How To Do It Safely!

• The Northwest Passage
  - Adventure Travel
  - Kayak Lessons
  

Who To Do It With

• Chicago Kayak Club
• CASKA (Chicago Area
  Sea Kayak Association)
• Illinois Paddling Council
• Prairie State Canoeists

Water And Weather Forecasts

• NOAA (National Oceanographic
  and Atmospheric Administration)
• NOAA Great Lakes Coastwatch
• Lake Michigan Weather

Today's Water Temperature

• Lake Michigan Water Temperatures

Where To Paddle

• Chicago Area Paddling
• Lake County Forest Preserves
• Cook County Forest Preserves
• Kane County Forest Preserves

General Resources

• ACA (American Canoe Association)
• BCU (British Canoe Union)
• Paddling.net
• Kayak Forum
• Friends of the Chicago River
• Friends of the Fox River
• Des Plaines River Valley
  Restoration Project
• Friends of the Boundary
  Waters Wilderness
• Alliance for the Great Lakes