Archive | December, 2012

A New Canoe from Nova Craft – the Moisie

14 Dec

Nova Craft Canoes announced its new Moisie 16’6, a dedicated whitewater tripping canoe. The Moisie 16’6 was created to carry a big load and still handle whitewater with ease. When it comes to whitewater tripping, from side slipping, surfing waves and ferrying in and out of rapids to moving quickly and tracking well in flat sections, […]

Honoring canoe expert and conservationist Ralph Frese

12 Dec

We knew Ralph Frese as “Mr. Canoe.” The paddling community is remembering Ralph Frese, as he passed away on December 10, at age 86. Some of us knew him as the owner of the Chicagoland Canoe Base shop at Irving and Narragansett, he designed beautiful watercraft for all types of canoeists – from 30 foot […]

Can You Canoe? The Okee Dokee Bros say it all….

6 Dec

  Ok, so we know that the Okee Dokee Brothers are much-acclaimed musicians for kids, but this song is too good to be typecast. Have a listen! It’ll make your day, and then pass it along to a young paddler-to-be! CLICK HERE to play the songs >   A month-long canoe trip down the Mississippi […]