Northern Illinois Paddlers

Northern Illinois Paddlers is a collection of paddling trips, product reviews, event calender and more. We travel the Fox River, local Lakes, Nippersink Creek, Skokie Lagoons, and the Kishwaukee River. Canoe, Kayak, Stand Up Boards, whatever.... if your into paddling in Northern Illinois, this is the place to be.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Eerie Paddle

I had not paddled this area yet this year and as we all know, the water has been very low everywhere. I decided to take the girls out on t...

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

My Favorite Part

There are a lot of things I love about paddling. There are also miles and miles of water that I love paddling. But there is one part of p...

Searching for the Bubbler

Last week I took advantage of the calm water out on the Chain of Lakes last week. I launched at Lighthouse and was told to head towards th...

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Morning Paddle

I dropped in at Miller Riverfront Park in Mchenry this week. I didn't have much time before work, so I decided to paddle a section of ...

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Wastin' Time on The Water

For the first time this season, we put in at Voyager's Landing in Elgin. The Fox River is pretty tame in this area. You usually share...

Sunday, July 8, 2012

First Fish From The Canoe

With the heat as crazy as it has been, time on the canoe has not been to inviting. In the time off, I got my fishing license. My litt...

Friday, June 29, 2012

A Real "Low" Point

With 100 degree temps coming, I decided to hit it and quit it this week. I ended up launching on the Fox River at the Mchenry dam on T...

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