New member...old paddler. Started paddling kayaks on rivers in the Highlands of Scotland in the '60s when I was a kid but after moving back to the States I knew I had to get into a canoe and have been paddling them ever since. Now am accused of being a collector since I have 3 Sawyers, 2 Mad Rivers, 1 Bell and my latest and oldest is a 1941 Old Town Guide that had been hanging in a barn for over 40 years 8 miles from my house. Always looking to learn from others.
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Hello from new member in central Illinois
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Welcome aboard! Any pictures of your highland paddling days? We've seen pics from all over the States and Canada, and even Australia, but I don't recall any from Scotland.
Welcome to the forum!
I am new here, as well. Now living in northern Minnesota, I arrived here two years ago from Watseka, Illinois about mid-way between Kankakee and Champaign. You familiar with those towns?
Karl, Just drove through Watseka last weekend... nice town...looks like something out of a novel about a quaint prairie town. Not much water to paddle there though! You made the move to northern MN that I've always dreamed of...hope you enjoy it there. I've been going to the Gunflint Trail area in the summer for over 40 years.
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memaquay, Don't know if I can find any pix of my paddling days in Scotland...too many miles, moves and decades since then. However, here's a photo from May 2014 when I brought my 1941 Old Town Guide home after buying it. It has a 1958 sticker on it from Ontario, Canada.
memaquay, Don't know if I can find any pix of my paddling days in Scotland...too many miles, moves and decades since then. However, here's a photo from May 2014 when I brought my 1941 Old Town Guide home after buying it. It has a 1958 sticker on it from Ontario, Canada.
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Wow, that's a beauty!
Welcome aboard Canoe3. Glad to have you along for the ride. Please, please, please, post pics of your fleet. We all love to see what others have.
Hope you have fun
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Hope you have fun
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Momentum, Here are a few photos; 1981 Sawyer Cruiser and 2001 Bell Seliga Tripper.
I'll try to dig up some other photos...I have a 1978 Mad River Explorer (ABS), 1986 Mad River Lady Slipper (solo, fiberglass), 1989 Sawyer Cruiser 17'9' (Kevlar & wood), 1991 Sawyer Cruiser 18'6" (the big one) and the antique I bought earlier this year, 1941 Old Town (wood & canvas).
My 'home' river is the Mackinaw River in central Illinois which is the last remaining un-dammed river in this state. I'm fortunate to live less than 2 miles from this river which is relatively un-spoiled...for this state.
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Momentum, Here are a few photos; 1981 Sawyer Cruiser and 2001 Bell Seliga Tripper.
I'll try to dig up some other photos...I have a 1978 Mad River Explorer (ABS), 1986 Mad River Lady Slipper (solo, fiberglass), 1989 Sawyer Cruiser 17'9' (Kevlar & wood), 1991 Sawyer Cruiser 18'6" (the big one) and the antique I bought earlier this year, 1941 Old Town (wood & canvas).
My 'home' river is the Mackinaw River in central Illinois which is the last remaining un-dammed river in this state. I'm fortunate to live less than 2 miles from this river which is relatively un-spoiled...for this state.
Canoe3
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Welcome. Thanks for sharing the photos.
