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

Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

Annual Assembly

July 15 – 20, 2025  

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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STYLE CANOEING RENDEZVOUS EAST:

 A Kringelfieber-style event in Canada

July 16 – 20, 2025  

Murphy’s Point Provincial Park, Ontario

Kringelfieber is Europe’s largest freestyle and Canadian-style canoeing event. The goal of Kringelfieber is to exchange ideas, paddle together, and learn from each other in a pleasant, open atmosphere. This year, Canada will host its own Kringelfieber-style event: the Style Canoeing Rendezvous East. We’ll have the privilege of paddling on a small, protected lake within Murphy’s Point Provincial Park, just 20 minutes from Perth, Ontario, from Wednesday, July 16 (set-up) to Sunday, July 20, 2025 (home). 

 Additional information can be viewed on their official program release document. Download that *.pdf document at the following link HERE. Registration can be completed at the following link:

 

https://www.orcka.ca/events-registration/p/style-canoeing-rendezvous-east.

 

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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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Make a Splash Festival 

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Gull Lake Rotary Park - Gravenhurst, ON

10am - 3pm

The Town of Gravenhurst hosts and annual free paddling event every August at Gull Lake Rotary Park Beach.  The family friendly, fun-filled day allows folks to try out a variety of paddling craft supplied by the town. The Town will provide PFDs for those participating and the waterfront will be monitored by lifeguards on duty. Local outfitters will be bringing in canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and the associated equipment required like safety kits, paddles, etc. Additional events include swim races and a sandcastle building contest. The Northern Lakes Chapter will have an information booth and displays of wooden canoe craft including a 3-foot model birchbark canoe under construction. 

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Canadian Style Paddling Rendezvous

Ayr, ON

Sept 27-28, 2025

Chapter members are encouraged to attend the second Canadian Style Paddling (CSP) Rendezvous held over the last weekend September. The Rendezvous is an important way to grow Canadian Style Paddling, by bringing new and experienced CSPaddlers together. A full program document (*.pdf format) is available at the following link HERE.

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