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Water Trail & Local Outfitter(s)

Calumet Area

Hammond Port Authority, Hammond, IN

Chicago River and Skokie Lagoons

Chicago River Canoe & Kayak

Friends of the Chicago River

Shedd Aquarium Kayak for Conservation

Des Plaines River

Lake County Forest Preserves

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Forest Preserve District of Will County

DuPage River

Naperville Kayak

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Fox River

Rocktown Adventures, Aurora, IL and Rockford, IL

Kayak Myak Rentals, Elgin, IL

Howling Wolfe Canoe and Kayak, Aurora,il

Kankakee River

Reed’s Canoe Trips, Kankakee, IL

Kishwaukee River

Kishwaukee Canoe

Larsen’s Landing Outfitters, Rockford, IL

Lake Michigan

Chicago SUP (Stand Up Paddling)

Northwest Passage, Wilmette, IL

Ohio Street beach, Chicago, Il

63rd Street beach, Chicago, Il

Nippersink Creek

Scull and Oars, Wonder Lake, IL

TipACanoe, Burlington, WI

Salt Creek and Busse Woods

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

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