Paddling near Kenosha, WI
Kenosha sits at the southern end of Kenosha County on the Lake Michigan shore, marking the southern terminus of the 523-mile Lake Michigan State Water Trail. The city is promoted as Wisconsin's trout and salmon capital, with the highest catch-per-hour rate in the state off its shore. Paddlers reach the protected Kenosha Harbor, the flatwater Fox River Water Trail, and inland lakes to the west.
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