Home Page

Use us to direct you to Michigan's rivers and canoe/kayak liveries. Click on "Michigan Canoe and Kayak Liveries". 

To help you in planning paddling adventures in the Badger State, click on "Wisconsin Canoe and Kayak Liveries". 

"Camping Riverside" provides details and directions for camping trips along the Pere Marquette & Pine Rivers.

You can find fun and educational information on the topics when you click on "Guides to Canoeing and Camping".

"Permits for rivers" lets you know which Michigan and Wisconsin rivers require permits.

Click on "Doc's books" for information on Doc's paddling books and links to paddling videos, book reviews & interviews. 

"Recent River Runs" tells you about river trips we've taken, and might give you ideas about new paddling adventures to pursue. 

Click on "Calendar/Doc's book tour schedule" for the view over the next 12 months of all things paddling-in-Michigan, and to see where Doc will be talkin' 'bout paddling next.

"Free canoe 'n kayak trips" are awarded at the end of each stop on Doc's library/nature center tour - thanks to the generosity of Michigan & Wisconsin liveries.

Click on "Illustrations" for information on the man behind the illustrations in our books.

"Paddling & Environmental groups" looking for groups to paddle with? interested in helping to keep our waters pristine? Look no further. 

"Barothy Lodge unique riverside lodging" how soon can we go?

Pet-N-Play pet sitting service while you canoe & kayak away from home.

Boulders Lodge great lodging while you paddle through southern Indiana.

Contact us at weekendcanoeingmi@gmail.com, Doc Fletcher & Maggie Meeker, proprietors. Click on "Contact Us" with (1) any questions or comments about our site or paddling Michigan/Wisconsin in general, (2) with information of a livery opening, closing, or if a livery's info has changed, (3) or to request Doc to share river stories at your library, nature center, etc.