Join the John Neihardt Foundation for its inaugural "River and I" Float down the scenic Logan Creek near Bancroft on July 31.

Rain or shine!

Kayakers, canoers, and float tubers will gather at Ru-De's Mart in Bancroft at 8 a.m., and then shuttle to the put-in point at Pender. It's about a four-hour float down the creek to the take-out point in Bancroft, which is just north of Ru-De's. BRING YOUR OWN kayak, canoe, or tube.

For $20, participants will get a T-shirt, bottled water, and a snack for the river. Shuttle service is available from Ru-De's to the Pender put-in spot. Register the morning of the float at Ru-De's.

Participants will be required to sign a waiver. Those under the age of 18 will need a guardian to sign.

This is a fun, non-competitive float that will serve as a prelude to the annual Neihardt Day program at the John G. Neihardt State Historic Site in Bancroft, which will be on Sunday, Aug. 1 at 1 p.m. That event is free of charge (a lunch will be available for purchase).

"The River and I" is a book written by Neihardt that chronicles the author's 1908 trip down the Missouri River in a 20-foot-long canoe. It's a favorite of many Neihardt-ians that describes an adventurous trip down the mighty river  -- a major influence on Neihardt -- a century after the Lewis & Clark Expedition and before dams were constructed.