About Us

Great Lakes Kayak opened its door in the summer of 2005 and since then has been committed to providing you with the best paddling experience possible. 

We are proud to be the Chicagoland home of Eddyline Kayaks, the most reliable and most well designed thermoformed kayak on the market. We carry over a dozen models of Eddyline kayaks. 

Along with being a distributor of Eddyline Kayaks, we also have kayak demonstrations, we allow for test drives to help customers determine the best fit of kayak fore them and also host numerous paddling events. 

We carry many kayak accessories including: Paddles, PFDs, Spray Skirts, Gear Bags, Storage, Cold Weather Apparal, Back Bands, Gloves & Footwear, Carriers and more.