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Fill the Lake Flotilla kicks off today
Big Hollow s inaugural event replaces the Outdoor Youth Jamboree this year.
Bob Saar
So what if it rains? You re going to be in the water anyway, Des Moines County Conservation administrative assistant Jeff Breuer said Friday, but it looks like the rain will be gone long before the boats hit the water.
Big Hollow s Fill the Lake Flotilla will be similar to Floatzilla, the Quad Cities annual fleet of kayaks and canoes on the Mississippi every third Saturday in August. We re going to get in a giant flotilla, DMC Conservation Executive Director Chris Lee said. There s going to be a lot of kayakers out there.
Bob Saar
for The Hawk Eye
Des Moines County engineer Brian Carter told the county supervisors and department heads yesterday that residents are ready for Des Moines County 99 to open.
But we re going to have to wait.
Chaired by Jim Cary while chairman Tom Broeker is away on family business, the meeting essentially began with Carter s report on the DMC-99 bridge, the Flint Bottom bridge and county roads in general.
Carter said, If it would quit raining two or three inches all at once, that would help our progress as much as anything on projects. He said Monday s storms didn t cause much damage besides a few downed trees.
Des Moines County supervisors and department heads hear plans for Jamboree substitute.
Bob Saar
for The Hawk Eye
A summer highlight in Des Moines County is the annual Outdoor Youth Jamboree at Big Hollow Recreation Area, but COVID-19 sidelined that for this year.
No worries: conservation director Chris Lee told county supervisors and department heads the event will be replaced with an open house including a scavenger hunt May 15. We re going to have canoe rentals, we ll have some fishing poles you can borrow, Lee said.
Fill the Lake Flotilla
May 15 will include the new Fill the Lake Flotilla, which Lee said is similar to a flotilla in the Quad Cities area.