By Mary Fairchild At the CASKA gathering last night, held at Chicago’s Jackson Park Yacht Club, I had a chance to catch up with Gary Steinbauer. Gary and I attended some of our first kayaking with the club together in 201l. We’ve both paddled not only Lake Michigan, but the whitewater park in Yorkville which had just opened in 2011. Taking…
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Chicago River Kayaking: Don’t Get Caught Up Creek Without a Paddle
When it comes to kayaking the Chicago River, some don’t give it a second thought, while others wonder if what they are doing is safe. YouTube video here. Erring on the cautious side, I pulled up a few blog posts from our past CASKA trip reports on the Chicago River that may help address concerns…
Chicago Kayakers, Environmentalism, and Incentives: What’s Good For the Goose is Good For the Gander?
(Cumberland Island; 3/19/11) Cumberland Island, Georgia, is the premiere sea-kayaking destination in the Southeast. Last February, I looked forward to catching my first glimpses of the feral horses on Cumberland Island. The area is not only a birdwatcher’s hotspot, but an important location for the nesting of three species of endangered sea turtles. Just offshore, it is one of…
Kayaking Chicago’s Shores: Look at Me, What I do is Fun
By Mary Fairchild (Hether Hoffmann posing for photography students at Montrose Beach) Instead of top paddlers saying, look at me, I am the future, I am cool, pay me. They’ll be saying, Look at me, what I do is fun, and I will share my experiences with you and help you learn to do what I…