing lures and garbage while canoeing with her grandfather.
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Connie Christiansen, 11, of Perrysburg, perched a small frog on her knee while paddling a canoe with her grandfather.
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Ken Christiansen, of Flordia, took his granddaughter Connie Christiansen, 11, of Perrysburg, canoeing for her 11th birthday.
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