2008 IPC Calendar

IPC 2008 Calendar To verify details for board meetings, contact lstroker@msn.com IPC Point Races Denoted with *
March 7-9	Canoecopia	Madison, WI	www.canoecopia.com
March 12	Board Meeting - 7:30PM-9:30PM	Schaumburg,IL	Schaumburg Central Library
April 13	Des Plaines River Cleanup with Lake County Forest Preserve District	Des Plaines River	Paul Klonowski
April 20	Earth Day Cleanup 10:00AM-1:00 PM	Skokie Lagoons, IL	Chicago Kayak - Schedule
April 20	*Pontiac Canoe Race	Pontiac, IL	Jody Runyon
April 20	Redbird Challenge	Bloomington, IL	Event Info
April 26-27	Wolf River Spring Races Marge Cline & Ray McClain Memorial	Hansons Rapids, Wolf River, Wisconsin	jamee@bearpawoutdoors.com
April 27	IPC Season /Opener Kickoff	Upper Des Plaines Canoe Trail	More Information
May 2-5	National River Rally	Huron, Ohio	River Network - Rally
May 3-4	*Current Buster	St. Charles, IL	St. Charles Canoe Club
May 14	Board Meeting – 7:30PM – 9:30 PM	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg Central Library
May 17-23	National Safe Boating Week	National	Safe Boating Council
	United States Junior National Slalom Team Trials
May 18	Des Plaines River Marathon	Libertyville, IL	Des Plaines Marathon
May 29-31	Canoe Poling National Championships	Rt 66 State Park, Eureka, MO	sdbate@comcast.net
5-31/6-8	National River Cleanup Kickoff Week	Everywhere	National River Cleanup
June	Illinois Rivers Appreciation Month	Throughout the State
June 6-8	Windy City Kayak Symposium	Chicago, IL	Windy City Kayak Symposium
June 7	Paddle the Trails Day	NE Illinois Rivers	Openlands
In 2009	Inland Sea Kayak Symposium	Washburn, WI	Inland Sea Society
July 4	Lyndon-Prophetstown Canoe Race	Lyndon, IL	Jon Hinton - 815-499-5433
July 9	Board Meeting – 7:30PM – 9:30 PM	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg Central Library
July 13	Pecatonica River Race	McConnell, IL	Event Information Page1 & Page2
July 11-12	Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival / Competition	Racine, WI	Midwest Dragon Boat Festival
July 11-13	Door County Sea Kayak Symposium	Rowley's Bay, WI	Door County Sea Kayak
July 17-20	Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium	Grand Marais, MI	Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium
July 8-13	ACA Open Canoe Nationals & North American Championships	French Broad River, Hot Springs, NC	ACA Nationals
Aug 5-10	USCA National Championships	Bristol, IN	USCA 2008 USCA Nationals
Aug 16	Wabash Heritage Paddlefest	Grayville, Illinois	Event Information
Aug 17	*Sauk Valley	Dixon, IL	Event Information
Aug 24	Voyageur Landing Makeup Date*	Elgin, IL	Kevin Bradley
Aug 23-24	Race for the Rivers	Washington, MO	Event Information
Sept 7	*I&M Canal and DuPage River Race	Channahon, IL	Event information
Sept 10	Board Meeting - 7:30PM-9:30PM	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg Central Library
Sept 13	Michigan City Eco-Fit Challenge	Michigan City, IN	Event Information
Sept 14	Chicago Flatwater Classic	Chicago River	Friends of the Chicago River
Sept 21	*Vic Hopp Memorial Race	Wheeling, IL	Ditto & Jim Peterson
Sept 27	Chicago Shoreline Marathon	Chicago, IL	Chicago Shoreline Marathon
Sept 27-28	USCA Aluminum Nationals	Bastrop, TX	USCA
Sept 27-28	Northern Illinois Hunting & Fishing Days	Silver Springs State Park, Yorkville, IL	Volunteers needed, call Randi Balt 630-742-2520
Sept 28	MidAmerican Canoe Race	St. Charles, IL	Event Information
Oct 4-5	*Southern Sampler /DuQuoin Lake Race	Du Quoin, IL	Cecil and Sharon Runyon
Oct 5	Chicago Flatwater Classic	Chicago, IL	Event Information
Oct 18 - 19	IPC Season Ender	Sangamon River