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June 17, 2009

Empire Beach Cleanup & International Surfing Day Celebration

Filed under: empire,fun,Leelanau,michigan,news,summer,surfing — Andrew McFarlane @ 9:32 am

Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak in Empire invites you to celebrate International Surfing Day this Saturday (Jun 20).

The day begins with a cleanup of Empire Beach at 10 AM. At noon, the C4 Waterman manufactures rep will share his boards and knowledge from 12-4 PM with anyone wanting to try the very popular and fast growing sport of Stand-Up Paddling. There will be Current Designs kayaks to demo as well! At the end of the day, enjoy some free cake & ice cream for all participants to celebrate International Surfing Day & itty’s 10th birthday.

Meet at the beautiful Empire Public Beach at 10 in the morning to commence the clean-up and for more info call Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak at (231) 326-WAVE (9283). Learn more about standup paddle surfing via Michigan in Pictures.

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i broke my arm on a freak surfing accident but hey, surfing is a nice sport:``

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Comment by Brody James — August 1, 2010 @ 1:42 pm