Marge Cline Whitewater Course — Attraction in Kendall Township

Rapids in Yorkville. Looks fun, I have never gone thru yet. They have really put some funds building this area up. We started at Saw Wee Kee but we did not not go thru the rapids. We opted to portage, which is a pretty good walk with the 5 of us carrying our 5 kayaks. Luckily I spotted this awesome trolley cart. It's usually parked by put-in, so you have to look for it. It saved us. From Take out to put in is about 1,100 feet or .2 of mile. Its free of charge and we were able to put 5 10-foot kayaks on it. It has some straps but I used my bowline too. There is an ADA compliant EZ Dock at this launch at the portage, but I did not see...

There isn't a lot of whitewater in Illinois, but what there was, Marge Cline was on. The 3 photos I've attached are of Marge Cline doing headstands on the Mazon river enjoying herself (don't try this on your own, some things are best just left for Marge to do). I was lucky enough to go thru a ACA canoe instructor training class with her and we had her and her son Michael out with our scout troop once to work with our scouts. Neither Marge nor Michael walk the earth anymore, but they live on in the waterways in and around our state and beyond. (Credit Sigrid for the photos she sent me when I was doing the...

Our group received American Canoe Association instructor training here in May of 2014 headed up by Tom Lindblade and Steve Shapiro. It is an excellent place to play and to sharpen skills in a safer whitewater park. Marge is honored greatly by this park! Steve Voss and Tracy Hunt was also in the mix helping us find the perfect form and strokes. Thanks to everyone!! I highly recommend taking ACA paddling classes to get out there and have fun and be safe...