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Like most of us, there are probably things in your pack that go unused the entire trip. Look back on previous trips and think hard...

UCanoe 2 has a good point, using a spreadsheet to look over your packed goods can be an eye opening experience. My wife helped me list...

Load capacities are often exaggerated. Old Town is famous for doing this. Most tandem boats can handle around 600-700 pounds, not...

After 20 some years as a wetlands biologist, I’ve paddled or walked on and in many different wetlands. As mentioned above local names...

Welcome to the forum, John. How cool is it to have such a nice locally built canoe?!

Great boat, great pics, great place to live for canoeing. Welcome!

Hello Everyone, I've recently retired and rewarded myself with a new solo canoe, something I've desired for a long, long time. I found...

Too true. I believed myself the first time I said it, even if she knew better. That said, you can only paddle one boat at a time, so...

Good wife example #1: A few years ago, a dear family friend who I had known and was best friends with his kids since kindergarten, was...

It was a nice day and we were surprised at the lack of powered boat traffic. There was none on Pond Brook or the upper reaches of the...

I suppose that one man's rustic cabin is another man's palatial estate. (certainly not what I'd expect to be buying if I searched...

I got the same property you did but on video!

Keith was wearing a Go-Pro camera on his head during the entire trip, and has put together this 8 minute video of our paddle from the...

The first NW CT bootleg day trip was held on Sunday, August 31, 2025. The trip lauched at Pond Brook, down to Lake Lillinonah (the...

Yeah, I told that fib too. We have understanding wives. ;)