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Welcome Whitewater Kayakers and Canoeists! Why should you join Chicago Whitewater Association? Because CWA is the place for Greater Chicago whitewater boaters to hook-up for great times both on and off the river. CWA has pool sessions in the Fall and Winter to help teach beginners the basics of our exciting sport. We then have several beginner trips in the Spring in Illinois and Wisconsin to help these students learn their river skills. CWA is also the place that newcomers to the area contact to learn about Midwest paddling opportunites. We search the smallest creeks and streams for Illinois Whitewater. But, we do enjoy paddling outside of the Midwest. You can make new friends to kayak or canoe those distant rivers or to socialize with in Chicago. Join CWA, an organization of paddlers, kayakers as well as canoe enthusiasts, who love the fun and excitement of fast running rivers and are dedicated to the upkeep and preservation of America's beautiful river systems. Rivers are up and Beginners are heading out! It's that time of year that all of the students that took pool sessions are hoping to expand on their skills and head out to moving water on our beginner trips. This is also the time of year all of our members start thinking about getting out on those quickly swelling rivers. For those interested our first beginner trip is on the DuPage River April 18th and they continue on through May on the Vermilion and ending up in Wisconsin in early June. We welcome all social paddlers to come along and paddle just ahead or behind the student groups and join us afterwards for a club dinner at a nearby location. Sign up for Beginner trips now! River levels Want easy access to river levels? Visit www.chicagowhitewater.org/cwa/usgs to get a reading of the most popular runs in the area. Call or email club members if you want to paddle - never go out alone! Other Stuff CWA T-shirts are still available! Our beloved Rivermom, Marge Cline, passed away on October 29, 2007. Only 1 week later her husband Bob also passed away on November 7, 2007. Visit the Rivermom Memorial to view pictures of marge doing a headstand in a C-2 or share your own story. Much of this will be used for a memory book for the Cline family, so don't be shy... Rivermom Memorial