History Tours with Milwaukee County Historical Society

Join us for a paddle through history as we explore downtown Milwaukee and our rivers by kayak. Steve Schaffer, Archivist, and Michael Barera, Assistant Archivist and Digitization Specialist, from the Milwaukee County Historical Society, will guide us on our rivers and share historical insights while we learn about the famous names, buildings and bridges...

Milwaukee Morning Paddles

Our Milwaukee Morning Paddles are a great way to enjoy kayaking our rivers in nice, safe and casual atmosphere, lead by a guide from MKC. While paddling, we will keep an eye out for different sites along the way including Historic Third Ward buildings, downtown Milwaukee Riverwalk art sculptures, the Riverside Theater and Dream...

Learn How to Kayak – Recreational Kayaking Class

Learn all about kayaks, paddlesport accessories and how to kayak from the best! You’ll learn a lot, have some fun and get to paddle on our rivers in a controlled and calm setting. Register Here:https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/milwaukeekayak/items/237870/?full-items=yes&flow=412404 Taking this class is the first step in helping you become a solid kayaker by focusing on basic skills,...

What’s Flowin’ Friday 5/29 – Saturday 6/6

Hi friends! We’re off to a really good start here at MKC! We’ve had students from Madison visiting the School of Freshwater Science kayak with us on guided paddles. We’ve had residents involved in the AOC (Area of Concern) educate and introduce our watershed to people. We’ve also had a few high school outdoor...

What’s flowin’ Saturday 5/16 – Friday 5/22

Hi friends! We’re so excited that our 2026 season has begun here at our Main location in Jerry’s Docks. During the week we open at 10am and on the weekends we open at 9am. All boats are currently due back to the dock by 7:30pm. Don’t forget to book our Learn How to Kayak...

What’s flowin’ Saturday 8/30 – Friday 9/5

TGIF Friends, We hope you all had a wonderful week! We’re looking forward to Labor Day weekend. I gotta admit it kind of snuck up this season. All of a sudden it’s here and school is beginning too. We hope all is good and wish the best of luck to everyone entering this next...

What’s flowin’ Saturday 8/16 – Friday 8/22

Happy Friday! Welcome back to MKC! We are officially open again after the flooding last weekend. Thank you all for being so incredibly patient with us while we made sure the water was safe to be kayaking in! We hope you are all doing okay and recovering quickly from all the rain. Please let...

MKC River Update 8/11

Hi Paddlers, Hope you are staying safe and are managing everything ok with all the flooding in our area. We understand a lot of people’s homes and belongings have been soaked or flooded – we hope you have the help you need to cleanup and reorganize. If there’s anything we can do to help,...

What’s flowin’ Saturday 8/9 – Friday 8/15

Happy Friday friends! We’ve had a fun week here at MKC. Life’s been good down here on the river! It’s been a bit hot, but people keep showing up to kayak! At MKC we get to meet people from all over the world, and when they kayak here, they really love it and enjoy...