Expanding Horizons Kayaking

Where the adventure begins

Listed below are some of the exciting happens in the kayaking world in 2009.  Demo days are a great place to try before you buy (highly recommended).  You’ll find that symposiums are perhaps one of the best places to further your skills through the coaching of some of the world’s foremost paddlers.  They are also a wonderful place to become an integral part of the world wide paddling community.

2009 Events

This indoor canoe and kayak symposium featuring Michigan paddlesport vendors and various speakers is held the first Saturday of March each year on the MSU campus.

This is the Granddaddy of them all, the biggest and oldest sea kayak symposium in the Great Lakes Region.  This symposium has it all—guided trips along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, beginners tracks, advanced instruction, world renown instructors and speakers, and more.  This is guaranteed to hook you on sea kayaking for life.

This annual symposium take place on the quiet waters of Big Blue Lake in Western Michigan over Memorial Day Weekend is hosted by the West Michigan Coastal Kayak Association (WMCKA).  A great symposium for beginners and families and really getting the season into gear.

Quiet water symposium

Great Lakes Sea kayak Symposium

West Michigan Coastal Kayak Symposium