I Love Paddling

Paddle Jam 2.0 is bringing together music and water in Mankato this Saturday, August 10, and all in the name of a good cause. Proceeds for the event will benefit the Reach Drop-in Center, which serves homeless youth in Mankato. Start by paddling or kayaking down the Minnesota River (shuttle services are available), and follow […]

In 1963 the Minnesota, St. Croix, Big Fork and Little Fork Rivers became the first four “canoe and boating routes” in Minnesota–the start of a water trail system so extensive that today there’s a Minnesota State Water Trail within one hour of anywhere in the state. According to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the […]

A canoe trip you reach by train, plane, and finally canoe!. Just to get your paddling juices going as the spring weather finally arrives …

What’s new in canoeing this week, join a group of intrepid Far North paddlers, paddle along with Boy Scouts in northern MN, and save the date for one of the Midwest’s largest canoe auction and outdoor expo!

Last fall we wrote a book review for Let Them Paddle: Coming of Age on the Water, by Alan Kesselheim–Kesselheim took his children on a 6-week canoe trip on the Kazan when his youngest was 10 years old. That’s in the Canadian Arctic. The trip was the start of a family tradition, and the book was […]

It’s officially 2013–that means we can all start planning our summer canoe trips without being labeled overachievers (although really, if we did start planning in December, what’s wrong with that?). It’s the perfect time of year to start thinking routes and big gear purchases, like canoes. If you’re a white water paddler, Nova Craft just […]

Nova Craft Canoes announced its new Moisie 16’6, a dedicated whitewater tripping canoe. The Moisie 16’6 was created to carry a big load and still handle whitewater with ease. When it comes to whitewater tripping, from side slipping, surfing waves and ferrying in and out of rapids to moving quickly and tracking well in flat sections, […]

We knew Ralph Frese as “Mr. Canoe.” The paddling community is remembering Ralph Frese, as he passed away on December 10, at age 86. Some of us knew him as the owner of the Chicagoland Canoe Base shop at Irving and Narragansett, he designed beautiful watercraft for all types of canoeists – from 30 foot […]