Guides, shops and venues
Guide services, gear shops and venues in the Midwest and Great Lakes, A to Z. Listed from their public websites; they don't pay to be here and are never mixed into the communities.
All of the Midwest and Great Lakes · just Duluth and the North Shore · all regions · change
- Broken Paddle Guiding Companyguide service · Kayaking · Winona, MN
Winona guide service leading daily guided kayak paddles on the Mississippi backwaters.
- Ely Outfitting Companyguide service · Canoeing · Ely, MN
Boundary Waters and Quetico canoe outfitter and guide service that also teaches backcountry travel skills.
- Keweenaw Adventure Companyguide service · Kayaking · Copper Harbor, MI
Copper Harbor guide and outfitter running guided Lake Superior sea kayak tours and mountain bike rentals and shuttles.
- Nuts Outdoorsguide service · Kayaking · Galena, IL
Galena outfitter renting kayaks, paddleboards and e-bikes with guided Mississippi backwater paddles.
- OFF The Driftlessguide service · Kayaking · Decorah, IA
Decorah-based kayak and canoe outfitter on the Upper Iowa River offering rentals, shuttles and adventure outings.
- Piragis Northwoods Companyguide service · Canoeing · Ely, MN
Ely outfitter and guide service running guided Boundary Waters and Quetico canoe trips, including group trips.
- Starved Rock Kayakingguide service · Kayaking · Utica, IL
Canoe and kayak rental and shuttle service for paddling near Starved Rock.
- Urban Kayaksguide service · Kayaking · Chicago, IL
Chicago River and lakefront kayak tours and rentals from the Riverwalk.
- Wateridersguide service · Kayaking · Chicago, IL
Guided Chicago River kayak tours and rentals.
- Wilderness Inquiryguide service · Canoeing · Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis nonprofit running inclusive paddling, hiking and camping trips, including family and women-only trips.