Signature Series


SUP for Balance

Duration: 3 weeks, 2 sessions per week, Monday & Wednesday from 7:00-8:15am
Skill Rating: 1
Price:$ 250

Susan Thomson, a Northwest Passage guide and personal fitness trainer will present a 6-session 75 minute course focusing on core strength and balance using the stand-up paddle board.  The course will also focus on developing a healthy range of motion for the lower extremities.  Core strength, range of motion and balance are all necessary for success and confidence on the board.  Balance training on the SUP board is great cross training for a multitude of other sports and can help develop both stabilization and endurance. 




SUP Punch Pass

Duration: $200/3 days $300/5 days $500/10 days
Skill Rating: 1

Multi-day SUP Rental with professional instruction.




Summer Holiday Kayaking

Duration: 3 hours, 10am - 1pm
Skill Rating: 1
Accomodations: N/A
Price:$ 75

You’ve got the day off. You might as well make an adventure of it! Join us on the next summer holiday for a guided kayak adventure right here in Chicagoland. These kayaking tours are informal and compound the fun of a day off work!




Skills to Thrills

Duration: One Day course and Weekend Getaway
Skill Rating: 1
Dates: See specific program dates

Package it together! A Fundamentals 1 Class and one local Weekend Trip to Door County or the Lower Wisconsin River at a low price.




Morning Meditation and Kayaking

Duration: 3 hours, 9am - 12pm
Skill Rating: 1
Price:$ 75

Kickstart your morning with a refreshing breeze off the lake and an invigorating guided kayak tour on a scenic Chicagoland waterway. We teach you the basics and then head to enjoy a rejuvenating, tranquil paddle.




Kayak and Coffee

Duration: 3 hours, 9am - 12pm
Skill Rating: 1
Price:$ 65

Link’s Sweet Bean and The Northwest Passage invite you to put some adventure in your coffee break! Get a double dose of morning invigoration when you follow up a guided kayak tour with a robust cup of locally roasted, steamy java!




Learn to Kayak Series

Skill Rating: 1
Price:$ 258

Looking to jump into the exciting sport of sea kayaking? Look no further. The Northwest Passage has packaged the premier sea kayaking instruction opportunity. Begin your summer with a Fundamentals 1 clinic followed by two day paddles to cement your skills followed by a Fundamentals 2 clinic.