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Founded in 1967, we are an organization of some 300 families from Northeast Ohio and surrounding states, with a shared interest in the outdoors and all kinds of boating, including white water, sea kayaking, canoeing, recreational kayaking, wilderness camping, rafting, and racing. Our purpose is to provide the framework to enjoy these things together. Paddling is for everyone.
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TRIPS & ADVENTURES
We schedule all kinds of trips for all styles of paddling.
From local, one-day outings, weekend camping, and multi-week excursions there is something for all ability levels. Trip descriptions include a difficulty rating to help you decide whether it’s right for you.
What's this? It poured rain last night and your favorite stream is runnable, but only for the next few hours? Plan impromptu trips with other club members utilizing our facebook page.
MENTORSHIP
Need advice or help with equipment? Looking to get into whitewater paddling? Or you're looking for help to prepare for an upcoming trip?
For all of this and more, look no further than the Keel-Haulers. We love to help each other and new paddlers.
We even host instructional sessions for members and have a library of materials available for self-study.
COMMUNITY
Scratch a boater and you find-a teacher; a truck driver; a engineer; a housewife; a computer programmer; a carpenter; a retiree; a fireman.
From all sorts of backgrounds and bursting with the tales of countless trips, we all have one big thing in common - a love of the outdoors.
One-by-one, each of us has discovered the joy of time spent away from civilization, in the company of moving water, rugged beauty, and new friends.