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Kari Moilanen from Haukivuori, Finland recently launched a Siskiwit Bay kayak. Kari writes: Here’s my version of Siskiwit Bay kayak. Made it mainly in the....

We’re now five years into the adventure of parenting. While it has slowed down the number of extended trips — I haven’t done a trip....

We paddlers don’t give beavers enough credit. When we come to a beaver dam that blocks our way, we know it’s going to be a....

I bought my first Big Agnes Seedhouse SL 2 early in the spring 2004. Since then, I’ve used it on many Boundary Waters trips, long....

Since last August, I’ve been using the NRS Pivot Drysuit for kayaking. This is the second NRS drysuit that I’ve used, and my wife owns....

Over the years, I’ve built a few canoe and kayaks without any formal instruction. When I started building, formal instruction wasn’t available where I live,....

In these Uncertain Times, a good podcast can mean… Don’t you hate it when companies lead with “in these uncertain times?” I do. If you’re....

Back in the good old days, I had a sponsorship for an expedition from Action Wipes, which were basically great-smelling, oversized baby wipes originally designed....

Stuck inside somewhere waiting to be released, dreaming of adventures on the 1000s of lakes in northern Minnesota after they thaw or just someone who....

Last weekend Madison, Wisconsin was to hold the world’s largest annual paddlesport expo. Canoecopia, as it is called, was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.....