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"You are invited to the Wisconsin Canoe Symposium (WCS)! The symposium is located in Westfield, WI, approximately 60 minutes north of Madison, WI. Arrive as early as Thursday afternoon and paddle through mid-day on Sunday." "NEW THIS YEAR: You can arrive as early as Wednesday afternoon...

Got about 16" here. Rhode Island got bombed with 38". The following article has an interactive chart that can be searched and sorted for different states and locations. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/24/search-snowstorm-reports-from-noreaster/88835559007/

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The Boreas Ponds have the reputation of having perhaps the most beautiful lake-in-mountain scenery in the Adirondacks. I've seen video. Historically, the ponds were a bit of a hike to get into with no campsite nearby. Last summer, @Conk told me the access, parking and camping situation has been...

This is an interesting question. Here is what Cliff Jacobson, now 84, says about his 72-year canoe career, about the same as mine. https://paddlingmag.com/stories/columns/butt-end/cliff-jacobson-on-canoeing/ I'd say what what's changed for the better in my lifetime is the improvement in...

Gram weenies, pay attention! Matt Morris of Waterloo, Ontario, has made an 11.6 lb (5.3 kg) canoe that he tows by bicycle for urban paddling in Kitchener. Note also his homemade paddle collection, including a very clever "hand blade" paddle and a wooden feather blade paddle that weighs less...

I'm not familiar with these kind of apps, but this article reviews seven of them. Chip in if you have experience with these apps or others. https://paddlingmag.com/gear/accessories/electronics/best-navigation-apps/ Best for topo types: CalTopo Best for river trippers: NRS PaddleWays Best...

The 2026 annual Assembly of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) has been changed from its usual location at Paul Smith's College in Paul Smiths, New York, to Keuka College, which is in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It will be held from July 14-19. Paul Smith's College is...

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency probably didn't have canoeing in mind when they produced this map that shows which places in the USA would be blown to bits, burned to ashes, or contaminated by radioactive fallout after a full-scale nuclear exchange. But it looks like the canoeing...

Marc Ornstein gives an exhaustive list of why. https://freestylecanoeing.com/canoes-are-better-than-kayaks/ I'd only make a slight geographic codicil to this penultimate sentence: "Largely, inland paddlers used canoes of various forms because of their flexibility and adaptability while coastal...

A portage thwart can't be permanently installed because it would interfere with the central seat. Many pack canoes have thin or no inwales, so there is nothing or nothing much for a clamp-on portage yoke to clamp onto. So, how do you pack canoeists carry your canoes? With some sort of...

56.1% of the USA is covered by snow today, compared to 19.1% last month. Here in northwest Connecticut, I haven't been outside for two days due to the snowstorm. I'm guessing about 15" on top of the several inches already on the ground. Tomorrow, I'll measure exactly while I'm outside for hours...

"In March our phone rang, opening another chapter in our FreeStyle Canoeing story. Tryon Lindabury, and his late wife Anne were, without any doubt, the best tandem instructors in the FreeStyle world. We were fortunate to take lessons from the Lindaburys for many years. Tryon is now living in a...

"Scientists have a name for the creeping dislike or even fear many people feel toward nature: biophobia. A new review of 196 studies reveals that this aversion to the natural world may be growing, with researchers warning of potential threats to both human well-being and environmental protection...

If you dump into cold water, you have some time.

I decided that our reaction score weights were too stingy and unbalanced, so I've changed them. Since our migration to Xenforo in August 2021, Like, Love, and HaHa always carried 1 point; and Wow, Sad and Angry carried 0 points. Effective right now, I've changed the weights so that Love and...

https://freestylecanoeing.com/freestyle-for-photography/ The article is essentially various tips and techniques for taking nature photographs from your canoe and protecting your camera equipment. "Consider padding with pieces of foam pipe insulation on a short section of your gunwales, just...

Here's an article on that subject: At the 1981 Whitewater Nationals in upstate New York, canoe racer Tom Staz arrived to the event with a boat that caused a stir among competitors. He had modified his Wenonah race canoe with a low-set bucket seat and foot braces. . . . [H]e surprised everyone...

20% off in-stock Yakima and NRS products, plus sale prices on canoes. https://www.collinsvillecanoe.com/