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Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park is a 167-acre (68 ha) public recreation area offering trails and picnicking located in Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio, United States. [3] Within the park are angled rock formations 50 to 60 feet (18 m) high with ground fissures as deep as 60 feet (18 m).
The outfitter offers canoeing, kayaking, tubing, Guided UTV tours, Polaris slingshot rentals, a primitive camp, and retail gear shop. Previously known as "Murray's Landing", the outfitter is known for adrenaline tours and fun tubing events that bring hundreds of visitors each summer.
Kayaking the Rockfish river in Nelson County. The Rockfish River is a 28.7-mile-long (46.2 km) [ 1 ] tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States . Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of the Chesapeake Bay .
Fort Nelson (1670–1713), [12] a historic Hudson's Bay Company trading post, was built at the mouth of the Nelson River at Hudson Bay and was a key trading post in the early 18th century. After his pivotal role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company, Pierre Esprit Radisson , noted French explorer, was chief director of trade at Fort Nelson ...
Canoeing and kayaking are popular activities in the Hocking Hills [16] Boating: Canoeing, kayaking and rafting are all allowed on various places in the state park. [17] Rock Climbing and Rappelling: Ninety-nine acres of forest land have been set aside for rock climbing [15] and rappelling in Hocking State Forest. [18]
Originally part of the ancestral territory of the Snohomish people, the Kayak Point area was settled by American loggers from the 1850s to 1890s.After the near-shore timber had been logged away, Seattle real estate developer Clarence Dayton Hillman bought 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) along Port Susan, from Kayak Point to modern-day Warm Beach, from 1907 to 1909.
The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore consisting of 21 islands (Apostle Islands) and shoreline encompassing 69,540 acres (28,140 ha) [1] on the northern tip of Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Superior.
Nelson Lakes National Park is in the South Island of New Zealand, at the northern end of the Southern Alps.It was created in 1956 (one of four created in the 1950s). [1] [2] The park contains beech forests, multiple lakes, snow-covered mountains and valleys created by glaciers during the ice ages.