Update on Portages
Our project to build portages at all the locks for canoes and kayaks is progressing. Thanks to grants from several community organizations, we have portages complete including upstream and downstream at Little Chute and Appleton Locks 1 & 2 and the upstream side of Appleton Lock 3. Please note the guard lock at Little Chute has no portages completed at this time. This means that even though these locks only operate on weekends, non-motorized boaters can portage around the locks at any time and paddle the river. More information about this project may be found at this link.
We thank these organizations for their generous donations needed to built the portages:
A grant from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
A grant from Fox Cities Greenways
A grant from the Fox Cities Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
As we raise funds to complete this project, we will build more portages. If you are interested in seeing this project progress, please consider making a tax-deductible donation—more info at this link.
