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Spring Moosefest 2012
05.18.2012 // 0 Comments
The spring Moosefest (a toned down version of the fall event) delivers big hits and challenging lines, but is also a place to step it up for Class IV paddlers.
Putting Butts in Boats
05.18.2012 // 1 Comment
Self-propelled adventure vagrants Glenn Charles and Richard Harpham are giving people a closer glimpse of old New York using tandem sea kayaks.
Preview: The 14th Annual Adirondack Paddlefest
05.14.2012 // 1 Comment
Friday, May 18, to Sunday, May 20, more than 3,000 boaters will flock to the 14th Annual Adirondack Paddlefest in Old Forge, N.Y.
Escape From Your Escape
11.29.2011 // 0 Comments
Need to Escape From Your Escape? Here are 7 places to get away from your getaway this winter including locations in Belize, Oahu, Florida, Louisiana, and Mexico.
25 Days on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
07.29.2011 // 11 Comments
Last Thursday, July 21, Skip Ciccarelli set a new standard for the fastest through-paddle of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Ciccarelli, a high school shop teacher from central Massachusetts, completed the 740-mile route across parts of four northeastern states and one Canadian province in 25 days—besting the previous record by a full seven days.
Gone Fishin’
07.18.2011 // 1 Comment
On Saturday, July 23, kayaker Josh Tart will set off on the Ohio River in Cincinnati on one of North America’s classic water routes. The so-called “Great Loop” traces the perimeter of the eastern United States. What sets Tart’s expedition apart from the countless pleasure boaters and odd sea kayakers and canoeists…
Chasing Records on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
06.26.2011 // 5 Comments
On Monday, June 27, Skip Ciccarelli will set out to shatter the speed record for paddling the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, which stretches from Old Forge, NY to Fort Kent, Maine. His goal is to complete the 740-mile journey in 27 days; the current record, held by Mike Stavola (aka Kayakathon Man), is just over 32 days.
Women on the Adirondack Ponds
10.17.2008 // 0 Comments
Adirondack N.Y.- a canoe adventure to embrace a pocket of paradise.
Fishing/Boating Week at National Wildlife Refuges June 1-8
06.04.2008 // 0 Comments
Introduce your youngster to fishing, or come fish together as a family at a national wildlife refuge during National Fishing and Boating Week, June 1-8. Most states waive fishing license requirements for one or two days during the week and America’s national wildlife refuges are great places to take advantage of this opportunity to get [...]
Paddling South Carolina’s Water Trails
05.16.2008 // 0 Comments
Our kayaks slip quietly through the dark river waters following deer as they plunge through the marshy wild rice paddies, into the creek and swim off in search of drier land. We paddle the Palmetto Water Trail which flows down the Cooper River to its end in a cypress pool in the Wadboo Swamp, deep [...]
Atlantic city, NJ – Jersey shore paddling is the best bet in town
04.19.2008 // 0 Comments
Las Vegas gets a lot of love as an outdoor destination, but you never hear anything about its East Coast counterpart. That’s too bad. Beyond the casinos, garish shows, saltwater taffy, hip mobster kitsch, and Monopoly street names, paddlers can win big with AC’s surrounding wild forest, decent surf, and big fish. KAYAK FISHING The [...]
The Best Way to See New England’s North Forest Canoe Trail
03.25.2008 // 0 Comments
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) links the waterways of New York, Vermont, Québec, New Hampshire and Maine.
Washington, D.C. – Trips to beat the beltway blues
09.26.2007 // 0 Comments
INTRO Boaters in the nation’s capital know that the best action in D.C. will never play out on an episode of “The West Wing.” Whether you’re a tourist snapping cherry blossom photos or regularly nine-to-five it on Capitol Hill, here’s how to ditch the power suits and discover some monumental paddling. KAYAK TOURING: Strolling the [...]
Contoocook River, New Hampshire
10.17.2006 // 0 Comments
Like many Bostonians on weekends, the Contoocook River flows north, fleeing city life for farmlands and woods and finding special solace in the golden hue of fall foliage season, when the oak, maple, and birch trees begin to turn. And like some Commonwealth dwellers, the ‘Took can also be pushy and volatile, thanks to the [...]
C & O Canal, Maryland
12.14.2005 // 0 Comments
The sun was low as the D.C. monuments came into sight, and we knew that our adventure was nearly complete. It had begun 15 days earlier at the western end of the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal National Historical Park. We could almost taste the steaks that awaited us at Tony and Joe’s, a chic [...]
Greatness Restored – New Hampshire’s Great Bay
10.31.2005 // 1 Comment
by Craig Romano A Canoe & Kayak Web Exclusive New Hampshire’s seacoast is only 18 miles long, the smallest in the nation. However, Great Bay, the Granite State’s “inland sea,” is one of the largest estuaries in New England. Fed by seven rivers and containing almost 5,000 surface acres of water, Great Bay is rich [...]
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