8 Nov
You can travel a long way in a canoe … especially when you use the simple craft to travel back in time. And, for those paddlers who find themselves time-traveling as they move along the water, James Raffan’s new biography of Hudson’s Bay Company governor Sir George Simpson, Emperor of the North (Harper Collins, $34.95), […]
6 Nov
We’ve become intrigued by Jason Bivin’s attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail and paddle the Northern Forest Canoe Trail this year. After all, who doesn’t admire a nice, obsessive 2,700+ mile pursuit! Bivin, who has recorded his progress and observations on THIS blog, walked 1,279.2 miles of the AT between mid-March and early-July — going […]
5 Nov
Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s birch-bark canoe is currently on display as part of an exhibition called Canada Collects at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. The show, which runs through January 6, seeks to illustrate “… the depth and diversity of collecting across the country.” The show features, “… a range of iconic […]
2 Nov
We thought you might enjoy THIS story, from Maine, of a man who fled police by canoe. Nicholas Mains, who has outstanding warrants against him for theft and jumping bail, allegedly fled by vehicle, on foot, and then by paddle from a traffic check-point on October 23. Mains, who was/is referred to as an “amphibious […]
1 Nov
Rick Ranson’s Paddling South: Winnipeg to New Orleans by Canoe (NeWest Press $16.95) is an enjoyable little book about a unique canoe trip. Two recent high school grads set out for an epic trip back in 1969 with lots of pluck, minimal prep, and a too-small 16-foot fiber-glass canoe. Their paddle up the Red […]
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Are you desperate for spring and good padding weather? Are you ready to plan a new trip or find some fresh whitewater? Celebrate the waning winter by shaking your paddle in its face, take a Canoe Paddle Making class, attend an Outdoor Expo, or join a Canoe Race – the canoeing calendar starts… now! Check […]
Hold your breath as our friends at Canada’s premier canoe-maker Nova Craft drops a gorgeous new canoe 100 feet to see if it would survive and still be seaworthy. Here’s what they say about it: “To further test the strength of our newest composite canoe material, TuffStuff Expedition, we decided to drop a canoe from […]
Get the family out on the water this summer! Learn paddling skills from experienced guides while exploring some of Minnesota’s most stunning lakes and rivers. READ MORE >
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