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We will meet at Yale Bridge on Saturday, Jun 17, 2017 at about 9:00 AM. The canoe launch is north of Sugar River Forest Preserve as shown in the map below. We will shuttle at 9:30 and try to be on the water 10ish.
The lower Sugar River is a winding river for moderate paddlers. It is usually a somewhat slower current however it is at higher water levels it can be stronger. It is has a sand bottom with some tree dams to go around. The section of the sugar we will run is from Yale Bridge Road to Two Rivers Forest Preserve or Mack Town. The trip will be all down river except for the last 1500 feet going upstream on the Pecatonica River to the take out in Two Rivers Forest Preserve. If you want to go on the longer trip we will briefly stop at Two Rivers Forest Preserve to make sure anyone gets out that needs too and then we will continue to Mack Town. Bring a lunch or snack as we will be stopping on a sand bar along way if we can find one. I will go over a few pointers about paddling on a river just before we put in for the beginners if we have any.
The short trip will be 7.6 miles or about 3.5 hours if you want to do the longer trip it would be about 16.5 miles or about 7 hours weather permitting of course. Jeff Reuter will be hosting this paddle for more info call me on my cell at 815-494-8502. Here is a map of where we will be.
The usual rules apply including but not limited to: Participants provide their own suitable canoe or kayak, paddle(s), PFD/approved life jackets, and wear PFD on water Minors must be accompanied by responsible adult Adults must sign in on waiver sheet Hydration/drinking water BYO Lunch, BYO Dump bag – Dry bag w/change of clothing
Members of Stateline paddlers and guests welcome
Members of Prairie State Canoeists and guests welcome
I will also attach a map below

Rock River from Beloit to Riverside Park, Saturday 3 June 2017.

We will meet at the launch site at 4th St (Route 213), Beloit, WI in the bicycle co. parking lot, just north of the Rock River at 09:30 am.

For a shorter trip, if there is interest, we can run a second shuttle on the other side of the river to stop at Macktown FP.
It is about a 6.5 to Macktown and 13 mile trip to Riverside Park.
The car shuttle will leave at 10:00. This should allow us to be on the river at 10:30.
We will stop for lunch at the Rockton Dam that we have to portage around.
The long term weather forecast calls for change of rain, high 69°F.
The usual rules apply including but not limited to:
Participants provide their own suitable canoe or kayak, paddle(s),
PFD/approved life jackets, and wear PFD on water
Minors must be accompanied by responsible adult Adults must sign in on waiver sheet
Hydration/drinking water BYO
Lunch BYO
Dump bag – Dry bag w/change of clothing
Hosted by Jeff Reuter and Tom Meyen

Sign up on facebook, the club e-mail list, or contact:
Jeff Reuter at jreuter@pobox.com –cell (815) 494-8502
Tom Meyen at hereagain@grics.net – cell (815) 441-2021

Here is where we start in Beliot, WI

It was Partly Cloudy and 79 deg.  The gage at Rockton was at 6.17 and 8670 Cubic Feet/second.

Jeff Reuter is hosting a Stateline Paddlers trip on Turtle Creek** This Sunday, May, 28, 2017 ** Car shift will be at 10:00, plan to be there 09:30 to 09:45 to unload. The trip is about 11 miles. 

The launch is at on O’Reily Road about 400 meters (1/4 mile) east of the bridge in a small forests preserve. Take out will be in Sweet Allyn Park on the East side of Beloit.

If you need directions to the launch, From Illinois, take I-39 North to I-43, get off at Rt. 140 go north about 1/2 mile to Townline Rd., then East about 4 miles to O’Reily Rd and turn North. (Last time I was there, the sign for O’Riley Rd. was missing, but if you turn North (Left) at the road just before the dead end sign you are on it. The road turns right after the bridge, and the launch is at the curve in the road.

Weather is predicted to be partly cloudly with a high of 74° F, and 11 MPH winds. Turtle creek is somewhat sheltered so the wind should not be much of a problem. The water will be a little cold, and with the recent rain there should be plenty. Dress accordingly.

The usual rules apply including but not limited to:
Participants provide their own suitable canoe or kayak, paddle(s), PFD/approved life jackets, and wear PFD on water.
Minors must be accompanied by responsible adult.
Adults must sign in, on waiver sheet.
Hydration/drinking water BYO.
Lunch BYO.
Dump bag – Dry bag w/change of clothing

Contact: This list, e-mail to jreuter@pobox.com, or my cell phone (815)494-8502, or sign up on the SLP Face Book Page.

Jeff Reuter

Members of Stateline paddlers and guests welcome
Members of Prairie State Canoeists and guests welcome
— Mad City Paddlers too. Dick, please post this trip to that list.

New year’s day paddle on Kishwaukee River
I will not be going to this paddle ask Laura Rissman about this paddle.
Bauman to Kishwaukee Park. May go farther ,Atwood, if the winds die down. Can decide that day.
We will be at Bauman at 10 am. Car shift at 1020. On the water by 11 am.
I ashow the weather as a high of 33 with winds out of the south at 5 to 10 MPH so dress warm.
The usual rules apply including but not limited to:
Participants provide their own suitable canoe or kayak, paddle(s), PFD/approved life jackets, and wear PFD on water
Minors must be accompanied by responsible adult
Adults must sign in on waiver sheet
Hydration/drinking water BYO,
Dump bag – Dry bag w/change of clothing
Hosted by Laura Rissman
Members of Stateline paddlers and guests welcome
Members of Prairie State Canoeists and guests welcome

Fox River Paddle, Algonquin dam to Veterans Memorial Park, September 3, 2016

We can meet at Clock Tower (South East lot) at 8 am. and then carpool and leave at 8:15am with hope to be at the Algonquin dam by 9:30ish, Or you can meet us at the Algonquin dam.  The address to the Algonquin dam is 101 La Fox River Dr, Algonquin, IL 60102 (or if you have a GPS 42.165294, -88.291067).    We will shuttle down to the Veterans Memorial Park (next to Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin) take out by 10 AM hope to get on the water by 10:30ish.  This will be around 10.5 miles with a small earthen dam portage in Carpentersville.  Lunch will be somewhere along the way just not sure where yet.  After all this is the first time we have done this paddle on the Fox River from the Algonquin dam to Veterans Memorial Park.  Kevin Seuring will be hosting this paddle and Jeff Reuter will co-host it.  For more info call Jeff at 815-494-8502.  There is an attached map of where we will be.

The usual rules apply including but not limited to: Participants provide their own suitable canoe or kayak, paddle(s), PFD/approved life jackets, and wear PFD on water Minors must be accompanied by responsible adult Adults must sign in on waiver sheet Hydration/drinking water BYO Lunch, BYO Dump bag – Dry bag w/change of clothing

Members of Stateline paddlers and guests welcome

Members of Prairie State Canoeists and guests welcome