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66th Annual Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak marathon https://www.canoemarathon.com/ 2 Options: 18.5 miles and 5.25 miles
Read Morehttps://friendsofthefoxriver.wildapricot.org/event-5168951 Friends of the Fox River presents trivia night for the Fox River. Join them at Whiskey and Wine in downtown Algonquin IL. on Monday 2/27 from 7-9pm.
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Last December, the paddling community lost one of its premier members. Sigrid Pilgrim, a dynamic leader and promoter of paddle sports here in Illinois and beyond, passed away December 21, 2022, at the age of 78, after a hard-fought battle…
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(Note: the above map image is for illustrative purposes only) Any good paddling trip starts with good information. If you don’t know where you are going, it’s going to be hard to have a good time. The Illinois Paddling Council…
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The Illinois Paddling Council again looks forward to exhibiting at Canoecopia 2023 hosted by Rutabaga Paddlesports in Madison, Wisconsin. We’ll be there with information and handouts and the always-popular but never-to-be-taken-lightly lowhead dam simulator, which graphically demonstrates what happens when…
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It’s time again for IPC members to consider renewing their annual membership donation to the IPC. Last year, your donations helped us launch an updated, bright, shiny and new website for the IPC and we created new promotional materials for…
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Registration is now open for the 11th Annual Fox River Summit, Thursday, March 16th, 2023 at Veterans Terrace in Burlington, WI Featured Speakers include Mike Miller from the WDNR Bureau of Water Quality on “Risks Posed by Neonicotinoid Insecticides to…
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Thanks to all who braved that wind last Saturday to come to Kankakee for the IPC Annual Dinner, the “Gathering of the Paddlers” at the beautiful Wright-designed Bradley House on the Kankakee River. Our turnout was excellent (the House was…
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IPC Annual Dinner 2023 The Gathering of the Paddlers Emmet’s Brewery, West Dundee, IL Oct 28, 6-8:30 pm Featured presentation: The Story of the Fastest Descent on the Mississippi River from Source to Sea Wally Werderich, Team Member & Paddler…
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IPC Annual Dinner 2022 The Gathering of the Paddlers B. Harley Bradley House, Kankakee IL Nov 5, 6-8pm Featured presentation: The African-American History Water Trail on the Little Calumet and Cal Sag Channel Laura Barghusen, Openlands Mike Taylor, Water Trail…
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