2025 Practice Paddles
Member-only events for 2025
- June 8-11: Rock Island Paddle
- August 8-11: Pictured Rocks Trip
- August 13-17: Bayfield Gathering at Little Sand Bay
- August 28-31: Tour de Kayak West Green Bay
- September 3-7: Door County Gathering
SAFETY FIRST
- All participants must wear a personal flotation device (PFD or lifejacket) at all times while on the water.
- No alcoholic beverages are allowed on the paddle or during lunch stops.
Practice Paddles offer opportunities to gain experience paddling in Lake Michigan or Lake Superior conditions as preparation for NEWP’s club trips or gatherings. Participation in club trips or gatherings on the Great Lakes requires a sea kayak with fore and aft bulkheads, appropriate clothing and gear, paddling endurance and acquired skill sufficient to paddle in waves up to three feet and the ability to perform an assisted rescue. These paddle events or activities provide an opportunity to practice those skills.
June 20 – 22, 2025 – Peshtigo Flowage Weekend
Paddle either day with us. See the Peshtigo Flowage Weekend page for details.
July 11 – 13, 2025 – Door County Kayak Gathering
Although not a NEWP event, this gathering is structured to improve the skills of intermediate and advanced paddlers in the waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay around Door County. Great open water paddle and beautiful paddle venues. See the Door County Kayak Gathering page for details.
Weekly Lake Michigan paddles: Wednesday evenings during the summer; coordinated by Scott Thomson.
Additional practice paddle opportunities may be posted here as they develop through the paddle season.
Date: TBD
Time and location are yet to be determined.
PENDING: Manitowoc Lakeview Park to Two Rivers round trip, 9:30 AM launch. The park address is 301 Huron Street, Manitowoc, with parking just north of the Manitowoc YMCA and marina on Maritime Drive. We’ll launch, paddle one hour toward Two Rivers, and return. A new restroom facility has recently been constructed at this location.