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Here are a few fall foliage shots over the last three days. This is Meadow Lake, my home lake. Most of the Maples have lost there...

I dunno if this fits, but here's an image that will help get me through the winter. . . 😁

I took that Savage River Shenandoah prototype canoe out on Atsion Lake a couple of times, once with the gunnels pulled in and the keel...

More generically I have no agenda at all regarding freestyle and really more of a curiosity around how it is perceived and marketed...

I also believe that once you’ve learned and internalized that supposedly silly splashing around on the lake - known as “freestyle” -...

There may be a few misperceptions I'd like to comment on. Everyone I've ever met in connection with flatwater freestyle paddling, both...

That perceived air of superiority (arrogance) you mention is something that happens with just about any sport, with paddling being no...

I feel like many paddlers try to help the "freestyle community" and comments are typically taken as criticism and opportunities are...

That was great! Thanks for taking us along. I love that section of Goshen Pond and didn't get to paddle it this year. You guys had...

I'm not sure I know where the center of the canoe universe is either, but you gotta love the enthusiasm that sport canoeing generates.

I just heard an expression yesterday. Don't yuck somebody's yum if there's some way you can avoid it. I read "If you love canoes and...

Opps, there we go again. Freestyle canoeing is great for a small group of people in the canoe world, but to label it the “center of the...

Hey, Midcoast Mainers - Canoe Dig It? is playing at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta next Wednesday night - Oct 14th - at 7pm. Might...

Well said, Robert. Functional Freestyle (sport canoeing) offers a fun way to challenge ourselves while canoeing. And even without...

Fun in the Pine Barrens! Some good puzzles to solve on a rainy day...