Blazing Paddles Paddlefest. returns to the comeback Cuyahoga River on July 24, 2021!

You’ll have two options as a paddler: You can race or you can float! Details at http://sharetheriver.com/blazing-paddles

Challenge yourself with a 2-mile, 6-mile, youth, or kids’ stand up paddleboard or kayak race during the 7th annual Whiskey Island Paddlefest! The course is perfect for both beginners and advanced racers. This year’s award ceremony will include the official designation of the Lake Erie Water Trail by ODNR, Division of Parks and Watercraft.

You are invited to participate in the 2019 Ohio State Canoe, Kayak and Paddleboard Championships being held on July 27th, 2019 on the Grand River at Lake Metroparks: Grand River Landing 800 N St Clair Street, Fairport Harbor, Ohio 44077. It is a looped flat water course that begins and ends at Grand River Landing. There is plenty of water and no shallow areas, due to lake Erie's high water level, so kayaks with rudders will have no problems.

New for this year's race we are part of NALU's Lake Erie Series Paddleboard race schedule. You can visit nalusup.com/the-erie-series for more info. The Ohio Dept. of Natural resources Div. of Watercraft and the Lake county Sheriffs Dept. will monitor boat traffic and assure a safe race course.

Please see the race flyer for schedule of the days races. You can call or email me with any questions.

See you on the river!

Joe Krizman 
Ohio Div. U.S.C.A Race Director

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/Ohio-State-Canoe-and-Kayak-Championship-483291188444127/

The Cuyahoga River Safe Paddle Forum is designed to inform kayakers and paddleboarders of the challenges of paddling on a working river and hear from those that work the river what we need to know to coexist safely.

There will be speakers from the Coast Guard, GOODTIME III, Interlake Steamship Company, Nautica Queen Cruise Dining Ship, PHASTAR Corporation, Cleveland Metroparks, and others. We need to be ambassadors for the great Cuyahoga River. This event at Market Garden Brewery’ Harbor Room is free and open to the public.

More info on the Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/619063531885467/

In collaboration with Share the River, the Port of Cleveland, and Nalu Standup Paddle & Surf's Paddle and Pints, Surfrider-Lake Erie is hosting a clean-up on the Cuyahoga River  There are opportunities to help with the clean up from your board or kayak or on land. We will have a quick meeting before we head out for our clean up.

Our goal is to clean up the river and the green space between the Carter Rd. Bridge and Merwin's Wharf/Cleveland Rowing Foundation before the Head of the Cuyahoga Regatta on September 15. There will be teams traveling from nine states including Michigan, New York and Indiana to this major recreational event.

We will have buckets, bags and gloves. We encourage you to bring your own gloves, nets, or any other device to help pick up the trash from the water.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2128901730770369