Lower Fox River Events

08/04/2024

NOT affiliated with FLEET 17. Just for fun! We are keeping it alive! Boat at your own risk. Contact Kenneth Robert for more information 815-245-8010. 
Any decorations you want or none at all. Comment here if you want to join! We have staging areas at northern slips, if you want to not boat up north fully decorated. Same date August 17th!

07/27/2024

07/14/2024

July 26th through the 28th

05/17/2024

Coast Guard vessel check and boat blessing tomorrow at No Wake. Hosted by Fleet 17 but open to anyone! This event is free! No Wake will have breakfast available for purchase. Come join in the fun with old friends and maybe meet new friends. Vessel inspection starts at 8 AM with a boat blessing by Pastor Karen at 9 and breakfast is served until 2 PM.

Register here:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/b3eqh6z/lp/25fe5b87-3d5d-4e69-943f-ee7004cadd74?source_id=58c1921f-891e-411d-bfb8-95810a56ef45&source_type=em&c=SbWBBzSVpQY-_6w5P1T_rxdkg0iwV1esE8tGChLQGBt3OvPFctmMFA==

02/08/2024

Current Fleet 17, calendar of events

09/04/2023

Tonight at 8pm!

08/26/2023

08/26/2023

Venetian night tonight and fireworks next weekend!

08/07/2023

As of right now, the fireworks show is tentatively rescheduled for the Saturday of Labor Day weekend! Stay tuned!

08/07/2023

Just heard about River Givers. I think it’s over now and not sure where it was held. But I figured I’d post as soon as I found out! I only found out about it myself, because I saw a bunch of boats going by the house and I asked one of the boaters what was going on. Someway somehow they knew about it?

I apologize. I try to stay on top of all the events and post. But I can not always find the information on Facebook and people don’t reach out to me to inform me about it. I didn’t even know to look for it and still can’t find anything on it on Facebook. Maybe they will reach out to me next year so we can be informed!

PS. Venetian night is coming up on the 26th. Open to anyone to join. I’ll post separate about it. 

06/15/2023

Zelle Firework donations to 815-245-8010! July 1st!

04/23/2023

Kief's Reef summer band schedule!

04/23/2023

Updated Fleet17 schedule. May 20th is the Brunch, Vessel Safety Check and the Boat Blessing at Broken Oar

04/02/2023

Broken Oar schedule for April and May!

03/26/2023

Playing at Broken Oar today

03/15/2023

Got an idea from a buddy of mine.. a River Rat Loch Ness or a Fox Ness in this case. We hide a Rat/Fox along the shoreline and the first few people to message us with a picture and location win a gift card to a local bar! More details to follow!

03/12/2023

This weedend and next at the Oar!

02/13/2023

Now that the Norge winter ski jump is behind us; we can look forward to warm weather river activities! Here’s what’s going on with Fleet 17 this year.

10/16/2022

Chilly cook off at No Wake has been cancelled today

10/09/2022

Thank you to Andy Pieri for getting the Coast Guard out again for the second year and Karen Sersen for another boat blessing. Fleet 17, for another venetian night parade. Plus Bradley Fuller for turning the Halloween trick or treat boating into all its awesomeness.
I am also looking for help with a scavenger hunt (I already talked to every bar owner and they love the idea) and help with a lazy river float (Already got Herman’s to volunteer their kayaks to lunch from Kief’s back to Hermann’s). Also wanting to set up a DJ booth on a barge and set up at Hanky Panky and get the volleyball net back up at Rawson bridge sand bar. I had to go rescue the poles from the FWA two summers ago!
Please message if you are interested.