I Love Paddling

Most canoe campers are familiar with the BWCA, whether they’ve actually paddled in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area or not. A local non-profit, Wilderness Inquiry, is introducing Minneapolis and St. Paul school kids to the “UWCA” —  the Urban Wilderness Canoe Area.  It’s what they call the Mississippi River which runs between Minnesota’s Twin Cities.  The program works to put […]

To most people, it’s a border rather than an actual river.  Locals are taught to stay away from it, rather than enjoy it. In an effort to change those attitudes, Laredo, Texas’ annual RioFest celebration, scheduled for October 16 and 17, will feature a 33-mile canoe race down the Rio Grande, which, of course, defines the international border between the […]

There’s no better time to round out your gear collection than the end of the season. Fresh from your summer canoe trip, you know now exactly what gear will make your next trip even better! Perfect timing, then, for Canoeing.com to launch new sections in the Camp Gear Guide: Axes/Saws/Fire Grates, Knives/Multi-tools, First Aid Kits, […]

A First Nations cedar canoe carved by aboriginal carver Felix Jack in 1940 was nearly set to be burned four years ago. Hand-carved at his home in Canada’s Mayne Island Indian Reserve, Jack’s unique canoes were known for their unique flare and stability. Luckily, 81-year-old retired mechanic Bob Georgeson recognized the Jack’s work and hauled […]

The American Canoe Association’s National Paddlesports Conference is set for October 23-25 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the organization announced recently. The gathering will feature educational sessions, instructor updates, a exhibition area, a video premier, river trips, and much more. Details on the three-day event can be found HERE.

Whether you consider it a sign of the times or a harbinger of the apocalypse, virtual canoeing is here. Paddling a canoe is one of the gaming activities of the new video game package Wii Sports Resort, released last month. Now, fans of the Nintendo Wii game system can pretend to paddle a canoe with […]

They’re racing canoes across Quetico again. In a new race that recalls the wild cross-wilderness contests held there in the early 1960s, canoe racers celebrated the 100th birthday of Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park by paddling across it quickly. Last weekend, 17 teams completed the two-day stage race between French Lake, on the north side of […]

The best things are worth waiting for. That’s probably the attitude people anxious to visit the Wisconson Canoe Heritage Museum should take.  The attraction being established in Spooner, Wisconsin, which organizers had hoped to open by Memorial Day, is now racing to welcome visitors by Labor Day, according to THIS Eau Claire Leader-Telegram story. The museum […]