Congratulations to our video contest winner, Outdoor Afro Miles Maxey who showed off the fun of the Jim Dandy Ski Club, an African American adventure club, on the Huron River in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Miles is the winner of a pair of KEEN shoes for sharing such a wonderful and fun connection to nature!
Watch!
This blog and contest was sponsored by the Georgia River Network

The Abandon is a sci-fi TV series created by Keith Josef. Here’s the skinny: after a possible alien invasion, five black hikers in Upstate New York discover they may be the last humans on Earth and quickly learn the importance of survival, loyalty, and manhood:
Of course, as a sci-fi fan, I was intrigued by the narrative, especially since it features an all-African American cast set in the woods in a not too distant future where they might be the last living souls on earth!
However my curiosity quickly gave way to thoughts …