Kayak & Canoe NewsMichigan Paddlers Rendezvous September 28-30.
Chesaning River "Race" July 14. Scored by costume and decoration.
Meet At The Beach, a homebuilt kayak/canoe meetup is Saturday, June 2, at Holland State Park's Macatawa beach.
August 6-11 Thornapple River Expedition 2012.
Web site with news articles, lessons, and articles on sea kayaking. http://gokayaknow.com/ Reports on recent fatalities.
Gold Coast Paddle Club is a Grand Rapids Meetup group that had its first paddle June 18, 2011.
The Lake Michigan Water Trail became a National Recreation Trail June 4, 2011.
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/esterton/article_9e8d836e-b8a0-5819-8372-7d5a3348c052.html
It appears that Ann Arbor will be building a whitewater slide this year. And Petoskey has opened a mile long whitewater park.
The MPC is constantly adding paddling club events to its Michigan 2012 calendar. Send in your club's events to spread your news.
Ken Crowne is advocating the removal of the Pucker St dam in Dowagiac. See the newspaper article HERE.
The Grand River Expedition 2010 has a web page.
MPC has added an MPC Facebook Group page that links to this web site. Please join! Members can comment on a FB Group page
October 5, 2010. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment today announced the reopening to the public of the Kalamazoo River immediately above Plainwell.
River users are asked to continue to avoid onshore areas where
equipment is operating. The DNRE reminds area residents, though, that the oiled portion of the Kalamazoo River from Interstate 69 west to the west end of Morrow Lake remains closed.
equipment is operating. The DNRE reminds area residents, though, that the oiled portion of the Kalamazoo River from Interstate 69 west to the west end of Morrow Lake remains closed.
The Naure Conservancy will remove two dams in Maine. Article in the summer NC magazine.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment makes it's Handbook of Boating Laws and Regulations available online and also in downloadable PDF form at
More river trips have been added to the trips page. Write up your favorite trip and send it in.
Kalamazoo River trips documentation has been added to the River Trips page.
Our mission.
1. To facilitate communication between the various Michigan paddling clubs.
2. To educate the public and all paddlers about safe and effective paddling, especially of canoes and kayaks.
3. To promote paddling and other non-motorized water sports and water trails in Michigan.
4. To make educational material available to paddlesports clubs and the public about effective ways of improving water trails and getting more safe fun with paddling.
5. To sanction races and publicize events.
Annual day-after-Thanksgiving Paddle Your Stuffings Off on the Rogue River near Rockford.
