SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 (RAIN DATE OCTOBER 13) 1 – 4 p.m.

Come out, invite your non-paddling friends, enjoy, and perhaps volunteer at the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s PADDLE FESTIVAL, Tower Road Boat Launch, Skokie Lagoons in Northfield.

Paddle a canoe or kayak from Chicago River Canoe & Kayak, experience paddling in a Voyageur Canoe with Wilderness Inquiry, and support the Forest Preserves Youth Paddling Program by purchasing a raffle ticket at $10.00 to Kayak Package Raffle Poster – kayak, paddle, skirt from LL Bean, certificates for a PFD from Rocktown Adventures and an instruction class from Northwest Passage. Free whistle donated by Rutabaga for the first 30 ticket purchasers, all non-IPC members buying a ticket will receive a free IPC membership for 2020.

Event is free – more details here:  https://fpdcc.com/event/fall-paddle-festival/