Lackey Dam - June 16, 2026

Me and Danny in my new Explorer

I was looking for an opportunity to paddle my new Explorer 17, so I reached out to Danny and he was happy to join me on the Blackstone Valley Paddle Club trip at Lackey Dam on the Mumford River.  

The Mumford River arises at Manchaug Pond and flows 18-miles east until it joins the Blackstone River in Uxbridge. We put-in just above Lackey Dam and paddled upstream into Lackey Pond. This time of year the pond is starting to get choked up with water chestnut. The open channel is to the right, but we went a little too far left and had to fight our way through the weeds. Once back on the river we paddled under Route 146 and upstream until it was blocked by trees. The Explorer paddled great.

Me and Danny with my new Explorer

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