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The Lehigh Valley Kayak & Canoe Club offers training, trips, socials, and opportunities to improve and enhance our local rivers.

The LVKCC holds regular monthly programs to teach, entertain and act on club business. Meetings are usually at 7 p.m. on the evening of the first Thursday of each month and are held at the Wildlands Conservancy 3701 Orchid Pl, Emmaus, PA 18049, or the Lehigh Gap Nature Center, 8844 Paint Mill Rd, Slatington, PA 18080. Regular monthly meetings are held September through November and February through June. In December, we have our holiday party and in January the Executive Committee meets.

The LVKCC is first and foremost about paddling. Beginners are encouraged to take our winter pool classes and on-water introduction classes in the spring. Once you have learned the basics, we gear up to continue your training on the water with a series of increasingly challenging classes and trips. Once you’ve gained experience, you’ll be able to pick from the dozens of scheduled and pick-up trips that the LVKCC coordinates each year.

 

We'd like to see you get involved. We are a club and everyone pitches in to make our programs successful. Here are some ways to take part:

 

  • Take a class
  • Sign up for a trip
  • Come to a meeting
  • Write an article
  • Volunteer for a committee

 

Feel free to contact us! Facebook or lvkayakandcanoe@gmail.com We’ll be happy to answer any questions. 

 

See You On the Water!

 

 

 

P1040748

ACA Certified Instructor Roster-2025

L1 Introduction to Kayaking

  • Dan Rempp
  • Sheldon Linn
  • Mike Swartley
  • Lisa Gabriel
  • Suzanne Martinez
  • James Schulte

L2 Essentials of River Kayaking

 

  • Gale Maleskey
  • Linda A. Martin
  • Pat Beltz

L4 Whitewater Kayaking

 

  • Josh Smith
  • Scott Douglas

Instructor Trainer

 

  • Scott Douglas

L2 Costal Kayaking



  • Mike Miller

L3 Coastal Kayaking



  • Cie Stroud (Rolling endorsement)

Uncertified Instructors 



  • Dave Dawson

Officers and Coordinators

President

  • Pat Beltz

Vice President

  • Dan Remp

Recording Secretary

  • Mark Bereit

Treasurer

  • Nichole Atkins

Membership Secretary

  • Joanne Novak

Members at Large

  • Josh Smith
  • Susan Ritchie

Beginners Series Trip Coordinator

  • Pat Beltz

Intermediate Trip Series Coordinator

  • Scott Douglas

Webmaster

  • Bob Novak

 

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