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two people in a canoe on the Little Calumet River
Sat, Jun 3 • 9 am

Little Calumet River Clean-up

Kickapoo Woods • Riverdale, IL 60827
three people in a canoe at Beaubien Woods
Sat, Jun 10 • 11 am

Beaubien Woods Celebration

Beaubien Woods • Chicago, IL 60827
Sat, Jun 10 • 11 am

Wilderness Inquiry – Voyager Canoe Trips

Beaubien Woods Boat Launch • Chicago, IL 60827
Sun, Jun 11 • 10 am

African American Heritage Water Tour

Beaubien Woods Boat Launch • Chicago, IL 60827
Mon, Jun 12 • 5:30 pm

African American Heritage Water Tour

Little Calumet Boat Launch • Cook County, IL 60827 (near Riverdale)
Two youth riding a tandem adaptive bicycle
Thu, Jun 22 • 10 am

Without Limits: Recreation for All!

Busse Lake Boating Center • Cook County, IL 60007 (near Elk Grove Village)
three people in a canoe at Beaubien Woods
Sat, Jun 24 • 8:30 am

Bird and Canoe

Beaubien Woods • Chicago, IL 60827
three people in a canoe at Beaubien Woods
Fri, Jun 30 • 9 am

Paddle Day

Busse Lake Boating Center • Cook County, IL 60007 (near Elk Grove Village)
an adult and child fishing at Wampum Lake during Kids Fest event
Sat, Jul 8 • 10 am

Kids’ Fest

Wampum Lake • Cook County, IL 60476 (near Thornton)
Sat, Jul 22 • 10 am

Dog Days of Summer

Beck Lake • Cook County, IL 60016 (near Des Plaines)
Sat, Jul 22 • 10 am

Latino Conservation Weekend: Canoe & Clean Up

Powderhorn Lake • Burnham, IL 60633
A lagoon with a boat at Skokie Lagoons. Photo by chmoss.
Sat, Jul 29 • 6:30 pm

Full Moon Paddle

Tower Road Boat Launch • Cook County, IL 60093 (near Winnetka)
canoes and kayaks racing on the Des Plaines River
Fri, Aug 4 • 10:30 am

Teen Exploration Day: River Kayaking 101

Schuth’s Grove • Cook County, IL 60546 (near Riverside)
people in a canoe on Wampum Lake
Sat, Aug 5 • 10 am

Summer Paddling at Wampum Lake

Wampum Lake • Cook County, IL 60476 (near Thornton)
three people in a canoe at Beaubien Woods
Thu, Aug 10 • 3 pm

Pond Paddle

Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305
two people in a canoe on the North Branch of the Chicago River
Thu, Aug 17 • 10 am

Picnic and Paddle

Beck Lake • Cook County, IL 60016 (near Des Plaines)
A lagoon with a boat at Skokie Lagoons. Photo by chmoss.
Wed, Aug 30 • 4 pm

History of the Lagoons Paddle

Tower Road Boat Launch • Cook County, IL 60093 (near Winnetka)
Crabtree Nature Center building in Barrington Hills
Wed, Aug 30 • 6 pm

Twilight Canoe at Crabtree

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010