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• Southern Michigan Rivers

  • Start
    2021-08-07
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    (CDT)
  • End
    2021-08-08
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    St Joseph County, Michigan (Three Rivers - Nottawa)

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  Date: Saturday-Sunday, Aug 7 - 8, 2021
  Leaders:  Sherri Graham and John Anderson
  Details: This is a great place for a weekend getaway...not too far from home...less than a 3 hour drive from the west 'burbs...Join us for one or both days and camping Friday &/or Saturday nights. We will paddle two stretches of  Rivers in the area -  which one depnds on the water levels.  Camping will be at a small private campground with a nice lake for swimming! @$5/person/night. Contact us for details...

  Check out the river information @StJoeH2O 

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• Solo Freestyle Canoe Clinic

  • When
    2021-08-07
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Lake Atwood, The Hollows Conservation Area, Cary, IL

  Class is full but you can contact leader to be added to a wait list.
  

  Date(s):  August 7, 2021
  Leader:  Tracy Hunt
  Co-Leader: Paul Klonowski       
  Location: Lake Atwood, The Hollows Conservation Area, Cary IL
  Skill Level:  Advanced Beginner
  Category:  Training
  Details: 

  FreeStyle Canoeing is the "art and science" of quietwater paddling. It emphasizes smooth, efficient flatwater paddling and precision boat control. FreeStyle techniques can be applied to all canoeing situations, from goofing off on a local pond to whitewater.

  FreeStyle canoeing requires no special equipment: just a canoe, a straight-shaft paddle, a life jacket (PFD), and for most folks, a kneeling pad.  Prerequisite to this class is the ability to make your solo canoe travel in a straight line.

  This class will focus on Introductory FreeStyle technique for the solo canoeist.  Bring your own solo canoe, PFD, paddle, and kneeling pad if you have one.  Also bring lunch, plenty of non-alcoholic beverages to drink, and dress for the weather – we paddle unless there’s lightning.  Bring a couple of complete changes of clothing – we all may get wet. 

  FreeStyle technique is also used in conjunction with music, creating an expressive, interpretive art form.  You can search YouTube for “Freestyle Canoe” for sample videos of this.  While Interpretive Freestyle is beyond the scope of this class, we may include short demos as time permits. 

  This class will be led by Certified Instructors from the American Canoe Association.  To learn more about Freestyle Canoeing, visit http://freestylecanoeing.com/

  Cost of the class is $50 for ACA members (bring your membership card); $10 additional for non -American Canoe Association members.  Class size is limited to 10 participants. Please note that since registration is not occurring directly through the PSC site, the PSC site will show zero registered.   

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• Fox River Cleanup

  • When
    2021-08-07
  •  
    9:00 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Oswego Area

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  Date(s): Saturday August 7, 2021
  Leader:  Ray Ziemer
  Co-Leader: 
  Location:  Oswego Area
  Skill Level:  Beginner
  Category:  Cleanup
  Details:  Join us for this annual river clean-up on the Fox River near Oswego, IL. This trip is sponsored partly by the Conservation Foundation and will be supported by volunteers on the shore and water, with an organized shuttle. From 9:00 till noon. Check with leader for launch details. 

  Wearing your PFD is required.                                    

  
  

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• Namekagon River

  • Start
    2021-08-09
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    (CDT)
  • End
    2021-08-13
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    (CDT)
  • Location
    Namekagon River

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  Date(s):  8/09/2021 through 8/13/2021
  Leader:  Steve LaPorte
  Co-Leader:  
  Location:  Namekagon River
  Skill Level:   Advanced Beginner
  Category:River camping
  Details:  If you ever wanted to paddle the Namekagon when it wasn’t jammed with party animals, this might be just what you’re looking for.  We will be doing two day trips between Hayward and Trego, then doing a three day river camping trip on the usual section.  The upper section has some mild rapids, so good boat control will be required.  (The trip may be extended, either before or after, if there is interest.)

  Contact me for details.

  
  

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• Virtual Learning for Instructors: ACA Course Management System

  • When
    2021-08-10
  •  
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Date(s):  August 10, 2021

  Leader:  John Chase

  Location: Zoom. Link to be sent to registered attendees in registration confirmation email

  As an ACA Instructor, all course registration and reporting has moved online to the Course Management System. Join this informative Zoom session to learn:

  • How to navigate the system
  • How to register your course
  • How to request ACA insurance
  • How to create a roster
  • How to report your course

  
  

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• Southern Wisconsin Rivers

  • Start
    2021-08-14
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    (CDT)
  • End
    2021-08-15
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    Richland Center, WI

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  Date(s):  August 14 - 15, 2021
  Leader:   Sherri Graham & John Anderson
  Co-Leader:  
  Location:  Richland Center, WI
  Skill Level:  Advanced Beginner
  Category:  Base camping
  Details:  We are working on what rivers we will paddle..candidates are the Pine River and the Baraboo River. Call/e-mail for details and to reserve your spot for the weekend!

  
  

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• Kishwaukee River (North section)

  • When
    2021-08-18
  •  
    10:30 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Garden Prairie

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  Date(s):  August 18, 2021
  Leader: Susan Allman
  Co-Leader:   Steve LaPorte
  Location:  County Line Road (Garden Prairie to Belvidere)
  Skill Level:  Advanced Beginner
  Category:  Day trip
  Details:  This is the "up north" section of the Kishwaukee River. It is about an 8 mile paddle with a little of everything; straight, curves, ripples, and possible downfall. Must have good boat control. Bring water, lunch, PFD, and dress appropriately for the water & weather. you may do your own car shift or participate in a group car shift. Plan to be unloaded and ready for a short meeting by 9:30. Car shift afterwards. Launch time 10:30. Contact trip leader for more details.

  
  
  
  

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• Moving Water II

  • When
    2021-08-21
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    Marge Cline Whitewater Park, Yorkville, Il.

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  Date(s):  August 21, 2021
  

  Leader:  Marlene Bertolozzi
  Co-Leader:   Dave McGovern
  Location:  Marge Cline Whitewater Park, Yorkville, Il.
  Skill Level:  requires successful completion of MW1 and approval of trainer
  Category:  Education
  Details:  participants will learn and practice navigating class II whitewater.

  Contact leader for details.
  

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• Southern Michigan Rivers

  • Start
    2021-08-21
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    (CDT)
  • End
    2021-08-22
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    St Joseph County, Michigan (Three Rivers - Nottawa)

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  Date: Saturday-Sunday, Aug 21 - 22, 2021
  Leaders:  Sherri Graham and John Anderson
  Details: This is a great place for a weekend getaway...not too far from home...less than a 3 hour drive from the west 'burbs...Join us for one or both days and camping Friday &/or Saturday nights. We will paddle two stretches of  Rivers in the area -  which one depnds on the water levels.  Camping will be at a small private campground with a nice lake for swimming! @$5/person/night. Contact us for details...

  Check out the river information @StJoeH2O 

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• PSC 50th Anniversary Picnic

  • When
    2021-08-22
  •  
    12:00 PM - 11:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Hidden Lake FP, Lisle

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  Date(s):  Sunday, August 22, 2021
  Leader: Susan Allman
  Co-Leader:   
  Location:  Hidden Lakes Forest Preserve, Lisle
  Skill Level:
  Category:  Picnic
  Details:  Save the date! We are in the planning stage for our 50th anniversary picnic. Come for fun, food & friends. The shelter & lake have been reserved for the day (noon - 11:00PM). Maybe a moonlight paddle??? 

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• Kankakee River

  • When
    2021-08-28
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    Bird Park in Kankakee, IL to Kankakee River State Park

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  Date: Saturday, August 28, 2021
  Leaders:  Sherri Graham and John Anderson
  Details: While this may seem to be a little far for a day trip...This river has had water while most others in the area haven't... (Also see trip listing for Sunday, August 29 - Join us for one or both days. If you would like to join us for camping, let us know ASAP as we MUST make reservations early)  We haven't done this stretch in about 6 years because of issues with camping at Kankakee River State Park...but we recently found out that camping is now available!! YAY!!!
  
  This stretch is known for more rocks, gradient, numerous islands, and some beautiful limestone outcroppings. We usually have lunch at the State Park and later hike/wade the Rock Creek Canyon.
  
  Directions: Details will be sent upon registration. Carshift at 9:30 AM; please call/e-mail if you plan to attend-especially if you want to camp.

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• Kankakee River

  • When
    2021-08-29
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    IL/IN State Line to Momence, IL

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  Date: Sunday, August 29, 2021
  Leaders:  Sherri Graham and John Anderson
  Details:  While this may be a little far for a day trip...This river has had water while most others in the area haven't...We did this trip on July 25 and it was nice; we haven't combined the 2 day trips into a weekend with camping in 6 years because of issues with camping at Kankakee River State Park…but we recently found out that camping is now available!! YAY!!! (Also see trip listing for Saturday, August 28…join us for one or both days. If you would like to join us for camping, let us know ASAP as we MUST make reservations early...)
  
  This area is part of the Grand Kankakee Marsh that has been in planning phase for years...we have lost track of recent developments but will try to find updated information before our day on the water together. The view at the put-in is rather amazing. When you look upstream you see the Kankakee River Ditch in Indiana that was engineered by the US Army Corps of Engineers; when you look downstream, you see the natural curves and shoreline of the portion in Illinois. The stretch has some cottages on it but if you look at the opposite shore it is undeveloped/wild...and it is usually quiet.
  
  Directions: Details will be sent upon registration. Carshift at 10:00 AM; please call/e-mail if you plan to attend-especially if you want to camp or join us for breakfast.

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• Paddle and picnic

  • When
    2021-08-29
  •  
    10:00 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Yorkville

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  Date(s):  Sunday, August 29, 2021
  Leader:  Keith McClow
  Co-Leader:   Hanna Supanich-Winter
  Location:  Marge Cline Whitewate Course, Yorkville, IL
  Skill Level:  Advanced Beginner/Intermediate
  Category:  Paddle and picnic
  Details: Come and enjoy a picnic and paddle at the Marge Cline Whitewater Course, 301 E. Hydraulic St., Yorkville, IL 60560. We will meet at 10am to paddle upstream on the Fox River. Then eat a picnic lunch and spend the afternoon practicing our moving water skills in the whitewater course. Bring your lunch and we will picnic on the hill. Waivers, helmets and PFD's required. No car shuttle necessary. No instruction, but coaching and encouragement available. Call Trip Leaders with questions. Keith (630-364-0718).

  
  

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• Turtle Creek

  • When
    2021-09-01
  •  
    10:30 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Shopiere, WI

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  Date(s):  September 1, 2021
  Leader:  Steve LaPorte
  Co-Leader: Sue  Allman
  Location:  Shopiere, Wisconsin
  Skill Level:  Beginner
  Category:  Day Trip
  Details: We will be paddling Turtle Creek from O'Riley Rd. to County Hwy J. This section is scenic, and is appropriate for anyone, regardless of skill level. You may do your own car shift or participate in a group car shift. Plan to be unloaded and ready for a short meeting by 9:30. Car shift afterwards. Launch time 10:30.

  Contact the trip leader for information. Steve (630) 665-5707

  Initial sign-up must be done through this page, but until the PSC website is fully functional, all updates will be done by personal e-mail from one of the trip leaders.

  I ask that all paddlers sign up. Please do not invite a guest without signing him or her up through the website.
  

  
  
  
  

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• Southern Michigan Rivers - Labor Day Weekend

  • Start
    2021-09-04
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    (CDT)
  • End
    2021-09-06
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    St Joseph County, Michigan (Three Rivers - Nottawa)

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  Date: Saturday-Monday, Sept 04 - 06, 2021
  Leaders:  Sherri Graham and John Anderson
  Details: This is a great place for a weekend getaway...not too far from home...less than a 3 hour drive from the west 'burbs...Join us for one or both days and camping Friday &/or Saturday nights. We will paddle two stretches of  Rivers in the area -  which one depnds on the water levels.  Camping will be at a small private campground with a nice lake for swimming! @$5/person/night. Contact us for details...

  Check out the river information @StJoeH2O 

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• LABOR DAY PROCRASTINATORS' TRIP -

  • Start
    2021-09-09
  •  
    (CDT)
  • End
    2021-09-12
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    Wisconsin River (Arena to Woodman)

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  Date(s):  Sept. 9 - Sept. 12, 2021
  Leader:  Steve LaPorte
  Co-Leader:
  Location: Wisconsin River 
  Skill Level:  Beginner
  Category:  River camping         
  Details:  If you wanted to take a river trip over the Labor Day weekend but were unable to, this trip is just what you need.  (People who paddled on Labor Day are welcome, too.)  All the liveries know that the weekend after Labor Day is the deadest weekend of the season, so we can expect to have the Wisconsin River to ourselves.

  This is a four day trip for those who can get a couple of days off work, and a weekend trip for those who can’t.  We will launch from Arena on 9/9/21 and take two days to paddle down to Muscoda.  On 9/11/21 we will pick up the weekenders in Muscoda and paddle two more days down to Woodman.

  This trip is river camping, and is appropriate for any skill level.

  E-mail for more information. 

  
  

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• DuPage River (Plainfield to Seil Rd.)

  • When
    2021-09-15
  •  
    10:30 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Plainfield, Illinois

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  Date:  September 15, 2021
  Leader:  Steve LaPorte
  Co-Leader:   Susan Allman
  Location: Plainfield, Illinois
  Skill Level:  Beginner
  Category:  Day Trip 

  Details: We will be paddling the DuPage River from Plainfield to Seil Rd.  This section is peaceful and scenic and is appropriate for any skill level, but it does require a portage around the Hammel Woods Dam. Plan to be unloaded and ready for a short meeting by 9:30. Car shift afterwards. Launch time 10:30.

  Contact the trip leader for information. Steve LaPorte (630-665-5707).

  Initial sign-up must be done through this page, but until the PSC website is fully functional, all updates will be done by personal e-mail from one of the trip leaders.

  I ask that all paddlers sign up. Please do not invite a guest without signing him or her up through the website.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Ozarks

  • Start
    2021-09-18
  •  
    (CDT)
  • End
    2021-09-26
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    Southern Missouri

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  Date(s):  9/18/21 thru 9/26/21
  Leader:  Steve LaPorte
  Co-Leader:   Greg Vitale
  Location:  Southern Missouri
  Skill Level:  Advanced Beginner
  Category:  River paddling
  Details: 
  

  Come join us for a week of paddling in the Ozarks.  We plan to paddle the Current River from Cedargrove to Two Rivers, plus possibly sections of the Jacks Fork and the Eleven Point.  If river levels go up, more options may become available.

  We plan to arrive on September 18^th.  Paddling days will be the 19^th through the 25^th.  We will break camp on the 26^th.

  We will be base camping at Round Spring, located on Rt. 19 just north of Eminence, MO.

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• Kickapoo River

  • Start
    2021-09-25
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    (CDT)
  • End
    2021-09-26
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    Ontario, WI
  • Spaces left
    13

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  Date(s):  September 25-26, 2021
  Leader:   Sherri Graham & John Anderson
  Co-Leader:  John & Marilyn Ziegler
  Location:  Ontario, Wi
  Skill Level:  Advanced Beginner
  Category:  Base camping
  Details:  This is our annual fall appreciation trip. Usually the colors are phenomenal and the river valley as seen from the lookout at the Wildcat Mountain State Park is breathtaking. The Kickapoo is known as the 'crookedist river in Wisconsin'; it is intimate and unspoiled! It never disappoints paddlers! We have a group camp site reserved at Wildcat Mountain State Park (the one in the trees). We will have our traditional feast/community dinner and campfire on Saturday night. Call/e-mail for details, to sign up for what to contribute to the dinner and to reserve your spot for the weekend!

  
  

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• Kishwaukee River (Belvidere to Cherry Valley)

  • When
    2021-09-29
  •  
    10:30 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Belvidere

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  Date:  September 29, 2021
  Leader: Susan Allman
  Co-Leader:   Steve LaPorte
  Location:  Belvidere to Cherry Valley 
  Skill Level:  Advanced Beginner
  Category:  Day trip
  Details:  This section of the Kishwaukee River can have downfall and swift current so good boat skills are required. It will be an 8 mile paddle. Bring water, lunch, PFD, and dress appropriately for the water & weather. Plan to be unloaded and ready for a short meeting by 9:30. Car shift afterwards. Launch time 10:30.Contact trip leader for more details.

  
  
  
  

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• Kishwaukee River - Cherry Valley to Atwood

  • When
    2021-10-13
  •  
    10:30 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Cherry Valley

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  Date:  October 13, 2021
  Leader: Susan Allman
  Co-Leader:   Steve LaPorte
  Location:  Cherry Valley
  Skill Level:  Beginner
  Category:  Day trip
  Details:  This is the last Wednesday trip of the year.  The trip will be from Baumann Park in Cherry Valley to Atwood Park.  It will be a 9 mile trip. We will stop for lunch. Bring water, lunch, PFD (must be worn on the river), and dress appropriately for the water & weather. Plan to be unloaded and ready for a short meeting by 9:30. Car shift afterwards. Launch time 10:30. Contact trip leader for more details.

  
  

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