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Wisconsin
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Paddle Sports 
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ONGOING EVENTS
Learn to row classes, May through Aug., 7 p.m. M/W or T/R, 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
River paddles from Madison, WI, end of March through Nov.; MadCity Paddlers; www.madcitypaddlers.org
3 RUNNING THE ROOT, learn about revitalizing the waterfront where Root River passes through downtown Racine, WI
; River Alliance, Sarah Murray, 608/257-2424;smurray@wisconsinrivers.org; www.wisconsinrivers.org
3-4 PINE RIVER CANOE CAMP, Class II, Hwy. 55 to Chipmunk Rapids in Forest and Florence counties; Larry Zibell, 715/546-2131; Sierra Club, prairiesmoke2@gmail.com
3-6 UPPER PENINSULA MICHIGAN WHITEWATER CAR CAMP, Class II-IV, experienced paddlers; Bill Barclay, 708/386-1371; chocolatehouse@sbcglobal.net; or Dale Dean, 608/879-9280, daleink@jvl.net.com
10 KICKAPOO WITH KARK, explore Driftless Area and the Kickapoo River with Rick Kark; River Alliance, see same 5-3 RUNNING THE ROOT.
10-11 PADDLE SOUTH FORK OF FLAMBEAU, and/or Jump River, Class III, Car Camp, wet/dry suit and helmet required; Dale Dean, 608/879-9280;daleink@jvlnet.com; or Leo Hummel, 608/868-1654; daleink@jvlnet.com
10-11 APPLE RIVER SLALOM,Village Park, Somerset, WI, beginners race, Class I-II rapids. Buttercup Series; Jeff Bolte,
715/386-9289; bolte@pressenter.com; www.sws-wis.com/buttercup
16 SYTTENDE MAI CANOE RACE, 3.5 miles, 6:30 p.m., Yahara River, Stoughton, WI, $30 per canoe w/one portage, six divisions,
refreshments; Syttende Mai Committee, 532 E. Main St., Stoughton, WI 53589; 608/438-7912; syttendemai@gmail.com; www.stoughtonwi.com/syttendaimai.shtml
16 KAYAK CLINIC, noon-5 p.m., $110 w/o kayak, $80 w/qualified kayak; Door County Kayak Tours, 4690 Rainbow Ridge Ct., Egg Harbor, WI
54209; David Rack, 920/868-1400; info@doorcountykayaktours.com
16-17 SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN UNIT, 8 a.m., Bear Paw Outdoors, $350; Bear Paw Outdoor Adventure Resort, N3494 Hwy. 55,
White Lake, WI 54491; 715/882-3502;info@bearpawoutdoors.com; www.bearpawoutdoors.com
17 BARABOO RIVER PADDLE, MadCity Paddlers, P.O. Box 14631, Madison, WI 53708; 608/249-7811; jneefe@charter.net; madcitypaddlers.org
17 BEAR PAW ALUMNI SPRING RIVER TUNEUP, 4-8 miles, 9 a.m., Wolf River, $70; Bear Paw, see same 5/16-17 SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN UNIT.
17-18 PADDLEFEST 2008, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m., factory reps, guided paddles on Milwaukee River, slide shows, clinics,
seminars, rec touring and whitewater boats available, no charge; Laacke & Joys, 1433 N. Water St., Milwaukee, WI 53202; Beth Kyte, 414/271-7878; ekyte@laackeandjoys.com; www.paddlefet.net
19-22 ACA INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION COURSE, $500 plus $65 SEIC member fee; Bear Paw, see same 5/16-17 SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN UNIT.
24 WOLF RIVER PADDLE, 3 hours, 8:30 a.m., Hwy. 22 bridge north of Hwy. 29, Shawano, WI; Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance, P.O. Box
1861, Appleton, WI 54912; 920/722-2151;fwpaddle@fwwa.org; www.fwwa.org
24 PLANT AND PADDLING ECO TOUR, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., $60, Gigi Stafne, MI ZI ZAK Kayaks, 29588 State Rd. 40, New Auburn, WI
54757; 715/967-2301; www.mizizakkayak.com
24-26 BOISE BRULE W/KETTLE RIVER OPTION, Class I-II, Class III-IV, Car Camp, 3 day trips on Boise Brule; Phil or Karen Olson,
715/682-3434; philole@centurytel.net
30 BARABOO FLOAT AND RIVERFRONT TOUR, see how restored river is helping reshape downtown Baraboo, WI
; River Alliance, see same 5-3 RUNNING THE ROOT.
31-June 8 KAYAK BUILDING WORKSHOP, $1,400; Superior Kayaks, 108 E. Menasha Ave., Whitelaw, WI54247; 920/732-4602; superiorkayaks@msn.com; www.superiorkayaks.com
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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
1-6 TECHNIQUES OF CEDAR-STRIP BOAT CONSTRUCTION, build 18' tandem canoe, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $375 includes instruction in setting up forms,
planking, fiberglassing techniques, boat-building skills, students may purchase canoe. North House Folk School, P.O. Box 759, Grand Marais, MN 55604; 888/387-9762; www.northhouse.org
1-12 BUILDING THE TRADITIONAL INUIT KAYAK, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $1,450 includes instruction and canoe; North House Folk School, see same 5/1-6
TECHNIQUES OF CEDAR-STRIP BOAT CONSTRUCTION.
3 SNAKE RIVER CANOE RACE, 15.3 miles downstream, 9:30 a.m. Hinckley Rd. Bridge on Snake River to Mora, MN,$25/team; Snake River
Canoe Club, 209 E. Maple, Mora, MN 55051;Â Rita Sundberg, 320/679-4748;www.snakerivercanoerace.org
13 HANDCRAFTING AN INUIT KAYAK PADDLE,
9 a.m.-5 p.m., $70 tuition, $35 materials; North House Folk School, see same 5/1-6 TECHNIQUES OF CEDAR-STRIP BOAT CONSTRUCTION.
14 SEW YOUR OWN SPRAY SKIRT, made of durable nylon, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $70 tuition, $20 materials; North House Folk School, see same 5/1-6
TECHNIQUES OF CEDAR-STRIP BOAT CONSTRUCTION.
20 NORTH FORK CROW RIVER PADDLE, 10 miles, put in at Humphrey-Arends Memorial County Park, Waverly, MN, to Crow Springs boat ramp;
Ketter Canoeing, 7878 Mississippi Lane, Brooklyn Park, MN 44333; 763/560-3840; www.kettercanoeing.com
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Illinois
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Paddle Sports
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ONGOING PADDLING EVENTS JUNE 2008
Beginner to advanced kayak instruction, April to Nov., Chicago, IL: www.chicagokayak.com
3-4 CURRENT BUSTER CANOE AND KAYAK RACE, 6 and 10 miles, 10 a.m. Sat., 11 a.m. Sun., Potawatomi Park on Fox River, St. Charles, IL,
$15/person, $20 both days; St. Charles Canoe Club, 24 Roosevelt St., St. Charles, IL 60174;Â G. Tave Lamperez, 630/584-6931; lamperez@netscape.net; www.angelfire.com/sports/scccfox/cbentry.html.
4 BIRD-WATCHING ON THE BACKWATERS KAYAK TOUR, 10 a.m.; Fever River Outfitters, 525 S. Main St. Galena, IL 61036; 815/776-9425; feverriver@sbcglobal.net ;www.feverriveroutfitters.com
4 CHICAGO RIVER PEDAL AND PADDLE, 6.5 miles each way, 10 a.m., bike from Clark Place to Lincoln Village, paddle back, bicycles shuttled,
$40 single, $35/tandem or canoe; 773/704-2663; www.cvhicagoriverpaddle.com
10 MISSISSIPPI ADVENTURE DAY, 7 mile kayak, 3 mile hike, lunch, 10 mile bike, 7:30 a.m., to Blandings Landing and return to Galena, IL,
$85 w/rentals, gear, lunch; Fever River Outfitters, see same 5-4 BIRD-WATCHING ON THE BACKWATERS KAYAK TOUR.
11 BIRD-WATCHING ON THE BACKWATERS KAYAK TOUR, Fever River Outfitters, see same 5-4 BIRD-WATCHING ON THE BACKWATERS KAYAK TOUR.
11 CHICAGO RIVER SKYSCRAPER CANYON PADDLE, 7 miles, 5:30 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
17 SEA KAYAK EXTRAVAGANZA, free, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Gilson Park, Wilmette, IL; The Northwest Passage, 1130 Greenleaf Ave., Wilmette,
IL 60091; Nancy Vedder, 847/256-4409; 800/732-7328;info@nwpassage.com; www.nwpassage.com
18 DES PLAINES RIVER CANOE & KAYAK MARATHON, 18.5 miles, first heat 8 a.m., course runs downstream from
Libertyville, IL, to Mount Prospect, 22 classes for canoes, kayaks and all age and skill levels, $18. Des Plaines River Assn., P.O. Box 61, Lemont, IL 60439; 847/604-2445; info@canoemarathon.com; www.canoemarathon.com
25 BIRD-WATCHING ON THE BACKWATERS KAYAK TOUR, Fever River Outfitters, see same 5-4 BIRD-WATCHING ON THE BACKWATERSÂ KAYAK TOUR.
25 CHICAGO RIVER SKYSCRAPER CANYON PADDLE, 7 miles, 5:30 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
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Michigan
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Paddle Sports
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3-4 ROSCOMMON PRO-AM CANOE CHALLENGE, Expert 1, Expert 2, Sat., 9:30 a.m., citizen races noon, kids short races, Wallace Park,
Roscommon, MI, C-I, Sun., 10 a.m. at fairgrounds; Fred Mills, 140 Carlos, Roscommon, MI 48653; 989/821-5707; Michigan Canoe Racing Association, lynnewitte@juno.com
3-6 UPPER PENINSULA MICHIGAN WHITEWATER CAR CAMP, Class II-IV, experienced paddlers; Bill Barclay, 708/386-1371;chocolatehouse@sbcglobal.net; or Dale Dean, 608/879-9280, daleink@jvl.net.com
10-11 ONAWAY CANOE RACE, Black River at Onaway, MI, C-2 Sat., Expert 1, Expert 2 Sun.; Steve Watson, 19389 Malone Hwy.,
Onaway, MI 49765; 989/733-8530; s_watson75@hotmail.com; MCRA, see same 5/3-4 ROSCOMMON PRO-AM CANOE CHALLENGE.
31-June 1 SHORELINE BICYCLE TOUR, SPRING PEDAL AND PADDLE, 20-50 miles/day, White River Campground, Montague, MI, $110 adults, $75
youth, $235 families, add $20 after 5-5, Sat. bike in a.m. and canoe in p.m., 3 meals, camping included; Sun. bike around lakes and Lake Michigan; League of Michigan
Bicyclists, 416 S. Cedar St., Ste. A, Lansing, MI 48912; 517/334-9100; office@lmb.org; www.lmb.org
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Canada
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