How To Do It Safely!

The Northwest Passage

Who To Do It With

Chicago Kayak
CASKA (Chicago Area
Sea Kayak Association)
Illinois Paddling Council
Prairie Coast Paddlers
Prairie State Canoeists

Water And Weather ForecastS

NOAA (National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administration)
NOAA Great Lakes Coastwatch
Weather.com

Today's Water Temperature

Michigan State Coastwatch

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
Atlantic Kayak Tours
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