Category Archives: Community Event

2018 Boat Rodeo (safty inspections) and Cook Off

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9th Annual McKenzie Boat Rodeo
McKenzie River Guides Outdoor Cook-Off
Free Samples at 1:00pm
Well see you on the McKenzie at Hendrix Bridge Wayside.

Find the Hendrix Bridge Wayside here

Come to Hendrix Bridge Wayside on the McKenzie River on Saturday April 21st from 9:00am until the food is gone.

This is the day that river guides, their friends, and anyone interested in Dutch Oven food gathers by the McKenzie River for river boat safety inspections by the Oregon State Police. The guides host a Dutch Oven cook off and food is available at 1:00.

Feel free to donate to the guides to support our efforts to provide free use of life jackets to anyone using the Mckenzie River but no donation is required. See you there.

2017 Wooden Boat Festival April 22nd

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Wooden Boat Festival 2017-small

This weekend join us at the 2017 Wooden Boat Festival at Eagle Rock Lodge. This is the 12th annual gathering of people that love wooden boats and their history. McKenzie Guides will offer a lunch as fundraiser for our lifejacket borrow program that makes PFD’s available for free to anyone that needs one to use while on the white water of the McKenzie River.

2016 Wooden Boat Show at Eagle Rock Lodge

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2016 wooden boat show (c) West Coast Action Photos

It was another successful year for the 2016 McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival. A light rain didn’t dampen spirits as boat owners and those that appreciate them gathered to view boats and watch demonstrations of fly tying and casting. A fundraising lunch was provided by the McKenzie Guides and raised money for the Free Life Jacket loan program. We also thank Cascade Family Fly Fishers for their support. You can view great photographs of this event at This LINK Thank you Lilly and West Coast Action Photos for being there.