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Wisconsin
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Paddle Sports 
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ONGOING PADDLING EVENTS
Apostle Islands paddling, Bayfield, WI, June-Sept., daily and overnight trips, skills workshops; www.livingadventure.com
Mad City Paddlers, Madison, WI; ongoing trips; www.madcitypaddlers.org
Ongoing lessons, classes for women, adventure club paddles, June-August; Clear Water Outdoor, Lake Geneva, WI; info@clearwateroutdoor.com
Learn to row classes, May through Aug., 7 p.m. M/W or T/Th, Madison, WI; Mendota Rowing Club, learn torow@mendotarowingclub.com
Clinics, instructions, demos, Mi Zi Zak Kayaks, Eau Claire, WI; 715/967-2301;info@mizizakkayak.com; www.mizizakkayak.com
Bear Paw Outdoor Adventures, May through Sept., varied kayak clinics, White Lake, WI; 715/882-3502;www.bearpawoutdoors.com
1 TURTLE FLAMBEAU FLOWAGE, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $18/$22 nonmembers, $15 youth, natural history paddle w/guide; North Lakeland Discovery
Center, P.O. Box 237, Manitowish Waters, WI 54545; Maggie Moesch, 715/543-2085; maggie@discoverycenter.net; www.discoverycenter.net
4 TOKEN CREEK TO CHEROKEE MARSH PADDLE, MadCity Paddlers, P.O. Box 14631, Madison, WI 53708; 608/249-7811; jneefe@charter.net; www.madcitypaddlers.org
5-13 KAYAK BUILDING WORKSHOP, $1,400, traditional skin-on frame; Superior Kayaks, 108 E. Menasha Ave., Whitelaw, WI
54247; Celeste Rogers, 920/732-4602; info@superiorkayaks.com; www.superiorkayaks.com
6-11 ROCK THE RIVER AND THE BLUFFS, paddle and rock climb, ages 12-14, 1 p.m. Sunday, Devil's Lake State Park, $375; Central Wisconsin
Environmental Station, 10186 County Road MM, Amherst Junction, WI 54407; 715/824-2428; cwes@uwsp.edu; www.uwsp.edu/cwes
6-12 JUNIOR OLYMPICS KAYAK, slalom, boater cross, wild water, freestyle, $100, Wausau Whitewater Park, $35; Wausau Kayak Canoe Corp.,
1202 Elm St., Wausau, WI 54401; 715/574-5263; design@dwave.net; www.wausauwhitewater.org
11-13 SEA KAYAKING IN DOOR COUNTY, paddle one day on Green Bay and one on Lake Michigan, Peninsula State Park, WI,
$345; The Northwest Passage, 1130 Greenleaf Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091; 847/256-4409; www.nwpassage.com
11-13 DOOR COUNTY SEA KAYAK SYMPOSIUM, on-water sea kayaking experience for beginners to intermediates, Wagon Trail Resort, Rowleys Bay,
Door County, WI; Rutabaga, 200 W. Broadway, Madison, WI 53716; Nancy Saulsbury, 608/223-9300; nancys@rutabaga.com; www.everyonepaddles.com
12 BADFISH CREEK AND YAHARA RIVER, Class I; River Touring Section, Sierra Club, Rick Kark, 608/233-1989; karkra@uwec.edu
12 SILENT GLIDE CANOE, 2-8 miles, 7:30 a.m., Mondeauex Rec Area, Taylor Co., $25, panfishing contest; Silent Glide Canoe and Kayak Shop,
W6821 Wester Ave., Medford, WI 54451; Dan Renzoni, 715/748-0148; silentglide@tds.net
12-13 WOLF AND RED RIVERS, Class II, car camp; River Touring Section, Sierra Club, Pat or Bobbie Wilson, 608/788-8831; pbwilson@centurytel.net
13-19 CANOEING WISCONSIN'S NORTHWOODS, distances vary, Eagle River, WI, $560 double, $590 single, Elderhostel program; Trees for
Tomorrow, 519 Sheridan St., P.O. Box 609, Eagle River, WI 54521; Troy Walters, 715/479-6456; troy@treesfortomorrow.com; www.treesfortomorrow.com
14 BOATS AND BREAKFAST, 7:30 a.m., $10 members, $12 others, canoe trip on Sheboygan Marsh; Maywood Environmental Park, 3615 Mueller Rd.,
Sheboygan, WI 53083; Rebecca Clarke, 920/459-3906; Maywood@ci.sheboygan.wi.us; www.gomaywood.org
17 BIKES AND BREWS ON THE SUGAR RIVER, New Glarus, WI: River Alliance, Sarah Murray, 608/257-2424;smurray@wisconsinrivers.org; www.wisconsinrivers.org
18-20 WOMEN'S WHITEWATER KAYAK FESTIVAL, w/guests Anna Levesque and Emily Jackson, clinics on beginning kayaking to advanced playboating
moves, $130 or $190 w/gear; Bear Paw Outdoor Adventure Resort, N3494 Hwy. 55, White Lake, WI 54491; 715/882-3502; info@bearpawoutdoors.com (NOTE: for other paddling clinics, lessons, adventures, see www.bearpawoutdoors.com)
19 PADDLE AND PORTAGE CANOE RACE, 1.5 mile canoe on Lake Mendota, 1 mile portage around Capitol Square, 1 mile canoe on Lake Monona, 10
a.m., Madison, WI, chip timing, live music, food and bev.; Paddle and Portage, P.O. Box 7788, Madison, WI 53707;info@sportsinwisconsin.com; www.paddleandportage.org
26 FOX RIVER HERITAGE PARK TO PARK PADDLE, 8 miles, 8:30 a.m., Shattuck Park, Neenah, WI, $5 to enter lock, finish at Lutz Park,
Appleton. Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance, P.O. Box 1861, Appleton, WI 54912; 920/722-2151; fwpaddle@fwwa.org; www.fwwa.org
26 PEWAUKEE SUMMER SPRINT, 1.5 miles, 6:30 p.m., race around Pewaukee Lake, portage to river, reg. by 7-18, $20/$25 late; Mary Eloranta,
N30 W26451 Peterson Dr., Pewaukee, WI 53072; 262/691-9276;eloranta@sbcglobal.net
26-27 RIVER SAFTY AND RESCUE CLINIC, class I-II car camp,classroom and river instruction, $20, Red River; Judd Lefeber, Jen Kiecker,
920/261-6413; jenkiecker@hotmail.com
27 RECREATIONAL DAM RELEASE,
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wausau Area Canoe and Kayak Assoc., $10 plus ACA membership; volunteers needed, 715/845-5664, wkcc@dwave.net; www.wausauwhitewater.org
27 BIG FIVE CHALLENGE, 10 a.m., Wisconsin River canoe and kayak races from Spring Green (21 miles), Lone Rock
(15 miles) and Gotham (8 miles) to Victoria Riverside Park in Muscoda, WI,
8, 15 & 21 miles, $15 and $20, $25 race day, door prizes; Wisconsin River Canoe Race, 3350 Interlaken Dr., Oconomowoc, WI 53066; Beth Schluter, 262/567-6923; glass@mhtc.net; www.wicanoeracing.com
27 BARABOO RIVER TRIP, 9 miles, 4-5 hours, La Valle to Reedsburg, WI,
novice to intermediate level w/tree branches, sand bars; Vern Maltby, 608/429-3809; yovern@myway.com; MadCity Paddlers,
6328 Piping Rock Rd., Madison, WI 53711; 608/848-2337; www.madcitypaddlers.org.
27-Aug. 2 GREAT RIVER RUMBLE, 108 mile canoe/kayak trip on Red Cedar, Chippewa and Mississippi from Menomonie to La Crosse, WI,
$125; Great River Rumble, P.O. Box 3408, Dubuque, Iowa, 52004-3408; Rex Klein, 708/747-1969;info@riverrumble.org; www.riverrumble.org
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Minnesota
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Paddle Sports
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ONGOING PADDLING EVENTS
Paddle/kayak Apostle Islands, Boundary Waters, Namekagon and St. Croix rivers, Ontario destinations; 800/728-0719; www.wildernessinquiry.org
Learn to row classes, adults and juniors; Minneapolis Rowing Club, www.mplsrowing.org
Open pool, kayak and canoe skills, rolling instruction, Brooklyn Center Pool, MN, $10; www.rapidsriders.com
Sea kayak/canoe lessons, Schulze Lake, Eagan, MN, beginner-advanced, June-Aug.; Dakota County Parks, 952/891-7000; parks@co.dakota.mn.us
Canoe and kayak demos, lessons; Midwest Mountaineering, Minneapolis, MN, 612/339-3433; bear@midwestmtn.com
8 women's sea kayaking 101, 6-9 p.m., Schulze Lake, Lebanon Hills Regional Park, MN, $45; Dakota County Parks, Mary Dalaska, mary.dalaska@co.dakota.mn.org;www.dakotacounty.us
10 SEA KAYAKING 101, see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
11 PARENT AND TEEN KAYAKING, $12/adults, $7/youth,see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
11-13 WOMEN'S BEGINNER SEA KAYAKING,
learn on inland lake, then paddle North Shore Lake Superior, $225 incl. kayaks, gear, food, lodging. Wintermoon Summersun, 3388 Petrell Rd., Brimson, MN
55602; 218/848-2442; wintermoon@brimson.com; wintermoonsummersun.com
16 SEA KAYAKING 101, see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
18 PARENT AND CHILD CANOEING, see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
18 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN EXPEDITION, 7 p.m., Midwest Mountaineering, 309 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis, MN
55454; Bear Paulsen, 612/339-3433;bear@midwestmtn.com
18-20 ST. LOUIS RIVER RENDEZVOUS, KCI Carlton, MN, US Cup 1 - Age Group Nationals, Buttercup, freestyle and more, Class III;
Wausau Kayak Canoe Corp., 1202 Elm St., Wausau, WI 54401; Randy Carlson, 218/726-6177; rcarlson@d.umn.edu; www.wausauwhitewater.org; www.rapidsriders.org; www.umdrsop.org
19 INTRO TO CANOEING AND PORTAGING, Jensen Lake Trailhead, Lebanon Hills
Regional Park, $20/adults, $10/youth, see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
19 SEA KAYAKING 101, see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
19 WOMEN'S SEA KAYAKING 101, see same 7-8 WOMEN'S SEA KAYAKING 101.
22 PARENT AND CHILD CANOEING, $12/adults, $7/youth,see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
22-24 WOMEN'S BEGINNER SEA KAYAKING, see same 7/11-12.
23 SEA KAYAKING 101, see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
24 SEA KAYAKING 101, see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
24-27 NORTH SHORE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL, Thurs. practice 5 p.m., Fri. practice 11 a.m. w/parade, puppets, taiko drummers Fri. evening,
Sat. 1 and 2 mile races, 10 a.m., Harbor Park, Grand Marais, MN,
youth races, intergenerational paddle. North Shore Dragon Boat Festival, P.O. Box 1301, Grand Marais, MN 55604; Debbie Neitzke, 218/387-2372;info@northshoredragonboat.com; www.northshoredragonboat.com
25 PARENT AND TEEN KAYAKING, $12/adults, $7/youth,see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
26-27 GREAT RIVER ENERGY MISSISSIPPI RIVER CHALLENGE, Sat. 8 a.m. to Sun. 5 p.m., Historic Fort Snelling, MN,
pedal or paddle 20-40 miles, $50/$60 after 7-1 and $200 pledges; Friends of the Mississippi River, 360 N. Robert St., Ste. 400, St. Paul, MN 55406; Kay Yanisch, 651/222-2193;kyanisch@fmr.org; www.mississippiriverchallenge.org
28 BWCA AND OTHER LOCAL PADDLING, 6:30 p.m.; Midwest Mountaineering, see same 7/18 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN EXPEDITION.
30 SEA KAYAKING 101, see same 7-8 women's sea kayaking 101.
30 CANOEING: THE BASICS, Midwest Mountaineering, see same 7-18 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN EXPEDITION.
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Illinois
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Paddle Sports
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ONGOING PADDLING EVENTS
Beginner to advanced kayak instruction, April to Nov., Chicago, IL: www.chicagokayak.com
Sea kayaking intro and techniques, The Northwest Passage, Wilmette, IL; www.nwpassage.com
4 CHICAGO RIVER PEDAL & PADDLE, 6.5 miles each way, 10 a.m., meet at Clark Place, Chicago, bike to Lincoln Village, paddle
back, bicycles shuttled, $40 single, $35/person in tandem or canoe; 773/704-2663; www.chicagoriverpaddle.com
6 CHICAGO RIVER SKYSCRAPER CANYON PADDLE, 7 miles, 6 p.m., meet at Clark Park, paddle to Chinatown through downtown Chicago;
$50 single, $35/person in tandem or canoe; 773/704-2663; www.chicagoriverpaddle.com
6 MISSISSIPPI BACKWATERS KAYAK TOUR, 2-hour paddle, 10 a.m., $40 w/guide, map; Fever River Outfitters, 525 S. Main St., Galena, IL
61036; 815/776-9425; feverriver@sbcglobal.net; www.feverriveroutfitters.com
11-13 SEA KAYAKING IN DOOR COUNTY, paddle one day on Green Bay and one on Lake Michigan, Peninsula State Park, WI,
$355; The Northwest Passage, 1130 Greenleaf Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091; 847/256-4409; www.nwpassage.com
13 CHICAGO RIVER SKYSCRAPER CANYON PADDLE, see same 7/6 CHICAGO RIVER SKYSCRAPER CANYON PADDLE.
20 CHICAGO RIVER SKYSCRAPER CANYON PADDLE, see same 7/6 CHICAGO RIVER SKYSCRAPER CANYON PADDLE.
20 MISSISSIPPI BACKWATERS KAYAK TOUR, see same 7-6.
27 CHICAGO RIVER SKYSCRAPER CANYON PADDLE, see same 7/6 CHICAGO RIVER SKYSCRAPER CANYON PADDLE.
27 MISSISSIPPI BACKWATERS KAYAK TOUR, see same 7-6.
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Michigan
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Paddle Sports
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5-6 MCRA NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL BOARDMAN RIVER RACE, 2.5 hours, Sat. youth, C-1, 2:30 p.m., Brown Ridge Dam, Traverse City, MI
, Expert 1 and Expert 2 Sun. 9:30 a.m. Hull Park; Garth Greenan, 13500 S. Partridge Run, Traverse City, MI 49684; 231/228-6342; garth-gr@yahoo.com; www.cherryfestival.org
12-13 HARRY CURLEY MEMORIAL CANOE RACE, Sat.24 miles, Cooke Dam to Finish Line Park, AuSable River, Oscoda, MI, Expert I, Expert
2, state champs, w/banquet and awards; Sun. C-1, 12 mile paddle, orienteering, food, cash prizes; Chris Rudolph, 6890 Cedar Lake Rd., Oscoda, MI 48750; 989/739-2946; cricket2@chartermi.net; www.ausablecanoemarathon.org
17-20 CANOE CAMP SYLVANIA WILDERNESS, MICHIGAN; Class I, canoe camp w/portage, start on Clark Lake, River Touring Section, Sierra Club,
Kasy Culbertson, 608/222-0746;kasy9@juno.com
17-20 GREAT LAKES SEA KAYAK SYMPOSIUM, Grand Marais, MI; Great Lakes Sea Kayak Club, 4016 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, MI 48192; Tiffany
VanDeHey, 734/285-2925;tiffany@riversidekayak.com; www.glsks.org
19-20 PADDLER'S TRIBUTE AND SPIKES CHALLENGE RACE, 8 and 26 miles, Au Sable River, Grayling, MI; Sat. youth, C1, Joe Wakeley's
house to Burton's Landing; Sun. Expert 1, Expert 2; Joe Wakeley's house to McMasters Bridge; John or Cheryl Lucey, 780 Robinhood Lane, Grayling, MI 49738; 989/348-0148; jclucey@i2k.com; www.ausablecanoemarathon.org
20 CELEBRATE LAKE SUPERIOR DAY, special events celebrating lake, cleanup, educational activities, dragon boat races; 715/682-1489;lakesuperiorday@northland.edu; www.superiorforum.info
26-27 WEYERHAEUSER AU SABLE RIVER CANOE MARATHON, Au Sable River, about 120 miles, Grayling to Oscoda, MI,
not MCRA point race. Marathon office, 989/348-4425 or 989/739-2946;aricm@i-star.com; www.ausablecanoemarathon.org
27 GREAT CARDBOARD BOAT REGATTA,
9 a.m., design, build and navigate boat of corrugated cardboard, 10 "instant" boat kits available day of event, $50/$72 nonresidents includes cardboard, food and refreshments available;
St. Clair Shores, MI, Todd Winter, 309/782-7274; www.gcbr.com
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Iowa
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Paddle Sports
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12-13 CANOE VAN BUREN, 41 river miles, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Selma, IA, $25 w/casual float down Des Moines River; Villages of Van Buren,
P.O. Box 9, Keosauqua, IA 52565; Stacey Glandon, 800/868-7822;www.villagesofvanburen.com
27-Aug. 2 GREAT RIVER RUMBLE, 108 mile canoe/kayak trip on Red Cedar, Chippewa and Mississippi from Menomonie to La Crosse, WI,
$125; Great River Rumble, P.O. Box 3408, Dubuque, Iowa, 52004-3408; Rex Klein, 708/747-1969;info@riverrumble.org; www.riverrumble.org
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Canada
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