NWI Paddling Association will offer free Hobart event today

HOBART | The Northwest Indiana Paddling Association is bringing canoes and kayaks from noon to 3 p.m. today to Robinson Lake Park, 5250 S. Liverpool Road, for a free learn-to-paddle event.

Paddling group will sponsor event on Saturday in Hobart

HOBART | Northwest Indiana Paddling Association is bringing canoes and kayaks from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday to Robinson Lake Park, 5250 S. Liverpool Road, for a free learn-to-paddle event.

Kayak concession plans in Hobart remain afloat

HOBART | Plans to operate a kayak rental business at Lake George this summer remain afloat, city officials said.

Hobart officials seek individual to operate kayak concession

HOBART | The city is seeking a candidate to work as concessionaire for planned kayak rentals on Lake George.

Hobart launches canoe kayak concession on Lake George

HOBART | City officials have plans to launch a kayak rental concession next month on Lake George.

Families asked to participate in Hobart paddling/hiking day

HOBART | Families are invited for a paddling/hiking day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Robinson Lake.

Worthwhile gap year requires well thought-out plan

This 2010 photo provided by the National Outdoor Leadership School shows Sonnet Ludwig, now a student at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., on a sea kayaking course in Nordland, Norway. The National Outdoor Leadership School offers a variety of programs around the world that are popular…

Rolling down the river

Paddling her kayak, Pam Shifflet of Hammond, and paddling his canoe, Mike O'Malley, of East Chicago, make their way down Deep River on an hour-long trip Thursday in the Lake Station area.

2011 was good year environmentally

Paddling her kayak, Pam Shifflet, of Hammond, and paddling his canoe, Mike O'Malley, of East Chicago, make their way down Deep River on an hourlong trip last summer in the Lake Station area.

Newest national trail sends in the marine

Erik Sprenne with the Northwest Indiana Paddlers Association speaks to people on a canoe after leading a May 21 paddling tour down the Little Calumet River to raise awareness of local paddling spots. The new Lake Michigan National Recreation Trail, dedicated last weekend, adds to their options.

Kayaker, 61, of St. John capsizes, dies in Indiana lake

HOWE, Ind. | Authorities say they're investigating the death of a 61-year-old kayaker in northeastern Indiana.

Paddling on Little Calumet

The Northwest Indiana Paddling Association leads a group of people up the Little Calumet River to raise awareness of local waterways

Paddlers to make a splash over Lake Michigan water trail

Kayakers paddle down the Little Calumet River last month during a Northwest Indiana Paddlers Association paddling tour to raise awareness of local paddling spots. The Indiana stretch of the Lake Michigan shoreline will be designated Thursday as a National Recreation Trail. A dedication cerem…

Paddlers to make a splash over Lake Michigan water trail

Erik Sprenne, center, with the Northwest Indiana Paddlers Association, gives a safety speech before leading a paddling tour down the Little Calumet River late last month. Paddlers will unite Saturday at the Portage lakefront to celebrate the Indiana stretch of the Lake Michigan shoreline ach…