Rock in River Festival 2009

Rock in River Festival 2009

In a stunning upset, Wichita, Kansas resident Grant Mitchell walked away with the Pennsylvania State Title Saturday at Riverfront Park. A medical student at Penn University, Mitchell himself was stunned to have taken the trophy away from long-time winner Russ Byars. “I had been wanting to compete in this tournament for awhile,” Mitchell said. “I had just arrived in Philadelphia late in the week to get ready...
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15 young Gerplunkers contested for glory …

15 young Gerplunkers contested for glory …

Colin ‘C-Man’ Lacy 2009 Gerplunking Winner Kirby ‘Fully Loaded’ Berke Gerplunker Runner up Henry ‘Giggles’ Piskie 1st time Gerplunking (age 3 3/4) With clear blue sky and sparkling blue water, 15 young Gerplunkers contested for glory July 4th on the famous Windemere Beach of Mackinac...
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2009 Wilmer T. Rabe Competition Results

2009 Wilmer T. Rabe Competition Results

Gerplunking – Youngster Division: Kirby ‘Fully Loaded’ Berke & Colin ‘C-Man’ Lacy Tied with 2 scores of 8.9 and had to go to a ‘plunk-off’ to break the tie. Colin ‘C-Man’ Lacy took the title with a scant .38 difference.  Check out Doc’s full report here. Skipping – Pebbles 12 & under Division: Ethan ‘Iron Man’ Hauser out of East...
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Another great day at the beach – July 4th, 2009

Another great day at the beach – July 4th, 2...

The offical 4oth Stone Skipping event has come and gone but the memories linger on. The weather was fantastic with clear blue skies 70 degree temperatures and a slight breeze.  The water was cold and the skippers were hot. Highlights: Rubbing elbows with a legend. Gerplunking had its first ‘Plunk off’.  Doc is reviewing beach photos to verify the winner and will post his findings soon. Brotherly Rivalry...
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Russ ‘Rock Bottom’ Byars – Sighted on annual MISS&GC Pilgrimage

Russ ‘Rock Bottom’ Byars – Sight...

Russ ‘Rock Bottom’ Byars Sighting – Russ has been spotted in Ohio on his 2000 mile pilgrimage from Pennsylvania to Mackinac.  His famous “Skip stones for fudge” shirt quickly identified him as the Guiness World Record holder (i.e. 51 skips). He has been seen carrying 2 large buckets along his route. Although the buckets were covered they are suspected to contain stones for the upcoming tournament. So far he...
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Stone Skipping 2009 – Come out and skip

I can hardly believe two weeks from today we will be on Windemere beach skipping stones.  Thanks to a lot of digging in the archives we have been able to verify that indeed this will be the 4oth anniversary tournament. News from ‘Mussles’ Calleweart is that the weather is sunny, beautiful and the in 70′s this week.  Since the 4th falls on Saturday this year we are expecting a record crowd on the beach. No...
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The Lost Art of Stone Skipping

The Lost Art of Stone Skipping

As delivered by Karl Rabe at the 2009 Winter Rules Committee Meeting of the Mackinac Island Stone Skipping and Gerplunking Club Not to dilly-dally or shilly-shally but before I begin — a few things I would like to mention… As many of you know, in December Virginia Gillis passed away. Gini was the first female to break through the proverbial quartz ceiling when she was appointed as the High Commissioner of Stone...
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2008 Tournament featured on NBC's Today show

This years tournament will be featured on NBC’s Today Show on July 3rd (8:30 am) with an an interview with the editor of Travel & Leisure Magazine. The story is about fun things happening on the July 4th around the country. When footage is available we will post it to the stoneskipping.com site.
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Guinness World Record Smashed

It’s official on July 19, 2007 Russ Byars’ skip goes into the Guinness World Record book at an amazing 51 skips, beating Emporium’s Kurt Steiner. Get all the details, including video footage at www.prostoneskipping.com
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2007 Mackinac Island Competition Results

Another ‘Golden Year’ of warm weather, gentle breezes and flat water welcomed this years competitors.  It was estimated that there were 912.5 fans in attendance (including a cameo by the governor) with over 369 contestants skipping.  Cris ‘Pipes’ Mulroney  won the Amateur Tournament with an impressive 21 opted for the 75lb Little David trophy and a years supply of fudge instead of slugging it out...
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