- Resources -
- ACA Skills Guide -
Skill Level 1 - covers the basic skills you should know if attempting a day trip of more than 3 miles.
Skill Level 2 - covers some basic and early intermediate skills for kayaking.
Skill Level 3 - covers intermediate and touches on some advanced kayaking skills.
Skill Level 4 - covers advanced kayaking skills (if you know everything in here... you rock!)
- Area Information -
Keweenaw Water Trail - link to the KWTA's website.
Hiawatha Water Trail - link to the Hiawatha Water Trails website.
Lake Superior Water Trail - link to the LSWTA's website.
Apostle Islands - link to LIving Adventure's website, a local outfitter and good source of info.
Pictured Rocks - link to Northern Water's website, a local outfitter and good source of info.
- Local Outfitters / Retailers -
Cross Country Sports - local bike shop that has started selling kayaks. Located in Houghton and Calumet.
Down Wind Sports - local specialty outdoor shop. Great place to pick up any odds and ends. Located in Houghton
Keweenaw Adventure Company - local outfitter. Great people. Located in Copper Harbor.
- Other Sites We Like -
Keweenaw Trekkers - community group that spends a lot of time outside paddling, biking, skiing, etc...
OAP - Michigan Tech's Outdoor Adventure Program. Offers outdoor programming for students and community members.
Sea Kayak Specialists - offering quality sea kayaking instruction out of Marquette, MI.
University of Sea Kayaking - great source of information concerning kayaking.
Paddling.net - another good source of paddling info on the web.
Water Levels - website with information on current river levels in Michigan for all you Whitewater guys.
Juskuz - member's website/blog that isn't specifically about paddling, but in the summer, is heavily biased in its favor.
YouTube - link to member's paddling videos on YouTube.
NOAA Chart Viewer - link to site where you can view, somewhat useful, nautical charts.
- Weather / Wind / Waves-
Local Weather - the local weather in Houghton, MI.
Marine Forecast - the marine forecast for the area around the Keweenaw Peninsula.
NOAA Site - information on water temps, wind speed/direction and wave height/direction
Beaufort Wind Scale - universal system for rating the strength of the wind.
Forecasting Tips - nice article explaining how to anticipate what the weather is going to do.
Weather Thoughts - article explaining the science behind certain sayings of the sea.
Weather/Tides - article about the wind's effect on the surface of the water, and tide info.