Paddling Organizations
- American Canoe Association (ACA)
ACA Serves the Nation's Paddlers by Helping Ensure Safe, Enjoyable, and Quality Recreation Opportunities on America's Waterways
- American Rivers
American Rivers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of North America's rivers.
- American Whitewater
The mission of American Whitewater is to conserve and restore America's whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely.
- United States Canoe and Kayak Team
Our MISSION is to build and sustain competitive excellence in canoe/kayak racing.
Outfitters and Paddling Shops
- Precision Sports
Canoes and kayaks; paddle sports gear near Oshkosh, WI. Also offers SCUBA lessons and test paddle nights with ACA certified coastal sea kayak instructor.
- Superior Kayaks
Traditional Kayaks, Paddles and Gear. Superior Kayaks located in Whitelaw, Wisconsin offers skin on frame kayak building workshops, traditional Greenland paddles in 100% Carbon Fiber or Hollow Core laminated wood, tuiliks, harpoons, throwing boards and custom mahogany Greenland kayaks.
- Zeller's Ski & Sports
Located on the water in Green Bay, Zeller's offers a wide selection of sea kayaks and equipment in the Fox Valley. With a knowledgeable staff and free on-water demos of all their kayaks, Zeller's also supports NEWP by offering a discount to our members.
- Outdoor Outlet
Your one stop gear shop in Appleton, WI. O2gearshop.com offers the highest quality outdoor gear at the best possible price. From O2's part-time employees to our management team, all of the o2gearshop.com team share an enthusiasm for outdoor sports and are always ready to answer questions or offer advice based on their personal experience with outdoor gear.
- Bear Paw Outdoor Adventure Resort
Whitewater resort/outfitter located on the Wolf River in Northern Wisconsin. Bear Paw offers excellent whitewater instruction as well as a gear shop. Bear Paw offers a generous discount off retail price to NEWP members who mention their club membership prior to purchase.
- Fox of the River Voyageur Canoe LLC
Based in Neshkoro, WI, voyageur canoe trips for groups with an emphasis on traditional period history.
- Rutabaga Paddlesports
Located in Monona, WI, Rutabaga sells stuff that makes it easy for people to enjoy paddling. Their motto is "We don't sell boats, we sell time on the water." They host Canoecopia, the world's largest paddlesport exposition each March and the Door County Sea Kayak Symposium in Rowley's Bay (Door County) each July.
- Wild Rivers Adventure Company and Expedition Associates
Premier Trek mountain bike and Hurrican kayak rental company located in Florence County with 265 lakes, 165 miles of river and over 70 miles of mountain bike trails to explore.
- EOS Expedition Outdoor Supply
Camping, hiking, kayaking, surfing and more outdoor gear - located on the mouth of the Sheboygan River near Lake Michigan.
- Bay Shore Outdoor Store
Bay Shore Outdoor Store, located on Hwy 42 in Sister Bay, is a full service outdoor apparel and kayak store.
- Carolina Mike's
Mike is a former Two Rivers resident who now operates an adventure kayaking business in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. If you're ever in Florida and feel the urge to paddle, check him out!
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Other Wisconsin Paddling Clubs
- Badger State Boating Society
A group of passionate paddlers in the greater Milwaukee area who particularly enjoy and promote Wisconsin whitewater paddling.
- MadCity Paddlers
The MadCity Paddlers, with a home base of Madison, Wisconsin, is a club devoted to pursuing paddlesports of every sort. Members organize a wide variety of club trips for flatwater canoeing and canoe touring, sea kayaking, and whitewater paddling in open and closed boats.
- NE Wisconsin Sea Kayakers
NE Wisconsin Sea kayakers is a website maintained by the Lakeshore Sea Kayakers, who are an informal group of coastal kayakers, with events and paddles in the Two Rivers, Wisconsin area.
- Pure Water Paddlers
Pure Water Paddlers is a group of canoe and kayak enthusiasts around the West Central Wisconsin area. Most of our paddling takes place within a reasonable distance of Eau Claire, WI and Chippewa Falls, WI. Our goal is to provide a wide variety of paddling experiences for paddlers of all skill levels.
- Rapids Riders
Rapids Riders seeks to promote the responsible enjoyment of whitewater canoeing and kayaking through volunteer instruction in technique and safety, combined with trips and informational activities.
- Wausau Area Canoe and Kayak Organizaton
Our goal is to set the standard in quality paddle sport educational activities for individuals, families, and business while exemplifying community goodwill, diversity, and service through our network of volunteers, sponsors, participants, and citizens.
Other Links
- Friends of the Fox
The Friends of the Fox is an advocacy group for the lower and upper reaches of the Fox River in northeast Wisconsin. One of their current projects is development of portage trails and landings around the Fox River locks as a first step toward development of a water trail.
- Kayak Quixotica
This is the personal website of Derrick Mayoleth, providing a great educational resource for kayaking as well as for learning a bit more about what is available in and around Wisconsin. Also Derrick maintains a very entertaining web log on kayaking - always a great read.
- Wisconsin Lake Michigan Water Trail
- Great Lakes Water Trails
- Door County Water Trails
Door County Water Trails info, Kayak pictures, launching, landing, camping, inns, accommodations, destinations, tips, scenery, weather, driving directions and more.
- Cold Water Boot Camp
Cold Water Boot Camp USA takes eight hardy volunteers from across America and puts them into cold water to learn what really happens. The instructor is Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, professor of thermophysiology at the University of Manitoba and an expert in the study of the efforts of cold water on the human body. Produced by the National Water Safety Congress, the video discusses three effects of cold water immersion - cold shock, cold incapcitation and hypothermia as well as valuable information on how to better survive a fall into cold water. Cold Water Boot Camp was award NASBLA'S Seal of Safe Boating Practices.
- How to Choose the Right Kayak Rack
- Paddling.net
An information site for paddlers. Product information, places to paddle, classifieds, weekly articles, photo contest, links to many other resources and even more!
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