Akron Ohio? - Canoeing / Kayaking

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Akron Ohio? - mdb139 - Jul-31-12 11:26 AM
- quite a few in the area - suiram - Jul-31-12 11:34 AM
  - Thanks! - mdb139 - Jul-31-12 12:10 PM
- Well fancy that... - ByronWalter - Aug-01-12 9:37 AM
- Other spots - pturner - Aug-03-12 10:19 PM
  - Thanks again! - mdb139 - Aug-08-12 12:56 PM
    - I don't know about the... - ByronWalter - Aug-08-12 6:50 PM

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  quite a few in the area
  Posted by: suiram on Jul-31-12 11:34 AM (EST)

Two clubs cover paddling in that general region -
"Bradstreet Sea Kayakers" - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bradstreet_Sea_Kayakers/
They are generally flat water focused

And the www.keelhauler.org, more focused on rivers.

  Thanks!
  Posted by: mdb139 on Jul-31-12 12:10 PM (EST)

Thanks!

  Well fancy that...
  Posted by: ByronWalter on Aug-01-12 9:37 AM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Aug-01-12 9:45 AM EST --

...I live in Stow Ohio. Here's the deal: West Branch and La Due are pretty much drained down. However My sister reports that Lake Milton is in pretty good shape.

Likewise Lake Erie is only about an hour away.

I'd do Lake Milton or Erie (but Erie only if the waves are in the 1 to 3 foot range and the wind shoving things on shore. I'd hate to end up in Canada.

Quick Edit: If you are new, I'd say skip Erie unless you have solid rescue skills and/or the waves are less than two feet.

  Other spots
  Posted by: pturner on Aug-03-12 10:19 PM (EST)

Nimisila is one of my favorites. Hinckley is pleasant but faily small. I live in Wadsworth and paddle the portage lakes, Nimisila, and mogadishu regularly.

  Thanks again!
  Posted by: mdb139 on Aug-08-12 12:56 PM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Aug-08-12 1:08 PM EST --

Thanks again!

I bought the kayak, and have taken it out on Mogadore twice (plus once on Hudson Springs with my kids). Mogadore was nice, though I'm not a fan of going under Route 43 at dusk (couldn't see the spider webs). The fishing map from Ohio DNR shows a boat ramp in the north-west corner of the lake, off Saxe and Sunny Brook, but I was unable to find it. Does anyone know if it's still there? (I found the boat ramp south of the dam).

Haven't made it out to Nimisila yet, but was planning on it, and I took the kayak out on the other Portage Lakes before I bought it.

Is anyone here a member of Bradstreet Sea Kayakers? I tried joining their Yahoo group, which appears to be active, but haven't been admitted. (I "applied" over two weeks ago).

  I don't know about the...
  Posted by: ByronWalter on Aug-08-12 6:50 PM (EST)

...Bradstreet kayakers but the important thing is that the landing is there and awaiting you:)

BTW, the water level in Lake Milton is pretty good. I checked it out last weekend. OTOH, West Branch is pretty much history for this season.

	quite a few in the area Posted by: suiram on Jul-31-12 11:34 AM (EST)
	Two clubs cover paddling in that general region - "Bradstreet Sea Kayakers" - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bradstreet_Sea_Kayakers/ They are generally flat water focused And the www.keelhauler.org, more focused on rivers.

	Thanks! Posted by: mdb139 on Jul-31-12 12:10 PM (EST)
	Thanks!

	Well fancy that... Posted by: ByronWalter on Aug-01-12 9:37 AM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Aug-01-12 9:45 AM EST -- ...I live in Stow Ohio. Here's the deal: West Branch and La Due are pretty much drained down. However My sister reports that Lake Milton is in pretty good shape. Likewise Lake Erie is only about an hour away. I'd do Lake Milton or Erie (but Erie only if the waves are in the 1 to 3 foot range and the wind shoving things on shore. I'd hate to end up in Canada. Quick Edit: If you are new, I'd say skip Erie unless you have solid rescue skills and/or the waves are less than two feet.

	Other spots Posted by: pturner on Aug-03-12 10:19 PM (EST)
	Nimisila is one of my favorites. Hinckley is pleasant but faily small. I live in Wadsworth and paddle the portage lakes, Nimisila, and mogadishu regularly.

	Thanks again! Posted by: mdb139 on Aug-08-12 12:56 PM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Aug-08-12 1:08 PM EST -- Thanks again! I bought the kayak, and have taken it out on Mogadore twice (plus once on Hudson Springs with my kids). Mogadore was nice, though I'm not a fan of going under Route 43 at dusk (couldn't see the spider webs). The fishing map from Ohio DNR shows a boat ramp in the north-west corner of the lake, off Saxe and Sunny Brook, but I was unable to find it. Does anyone know if it's still there? (I found the boat ramp south of the dam). Haven't made it out to Nimisila yet, but was planning on it, and I took the kayak out on the other Portage Lakes before I bought it. Is anyone here a member of Bradstreet Sea Kayakers? I tried joining their Yahoo group, which appears to be active, but haven't been admitted. (I "applied" over two weeks ago).

	I don't know about the... Posted by: ByronWalter on Aug-08-12 6:50 PM (EST)
	...Bradstreet kayakers but the important thing is that the landing is there and awaiting you:) BTW, the water level in Lake Milton is pretty good. I checked it out last weekend. OTOH, West Branch is pretty much history for this season.