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MKE River Roundup 2025

It’s that time of year again for the MKE River Roundup! Each week, the first performer will board the Funktoon and team up with Milwaukee Kayak Company for an evening of groovin’ on the Milwaukee River from 5pm-8pm. The second band will perform a FREE After Party show at the Twisted Fisherman from 8pm-10pm....

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Events this Summer @ MKC 2025!

In addition to our daily rentals, we offer a variety of tours and classes. Here’s a quick look at what this summer has to offer! Rise ‘N Shine Morning Paddles:Most Wednesdays & Fridays6:30-8am Lunchtime Tours:Most days11am-1pm Sunset Tours:Most Tuesdays & Thursdays6-8pm History Kayak Tours:Saturday, June 28th9am-12pm Saturday, July 19th9am-12pm Friday, August 1st12:30pm-3:30pm Friday, August...

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5 good spots to launch your watercraft

Here’s a few good spots to launch your own kayak, paddleboard or canoe Downtown Milwaukee. For a complete list, please visit the Milwaukee Urban Water Trail Map located on the Milwaukee Riverkeeper website. MKC Main Location @ Jerry’s Docks: Our main location in Jerry’s Docks/Harbor Yards, where we’ve been since we opened, is located...

What’s flowin’ Saturday 9/5 – Friday 9/12

Hi Everyone! Wow – this weather has been so nice here in Milwaukee lately. After Labor Day, things kinda slow down during the week but please know we’ll be open for the season thru mid-October for daily rentals and weekly tours. Here’s what’s coming up here at MKC: Open everyday thru mid-October for 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’ – 8/25/25 updates

Hey everyone! Thanks for a good week and weekend here at MKC. We’re open all week and the weather forecast is sooo nice providing a great opportunity to paddle on our rivers! Here’s what’s coming up this week and beyond: Today, MondayOpen for rentals until 7:30pm or when everyone is back to the dock....

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...

Self-Guided Milwaukee Cheese Curd Tour!

Hey paddlers! As anyone from Wisconsin knows, we are famous for our cheese, especially cheese curds! Cheese curds are known to originate from Ancient Rome and have popularized in the Midwest. They are formed when additives are introduced to milk to acifidy and coagulate it. The coagulated milk is then heated to separate the...

What’s flowin’ Saturday 8/2 – Friday 8/8

Happy Friday! What is with the weather this week?! It was steamy, then rainy, then windy and smoky. We had to cancel MKE River Roundup on Wednesday 7/30 due to the rain, it will be rescheduled to Wednesday September 24th. So checked your calendars to see if you can make it! We hope this...

What’s flowin’ Saturday 7/26 – Friday 8/1

TGIF friends! With the hot weather these past few days, we want to thank everyone who came out to kayak with us! Hope you stayed cool! We had our busiest River Roundup yet, selling out of all our kayaks. YAY! We’re so grateful for each and every one of you. Here’s what we have going...

Places to Stop Along Our Rivers | Summer 2025

Our rivers are very accessible and we get asked about places to stop along our rivers pretty much everyday. So, we’ve compiled a list of places and included a timeline for each from each of our locations. Take a look and let us know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks for kayaking...