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PADDLING NEWS |
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This page is devoted to news about kayaking, canoeing, and wooden boats,
particularly in the upper Midwest where it can be hard to find news.
If you have anything related that you'd like to share please
e-mail it to us
. Check back because the page will be updated when
ever I hear about something.
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MIDWEST KAYAKING GROUPS
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Racine Area Sea Kayak Association - A group organizing Sea
Kayak trips throughout southeastern Wisconsin. There
is a good calander of events/outings on this site that list
trips from several other sea kayaking groups.
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| Milwaukee Sea
Kayak Group - Loose group organized around John Browning
(owner of the former Wilderness Connection sports shop). |
| Chicago
Area Sea Kayak Association - Very active group out of Chicago.
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| Green Bay Area Paddlers - |
| MadCity Paddlers - |
| River Alliance of
Wisconsin - canoe and kayak advocacy group in Wisconsin. |
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BOATING AND PADDLING SHOWS
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This section is devoted to promoting boating shows in the Midwest
US and paddling shows across North America, especially those that
SeaDog Boats attends. If you have any additions,
e-mail us
the address and information.
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~ SHOWS ~
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SHOW |
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| Canoecopia |
Dane County Expo Center,
Madison, Wisconsin |
| The largest
paddle sport show in the country. If you go, stop by
Carl's as well.
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| The
Paddlin' Shop |
Carl's Paddlin' Shop,
Madison, Wisconsin |
| Great paddle shop
specializing in high performance boats and touring. |
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| Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium |
Grand Marais, Michigan
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| Big sea kayak
doings with on-water lessons, presentations, equipment
manufacturers, etc. Great
Lakes Sea Kayak Club (sponsorer) |
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| Minocqua
Antique & Classic Wooden Boat Show |
Minoqua, Wisconsin |
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| Green Lake Wooden Boat Show |
Green Lake, Wisconsin
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| Door
County Maritime Museum Wooden Boat Show |
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
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| This is a very
fun boat show. There's a variety of beautiful wooden
boats, nice people, a Venician boat parade, and the infamous
SikaFlex quick and dirty
boat building contest . |
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| Great Lakes Small Craft Symposium (appears
to be defunct) |
Saganaw, Michigan |
| A one-day annual
meeting in Saganaw, Michigan in August for amateur boat
builders and others interested in building small watercraft.
Sponsored by Tri-City Amature Boat Builders |
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| Marina Festival |
Sister Bay, Wisconsin
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| Classic Wooden Boat Show on
Saturday |
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