BayCreek Paddling Center, Rochester

Canoes float under a sunny sky, kayakers speed along lush riverbanks, and standup paddleboards engage core muscles in adrenaline-pumping workouts. With dozens of watercraft for rent and sale, BayCreek Paddling Center's team brings aquatic adventures like these to life. Their staff members, which range from young enthusiasts to 30-year industry veterans, launch customers into Irondequoit Creek, where miles and miles of lush water-trails flow upstream and downstream lies the broad, majestic Irondequoit Bay carved out of the hills by the prehistoric Dansville River. Aboard their various watercraft, certified instructors, with over 20 years of experience, lead lessons and nature tours that wind through glacier-carved terrain and former Seneca Native American lands.