All trips will have coordination information posted on the Club Meetup page (registration required) prior to the activity with contact info. Scroll down to see posted trips. Note that a few trips require more advance commitment due to ferry or lodging reservations needed. Participants are responsible for having appropriate equipment and ability. Non-members must sign a Club waiver prior to participation.
Wearing a properly fastened Life Jacket is mandatory while on the water during all Club activities.
JAN 1 24th Annual New Year’s Day Paddle – Jay Hanks
MAR 21-22 34th Annual Au Sable River Overnight – boat camping at White Pine – Jay Hanks
APR 18 Chippewa River – Class II Whitewater – Mt. Pleasant – Joe Lessard
APR 25 Grand River Annual Hugh Heward Challenge
MAY 1-3 Cheat Fest and Cheat Narrows – Class III Whitewater – West Virginia – George Stockman
MAY 2 Looking Glass and Grand Rivers – Wacousta to Portland on the Looking Glass and Charlotte Hwy to Portland on the Grand – refreshments to follow at a local establishment – Tony Kuhlman and Jay Hanks, Loretta Crum
MAY 8-10 Pine River – Walker Bridge to Low Bridge. Base camping at Pine River Paddlesports Center Campground – Jay Hanks
MAY 16 Rogue River – Class II Whitewater – Grand Rapids – Van Braatz
MAY 23 3rd Annual Memorial Day Paddle and Picnic in the Park – Grand River, Grand Ledge to Charlotte Hwy, picnic at Fitzgerald Park – Jay Hanks and Loretta Crum
MAY 28-31 Manistee River Surf-n-Turf – Hiking on the Manistee River Trail on Friday. Baxter Bridge to M-115 on Saturday, then Hodenpyle Dam to Red Bridge on Sunday. Base camping at Seaton Creek National Forest Campground – Jay Hanks
MAY 31 Grand River, Eaton Rapids to McNamara Landing – Loretta Crum
JUN 5-7 Casselman and Lower Yough – Class III Whitewater – Pennsylvania – George Stockman
JUN 6 Grand River, Portland to Webber Dam – Loretta Crum
JUN 13 Slippery Rock Creek – Class II-III Whitewater – Pennsylvania – Todd Leigh
JUN 13 Youth Sports Event at Burchfield Park – Jay Hanks
JUN 19-21 Manistee River – M-72 to M-66. Base camping at CCC Campground – Jay Hanks
JUN 20-21 Negwegon State Park – overnight backcountry camping & coastal paddling – Linda Savage or Steve Lidia
JUL 10-12 Boardman River – Forks Campground to Beitner Road – base camping at Forks Campground – Tony Kuhlman and Jay Hanks
JUL 24-26 High Country Pathway – Backpacking 1 of 3 in Pigeon River State Forest – Jay Hanks
AUG 2 Grand River, Webber Dam to Lyons – Class II Whitewater – Loretta Crum
AUG 7-9 High Country Pathway – Backpacking 2 of 3 in Pigeon River State Forest – Jay Hanks
AUG 14-16 Lake Superior in Eastern UP – camping at Tahquamenon State Park and coastal day paddles – Linda Savage
AUG 22 Lower Yough – Class III Whitewater – Pennsylvania – Todd Leigh
AUG 28-30 Huron River – 16th Annual Family Paddling Trip – Base camping at Proud Lake State Park – Dawson Road to Placeway on Saturday, and Proud Lake to Dawson Road on Sunday – Jay Hanks
AUG 29 Howl at the Moon Paddle at Lake Ovid in Sleepy Hollow State Park – Tony Kuhlman
SEP 5 3rd Annual Labor Day Paddle and Picnic in the Park at Lake Ovid in Sleepy Hollow State Park – Jay Hanks & Loretta Crum
SEP 18-20 Dunes and Vines – camping at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, coastal day paddles, and wine tasting tour Saturday! – Linda Savage
SEP 21-27 Flack Lake/Dunlop Lake/10 Mile Lake – Mississagi Provincial Park, Ontario. Self-contained wilderness travel – Rich Bailey and Jay Hanks
OCT 3 Red Cedar River Scouting Trip – Rich Bailey and Jay Hanks
OCT 10 Red Cedar River Clean and Clear Project – Rich Bailey and Jay Hanks
OCT 15-18 Manistee River – Deward (Co. 612) to M-66 – Base camping at CCC Campground – Rich Bailey
OCT 17 Fall Color Tour, Grand River, Old Town to Grand Ledge – Loretta Crum
NOV 5 – 8 Platte River Surf-n-Turf – Hiking on the Platte Plains Trail on Friday. M-31 to Lake Michigan on Saturday and Sunday. Base camping at Veteran’s Campground – Jay Hanks
NOV 27 25th Annual Turkey Float – location TBD – Rich Bailey
DEC 4-6 High Country Pathway – Backpacking 3 of 3 in Pigeon River State Forest – Jay Hanks
DEC 19 22nd Annual Christmas Float – location TBD – Jay Hanks
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thank you for putting together the list for 2015! this will be very useful for planing ahead!
Looks like a year of great paddling events! Thank you.