Our family loves to canoe and kayak the Kickapoo River that we access in Ontario, WI. We use Drifty’s Canoe Rentals.
The scenery along the river is amazing as it meanders through the scenic bluffs of Wildcat Mt. State Park. The banks are teeming with wildflowers. Sandbars occur frequently and are a great place to stop to play in the water or eat.
Some of our family brought water guns along which made for a really fun trip. It wasn’t long before we were soaked and trying to find ways to ambush the kayak and canoes in our party. The area has had a lot of rain so the current was a little more swift than usual causing us to get to our pick-up spot a little sooner than we wanted. This caused a little problem at the end of our trip when one of our canoes tipped (ours) but our sister-in-law and niece righted the canoe like champs. Our nephew kayaked downriver to pick up our stuff.
We ended our trip with a stop at the Kickapoo Paddle Inn in Ontario for some of the best burgers and ice cream you can find.
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