Open Canoeing - Get Started

How do I get started paddling whitewater rivers in an open canoe?

I asked myself this same question for over ten years. I knew I wanted to be on the whitewater, and I knew I wanted to be paddling a canoe.

The Northern Open Canoe Access Project is here to help you get started, we’ll provide you with the access to the training, we will inspire you to get on the whitewater, and we’ll help you get access to the equipment.

Let’s start by connecting you to the Midwest paddling community, here’s some links to GET YOU STARTED:

http://www.rapidsriders.net         MInneapolis/St Paul paddling club

http://www.purewaterpaddlers.com

http://jimfallswhitewater.blogspot.com

http://www.wausauwhitewater.org

http://www.mncanoe.org

http://www.wisconsinpaddlers.org

http://www.iowawhitewater.org

Links to national paddling organizations: 

http://www.americancanoe.org

http://www.americanwhitewater.org