WELCOME PADDLERS! Changes for 2012: Float Your Boat has celebrated it's 5 year Anniversary last month! After feedback from almost all members, FYB is now returning to a "Grass-Roots" group and will no longer be "Commercialized" Please welcome your new Organizer: Leigh Although we are primarily a club for boat owners who want to get together and paddle, we will still work in conjunction with partnered outfitters as event organizers to coordinate rental boats when appropriate. If you are interes …

We welcome anyone interested in outdoor fitness. We attempt to do meet-ups from the Chicago land area and outward to the furthermost points that members are willing to travel to accomplish our goals of brisk outdoor exercise and fun. Members of the Wandering Nomad Group bike, hike, walk and most anything in outdoor activities for health, fitness and enjoyment of the beauty of the nature around us. Some members are into historical music as well. We plan accordingly. We all enjoy pleasant socializ …

We are a high energy all ages (but mostly 40+) group of about 450  - singles and couples - in the Chicago area. Started 55 years ago as a ski club, we're now active in biking, hiking, tennis, social activities such as outdoor concerts, dances, and plays. Our annual August picnic is fanastic! If you've a love of living, good friendships, and being out and about - that's what we are. Many of us have been members for 20+ years and have made life long friends. We do lots of things together in small …

Winter has arrived again! We have stepped up our meetup trips for this season to include other resorts, additional pickup locations, overnight trips and one big trip west! One day trips will go to either Devil's Head Resort, Cascade Mountain or Chestnut Mountain every weekend! Overnight trips are scheduled for Devil's Head Resort and we are working on Granite Peak and Boyne! We will also be running another trip out west this year to Jackson Hole!  Date TBD, but it is going to be great! The organ …

We are an all inclusive group of paddlers. All ages! All ability levels All are Welcome! We LOVE BEGINNERS FAMILIES SINGLES....We welcome ALL Paddlers of all abilities. We help beginners get started by paddling right along with you and giving you some pointers. It's not hard! It's great fun! If you also share a love for the Illinois river, Mazon river, I & M Canal / Towpath then you have also landed in the right place. We will be putting together trips that involve either paddles, pedals, campin …

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Welcome to Chicago’s fun and active rock climbing group! We’re a varied group of rock climbers,  ice climbers, and boulderers of all ages and skills. We have regular rock climbing events at various climbing gyms throughout the city, as well as outdoor trips to crags near and far.   We organize clinics and guided trips as well as impromptu unguided trips. Here is a great way to meet other local rock climbers to belay, share tips, discuss gear, and plan trips. Whether you’re new to rock climbing …

This group is for people wanting to "meetup" for exercise workouts, events, and fun. We are looking for assistant organizers and ideas. We hope you will meetup with us to burn some calories, develop new relationships and hove some fun. If you are interested in programs like P90x, Insanity, Rev Abs and Turbo Fire. Make the commitment and join us. If you play tennis, soccer, volley ball, golf, or any other sport and looking for a group to play indoor, grass, and beach. Come show us what you got …

An organization of paddlers who love the fun and excitement of kayaking (and canoeing) fast running waterways and are dedicated to the upkeep, preservation, and continued access of America's beautiful rivers. www.chicagowhitewater.org we love kayaking, we love canoeing, we love whitewater.

Join Chicago's Adult Hockey Revolution! Rat Hockey Chicago: We are the one stop solution for adult hockey players. Be sure to click JOIN on the right. Search, post, RSVP and/or discuss pickup hockey sessions in the Chicago area.  Pick from hundreds of sessions, including members-only, private and public sessions!  All types of hockey can be found, including ice hockey, roller/inline, pond/outdoor, and more.   Click here to join now. Additional Benefits: RSVP and pay up front for "members-only" o …

ADVENTURES, ACTIVITIES & BUCKET LIST FUN ✔ was created because there are so many Fun Things to Do, Interesting Things to Learn, and Cool Places to Go in Chicago, Suburbs, and Beyond! OUR FUN We often use group discounts, Groupons, Living Socials, etc. to do as many fun things as possible! biking, cooking classes, comedy clubs, dining out, festivals, free movies, happy hours, hang gliding, hiking, kayaking, outdoor activities, paintball, road trips, scavenger hunts, river tubing, snow tubing, tr …

We are Chicago's personal fitness source. Run, walk, or exercise with a stress free group on the Chicago lakefront. Sign up for one of our programs. Programs includes 5K, half & full marathon training, fitness bootcamp and bridal bootcamp classes. **All training is done outdoors** Contact: (312) 550-3038 Email: info@roadwarriorathletics.com Web: http://www.roadwarriorathletics.com

Welcome Everyone!! The goal of this group is to have an active and fun membership by meeting new friends in their 20's or 30's in the Bucktown/Wicker Park area and neighboring areas.  Great group to join if most of your friends are married, moved out of state, friends that have limited time to hang out, new to the area or just want to make new friends. Events can be anything from festivals, movies, sports, dinning, dancing, concerts, or just grabbing a drink.  Members are welcome to recommend i …

Are you a Thru-Hiker of long trails? Do the initials AT, CDT and PCT pique your interest? Whether you are a triple-crowner, a section hiker or just someone who hopes someday to hike a piece of the Appalachian Trail (AT), come hang out with us.

This is a social group which plans walking, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, sailing, camping, paintballing, go-carting, barbeque'g, sledding, skating, and other outdoor fun. Geocacheing, fun runs, hayrides, sleigh rides, all the seasons are covered! We will also touch base on survivalist skills. Join us for fun!

Welcome to Everybody Yoga - a free program started by Moksha Yoga Center to share yoga’s immense benefits with the entire community. Throughout the year, we bring free yoga classes to parks, beaches, festivals, and beautiful places in Chicago.

Join the latest craze of urban geocaching with your friends on Meetup! We will gather at different times and places throughout the city to enjoy the hunt together. Oftentimes, we will also enjoy a meal or drink together as we strategize the next find or bask in the glory of logging a new and difficult cache. We strongly encourage you to visit www.geocaching.com to watch the video and learn the basics of geocaching to enhance your experience.

I am looking for Aquatic Enthusiasts, Scuba Divers and those who want to be Scuba Divers to share diving stories and knowledge, dive locally and plan discounted group travel throughout the world.

Have Fun, Meet People and Play Sports.  In that order.  We are a new sports and social club in Chicago.  We have fun play and go to the bar and socialize after.  We promise you you will meet good people and play some good sports.  Start now with dodgeball! Dodgeball meetup October 2nd Tuesday night. Games times from 6-10 and head to the Riverview bar afterwards. Come on out and join us and start playing dodgeball today! Have Fun, Meet People and Play Sports.

Hello CATs! - Do you own a Trikke Carving Vehicle, or would you like to try one out? Lets meetup and do some carving in the Chicago Area.. It is a great low impact, full body, fun exercise you can do in the great outdoors!  Check out our ABOUT page for more info Contact a Trainer in the Greater Chicago Area, and schedule a demo to try one out. We have 20 members in our facebook group, which you are welcome to join also for added discussion on Trikking around Chicago. You can buy or rent a trikke …

This is a group for anyone interested in arts, business, lectures, music, science, technology, outdoors, family events, education, book clubs and any event that can be organized with a secular approach. If you are an Agnostic, Atheist, Non-Religious, Freethinker, Rationalist, Secular, Skeptic, Cynic, Secular Humanist, Naturalist, Deist, 'Nothing,' or any number of non-religious descriptives, you belong here. Visit us at our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NOgodsLAND/3844180982 …

Tee Connections provides our members with the unique opportunity to meet and play golf at some of the most beautiful courses in the Chicagoland area. Our community hosts: weekly co-ed 9-hole golf leagues, tournaments, golf clinics, lessons, social and business mixers, group travel to luxury golf resorts. Leagues begin in May with special pricing available until March 15th- so do not delay and sign up today at http://www.teeconnections.com Tee Connection members have access to 9-hole Co-Ed weekly …

This is a group for those looking to be a part of the Chicago 365, 24/7 fitness and nutrition "Me Against Myself®" movement. We will be doing group training exercises to transform your body, and you will also learn about better nutrition options through our wellness evaluations! The goal is for Chicago to embrace a more healthy, active lifestyle year round. This is your movement, so what you put in to it will determine what you get out. These are free events so bring your friends!

Outdoor Afro is a social community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro disrupts the false perception that black people do not have a relationship with nature. We remember our history in nature, leverage social media, and support relevant local leadership to create interest communities, events, and partnerships that support diverse partici …

This group is your alternative to expensive sport and social corporations. Join a group of friends who meet together to play the sports they love. We will have both pick-up games and league play. Sports will include basketball, kickball, softball, ultimate Frisbee, and others. Members can make suggestions for a sport or activity they've been hankering to play.

Introducing speed tennis! we will play 10 min./ 4point games. this will allow  for fast  game turnovers. no one has to wait to play. we will play with a visual timer.we are co-ed an everyone is welcome. join today and get a quickworkout!

Calling all "Chi-Town Travelers". This group is for people who want to network, socialize, make new friends, and find travel companions. Let's get together monthly for entertainment. We will meet in the restaurant from 6 pm - 7 pm please support Alahambra Palace with the purchase of food and/or drink. We are partnering with Ken Bedford's After Work Networking, Line Dancing, Steppers Set with Special Guests which meets the first Thursday of every month at Alahambra Palace located at 1240 West Ran …

We're making reading a social activity. In this group, we'll gather for 'independent reading' time (my favorite part of elementary school!), outdoors when possible. The idea is very simple. Meet up, read together for a while and then follow up with discussion, reading suggestions and general mingling. We'll also have special 'literature-focused' events on occasion in which we hike, bike picnic, BBQ, etc., adjusting activities in the colder months of course. We'll do an optional book-club-type re …