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By James Tracy The Fox River is a 202 mile river, spanning from Menomonee Falls WI, to Ottawa, IL. It is a river that helped form the community of the Fox River valley, and Tri-cities of Elgin, St. Charles, and…
Read MoreLocation Alliant Energy Center 1919 Alliant Energy Way Madison, Wisconsin Show Hours Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM Tickets 1-Day: $15.00 3-Day: $30.00 The Illinois Paddling Council again…
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Please join us for the Illinois Paddling Council’s Annual Gathering of the Paddlers, the IPC Annual Meeting and Dinner. This year’s dinner is Saturday evening, October 28, from 6-8:30pm at Emmet’s Brewery on the Fabulous Fox! River in West Dundee. Register…
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Come and paddle the Sangamon River in central Illinois this fall! Join Menard County Trails & Greenways on Saturday, October 7, for their annual fall float near Petersburg, IL. The group will paddle approximately 5 miles of the Sangamon River,…
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By Scott Hays President, Illinois Paddling Council The Illinois Paddling Council (IPC) continues to work with the Illinois Environmental Council to advance state legislation clarifying the legal access to Illinois rivers for paddlers statewide. This bill clarifies that since the…
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One woman’s first place finish in the MR150 By Scott Hays Anthea would be the first to say that her overall first-place finish in the MR (Mississippi River) 150 paddling race was not her victory. It was a victory for…
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This past summer, Prairie State Canoeists had a few of their members undergo teaching certifications from the American Canoe Association (ACA). This certification consisted of tests, plus two full weekends of classes, and a bunch of practice and zoom sessions.…
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September Races All races have a variety of classes for canoes and Kayaks Veteran races are always happy to help and give advice to beginning racers Sept 10 – Joe Kowsky Memorial Race (also called the Dam Race by Joe)…
Read MoreAs usual this time of year, there’s lots going on with paddling in and around our state. In addition to the seven IPC canoe and kayak races that lead to establishing our statewide “Paddling Champion” (see the other article in…
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Our mission is to transform urban waterways into urban wildlife sanctuaries. We are bringing back habitat for native wildlife by building artificial floating gardens in historically industrialized sections of the Chicago River. These gardens are full of native wetland and…
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