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2023 Illinois Canoe/Kayak Racing

May 2, 2023

By Don Mueggenborg Legends say the first canoe race was shortly after the 2nd canoe was built. In Illinois, the Des Plaines River Canoe, Kayak, SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) Marathon was first run in 1957. (My first race was 1969).…

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Paddling The Fox River

May 2, 2023

By James Tracy The Fox River is one of the crown jewels of the state of Illinois. Spanning 202 miles from Menomonee Falls, WI to Ottawa IL, the Fox River unites many of the western Chicago suburbs. This river forms…

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2023 KANKAKEE RIVER WATERSHED CONFERENCE

May 2, 2023

By Frank Koehler The Illinois Paddling Council was a proud sponsor of the recently held Kankakee River Watershed Conference. IPC Board Member and Potawatomi Paddlers Association President, Frank Koehler was a co-chair of the conference, and James Tracy, IPC Board…

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Mid American Canoe & Kayak Race

March 18, 2023

Boat Race near Aurora IL on the Fox River, run by the Fox Valley Park District

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Floatzilla!

March 14, 2023

Floatzilla 2023 at Lake Potter, Rock Island IL

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Des Plaines Canoe & Kayak Marathon

March 14, 2023

66th Annual Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak marathon https://www.canoemarathon.com/ 2 Options: 18.5 miles and 5.25 miles

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Fox River Jeopardy

February 19, 2023

https://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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Remembering Our Friend: Sigrid Pilgrim

February 15, 2023

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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IPC’s Statewide Online Paddler’s Resource Map Project

February 15, 2023

(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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IPC and Canoecopia 2023: See you there!

February 15, 2023

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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