It’s National Park Week
15 Apr
… and that means entry to each and every National Park is totally free. Its time to get out, explore and #findyourpark! National Park Week is April 16-24, 2016
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What is the American Canoe Association?
10 Mar
For years we’ve been digging through the ACA web site for events, classes, and paddlesports news, and we’ve never really grasped the depth of the American Canoe Association and all it does. So what is it?
Places to Paddle: Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River
29 Jun
The Bois Brule in northwestern Wisconsin is world-famous amongst paddlers for the magical upper river which flows through secluded woodsy bogs, and then turns into a fun whitewater playground. The river runs towards Lake Superior falling 328 feet in eighteen miles, making for some exciting paddling (especially when the water is high) as the water […]
I Can Paddle! Learn how to canoe at MN State Parks
26 Jun
Get the family out on the water this summer! Learn paddling skills from experienced guides while exploring some of Minnesota’s most stunning lakes and rivers. READ MORE >
Real life trip report: canoeing with kids
23 Aug
Canoeing with Kids? Tripping with a Toddler? Check out a great trip report chock full of first hand experience on taking a three-year-old down the Wisconsin River. Read On >
Sign Up Time: 2013 Mississippi River Challenge
2 May
Its time to start filling the summer weekends with paddling, and one of our faves is the Mississippi River Challenge in the Twin Cities MN…
New This Week
19 Apr
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!
Let the Kids Paddle at Canoe Camp this Summer
25 Mar
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 […]
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Submit a Trip Log and Enter to Win
Have a great story about a paddling adventure to share? How about a few great photos? Send your canoe Trip Log to Canoeing.com and you’ll be entered to win a New Frost River Isle Royale Junior Bushcraft Pack!
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I Love Paddling T-Shirts are Here!
After many (many) requests, we finally have T-Shirts featuring our famous ‘I Heart Paddling’ logo. Read More >
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Canoeing Events for March April and May
Are you desperate for spring and good padding weather? Are you ready to plan a new trip or find some fresh whitewater? Celebrate the waning winter by shaking your paddle in its face, take a Canoe Paddle Making class, attend an Outdoor Expo, or join a Canoe Race – the canoeing calendar starts… now! Check […]
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Dropping a Canoe 100 feet – New TuffStuff by Nova Craft Canoe
Hold your breath as our friends at Canada’s premier canoe-maker Nova Craft drops a gorgeous new canoe 100 feet to see if it would survive and still be seaworthy. Here’s what they say about it: “To further test the strength of our newest composite canoe material, TuffStuff Expedition, we decided to drop a canoe from […]
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I Can Paddle! Learn how to canoe at MN State Parks
Get the family out on the water this summer! Learn paddling skills from experienced guides while exploring some of Minnesota’s most stunning lakes and rivers. READ MORE >
