Hispanic Heritage Celebration Paddle

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Friends of the Chicago River through bi-lingual bird paddling, storytelling, and connecting with nature and culture on the water. There will be five 60-minute sessions: 10am-11am, 10:30am-11:30am, 11am-12pm, 11:30am-12:30pm,12pm-1pm. Friends’ trusty canoe guides will help everyone safely load in and out of the canoes, answer questions about the river along the way and act as safety monitors on the water. We provide all equipment, paddling instruction, and safety talk. Trips start and end from the same location, rain or shine! Space is limited, registration required. Walk-ups will be accommodated as space is available. Please cancel if you cannot make the trip to allow others to participate. To accommodate as many people as possible, we are booking spots for paddle spots and spots to sit in the middle of the canoe. Participants will take turns paddling as needed for everyone who wants to paddle to get a turn. Please dress for the weather, hats and closed toed shoes encouraged. Please bring your own water. Personal items like sunscreen, sunglasses, cameras, etc, are welcome, a watertight bag is encouraged. Beginners are welcome, no experience paddling necessary! Paddlers should be at least 10 years old and all minors paddle with a guardian, younger participants 5 and up can sit in the middle of the canoe. If you think you may need special accommodations for mobility concerns, please reach out and discuss them with us so we can be prepared to accommodate you to the best of our ability.