I Love Paddling

To most people, it’s a border rather than an actual river.  Locals are taught to stay away from it, rather than enjoy it. In an effort to change those attitudes, Laredo, Texas’ annual RioFest celebration, scheduled for October 16 and 17, will feature a 33-mile canoe race down the Rio Grande, which, of course, defines the international border between the […]

The American Canoe Association’s National Paddlesports Conference is set for October 23-25 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the organization announced recently. The gathering will feature educational sessions, instructor updates, a exhibition area, a video premier, river trips, and much more. Details on the three-day event can be found HERE.

Whether you consider it a sign of the times or a harbinger of the apocalypse, virtual canoeing is here. Paddling a canoe is one of the gaming activities of the new video game package Wii Sports Resort, released last month. Now, fans of the Nintendo Wii game system can pretend to paddle a canoe with […]

They’re racing canoes across Quetico again. In a new race that recalls the wild cross-wilderness contests held there in the early 1960s, canoe racers celebrated the 100th birthday of Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park by paddling across it quickly. Last weekend, 17 teams completed the two-day stage race between French Lake, on the north side of […]

The best things are worth waiting for. That’s probably the attitude people anxious to visit the Wisconson Canoe Heritage Museum should take.  The attraction being established in Spooner, Wisconsin, which organizers had hoped to open by Memorial Day, is now racing to welcome visitors by Labor Day, according to THIS Eau Claire Leader-Telegram story. The museum […]

Canoeists can now purchase high quality canoe-tripping gear made exclusively for renowned Boundary Waters outfitter Piragis Northwoods Company on ShopCanoeing.com, our web site’s on-line shopping resource. With a click, shoppers can purchase the Piragis Boundary Waters pant, shown HERE, or Piragis Chota Quetico Trekker boots, shown HERE. The Boundary Waters Pant is the only pant […]

Hailey Thompson, a 15-year-old from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, out-paddled her adult competition at the American Canoe Association Open Canoe Slalom Nationals & North American Championships in Wausau, Wisconsin over the weekend.  According to the Wausau Daily Herald, HERE, she earned six first-place awards during the competition.  The newspaper also has a photo-gallery from the event […]

Canoeists Ardie Olson of Cumming, Georgia and Rod Price of Orlando, Florida won the canoe division and finished in 5th place overall at the inaugural Yukon 1000 race. The event is said to be the longest paddling contest on earth. Three teams of kayakers and a voyageur canoe paddled by six people finished ahead of […]