An international organization of builders, paddlers, and admirers of wooden and bark canoes.
Local Area Chapters
Interested in joining a WCHA Chapter in your area? Here is contact information for all of our current Chapters.
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Canada/Northern Lakes Chapter
Members from Ontario
Coastal Southeast Chapter
Members from the Southeastern US
Delaware Valley Chapter
Members from the Mid-Atlantic Region
Al Bratton
610-326-9282
Chapter Events:
Delaware Valley Chapter Events
Chapter Website:
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Great Rivers Chapter
Members from the Midwest
Kentucky-Tennessee Chapter
Members from Kentucky and Tennessee
Michigan Chapter
Members from Michigan
Michigan Upper Peninsula Chapter
Members from Michigan
Craig Kitchen
906-225-1769
Chapter Events:
Facebook Page:
Norumbega Chapter
Southeast Texas – Southwest Louisiana Chapter
Members from Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana
Northwest Chapter
Members from Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Oregon and beyond.
Craig Dupler
360-217-8382
Susquehanna Chapter
Members from the Mid-Atlantic Region
Taconic Region Chapter
Members from the Mid-Atlantic Region
Three Rivers Chapter
Members from the Mid-Atlantic Region
United Kingdom Chapter
Members from the United Kingdom
Upper Chesapeake
Members from the Mid-Atlantic Region
Valley of the Meramec
Members from the Midwest
Vermont/Lake Champlain
Members from New England
Western New York - Chapter 1
Members from Western New York
Pete Shea
585-257-5013
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Chapter Events:
Wild Rivers Chapter
Members from the Midwest