Upcoming Events

 The following is a list of potential group activities being planned for Chapter members. Some of the events are awaiting confirmation of exact dates and times by event hosts. Updates will be provided as they become available. 

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2025

Rideau Paddlefest

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2025 

 Smiths Falls, ON

https://www.facebook.com/RideauPaddlefest/

The Rideau Paddlefest is an annual event celebrating the natural heritage of the Rideau Waterway. The Chapter had a very successful booth at the 2023 event and one of our members took the runner-up prize in the photo contest. Further details and plans to be shared once further information is received by event hosts. For a summary of the 2023 event, click HERE.

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Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

Annual Assembly

July 15 – 20, 2024  

Paul Smith's, New York State 

Dates for the 46th annual WCHA Assembly have been confirmed. Wooden canoe enthusiasts from all over the USA, Canada, and a few other countries are set to converge at Paul Smith’s College in New York State on July 15 through July 20th. The event runs from Tuesday evening through Sunday morning, and includes classes on canoe paddling , construction and restoration, camp crafts, and lots of paddling opportunities on the beautiful adjacent Adirondack lakes.  The theme this year is "Motorized Canoes". 

Additional information with registration and programming details to be be released.

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Oxtongue River - Silent Boat Rally 

Saturday, July 26, 2025  

Dwight Ontario

Hosted by Lake of Bays Association & Lake of Bays Heritage Foundation

The Northern Lakes Chapter invites its members to the Annual Silent Boat Rally taking place on Lake of Bays on July 26th, 2025. All types of non-motorized watercraft are welcome to meet at Dwight Beach for an easy 8km  paddle upstream on the lower Oxtongue River to beautiful Marsh's Falls and back. 

This guided tour is a fun event for all ages and skill levels and features an opportunity to learn about some of the plants and animals that inhabit this ecologically rich river valley. A joint venture by the Lake of Bays Association (LOBA) and the Lake of Bays Heritage Foundation (LBHF), there is a cost of  $25 per person, lunch included with funds going to these non-profit organizations. The Northern Lakes Chapter will be covering this $25 cost of members who bring a wooden canoe. A heritage paddling tour guide has been published by the group (*.pdf format). For a report of the 2023 event, click here.

 For more information, or to register, please contact registration @ lakeofbaysheritage.ca with a subject line of  Silent Boat Rally.

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