Rock Island Kayak Tours

Paddle from Jackson Harbor, beaching on the Rock. Learn the history of Rock Island on a hike to the famed Rock Island Boathouse and Viking Hall. Explore for an hour before paddling back.

Exploring picturesque Jackson Harbor is like a trip back in time. Once home to the Island’s busy commercial fishing fleet, today, a lone fish tug makes regular trips to her nets, returning with silvery whitefish and lawyers, a local delicacy. The docks, net sheds and century old fishermen’s homes are reminders of a day long gone. Launching from the State dock, paddle over the remains of the Iris, one of the last working schooners, abandoned here in 1913. Paddling east, take in the beauty of the Jackson Harbor Ridges and Carlin’s Point natural areas. Reaching the point, Rock Island beckons just a mile away.

Duration: 3.5 hours