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A Guide to Paddling New York’s Thousand Islands

First of all, the name is a misnomer. There are actually more than 1,800 islands in the Thousand Islands, a 50-mile archipelago on the...
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Boundary Waters Receives Huge Protection

While Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been ravaged by wildfires this summer, it also just recevied some good news. The Boundary Waters...
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Athlete Stories

Hearn and Others Cleared on Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges as DOJ Admits “Botched Installation”

According to multiple national news sources, Federal prosecutors asked that indictment charges against former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn be dismissed. He was previously...
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Defending Champ Mecklenberg, with partner Myer, Win Grueling 120-mile AuSable River Canoe Marathon

Do the math…they were paddling just slightly less than 10 mph for 14 straight hours. That’s a lot of strokes and a lot of...
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Accessories

Level Six To Introduce First Coast Guard-Approved, Ultralight Level50 PFDs

Level Six has just unveiled a new line of ultralight PFDs built to the U.S. Coast Guard’s new Level 50 standard, which for the...
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Canoeing

Forest Fires Close Boundary Waters, Canoeists Rescued

Planning to paddle the Boundary Waters this summer? Might want to double-check your itinerary, as the year’s heat wave and wildfire season have now...
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Canoeing

Canadian River Expeditions Launches First Commercial Rafting Season on Yukon’s Wind River for 2026

The Yukon outfitter will offer 13-day expeditions through the protected Peel Watershed, opening guided access to one of northern Canada's most remote wilderness rivers.
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Canoeing

Level 50 Life Jackets for Canoeing, Rec Kayaking

They say the best lifejacket is the one that you’re wearing. With that in mind, the US Coast Guard is unveiling a new category...
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Canoeing

Training and Racing with Hanalei Canoe Club on Kaua’i

“Hut!” Paddle. “Ho!” Switch sides. And just like that, the outrigger canoe keeps gliding forward. Regatta season is underway in Hawaiʻi, and I recently had...
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Athlete Stories

Three-time C-1 Olympian Davey Hearn Arrested in Reflecting Pool Incident (Bonus: Hearn’s Attorney’s Video!)

While he might just use one blade paddling, three-time whitewater C-1 Olympian Davey Hearn had both hands cuffed after being arrested recently by U.S....
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Athlete Stories

International Whitewater Hall of Fame (IWHoF) Welcomes 2026 Class of Inductees

The International Whitewater Hall of Fame (IWHoF) welcomed its newest class of inductees on May 2, 2026, during a ceremony at the Canadian Canoe Museum in...
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Canoeing

Boy Scout Canoe Rescue in West Virginia Stresses Need to Be Prepared

According to Fox News, in late May, a Boy Scout river trip turned into a rescue mission after fast-moving floodwaters trapped 28 scouts on a...
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Canoeing

A Look at Jimmy Carter, Our Most “Paddlingest” President

While all eyes seem to be on President Trump these days, another U.S. president, former President Jimmy Carter, was known for making waves with...
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Canoeing

Trio Plans 8,000-km Canada By Canoe Journey from Atlantic to Pacific

Let’s just call it a lot of strokes. A trio of Canadians is planning to canoe 8,000 kilometers across from the Atlantic to Pacific...
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Plan Your 2026 River Trips on NationalRiversProject.com

Want help planning your next river trip? Look no further than the River Management Society’s searchable database of recreational river reaches, mapped from put-ins...
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A Guide to Paddling the Hudson River

The Hudson has been called “America’s river.” Just 315 miles from its source in the Adirondacks to its mouth inManhattan, the Hudson barely cracks...
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End of a Whitewater Canoe Era? Millbrooks Boats For Sale

John Kazimierczyk of Millbrook Boats is ready to retire and looking to sell his longstanding canoe-building company. Owning the company for more than 38...
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Athlete Stories

Half the Paddle, Twice the Man: Catching Up with C1 Sensation Erik Amason

Who tries a “new” line on the Southeast's notorious Oceana Rapid? In a C-1, to boot? Erik Amason does, going far right on the...
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Canoeing

You Won’t Believe How Many Boats This Guy Has in His House: Watch Boat Museum Video from Charlie Albright Here

Spouse give you a hard time about how many boats you have laying around the house? That’s nothing compared to the quiver amassed by...
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Urban Paddling: Paddling the Chicago River’s Skyscraper Canyon

Experience one of America’s largest cities from a unique perspective.Often called ‘Skyscraper Canyon,’ the north and south branches of the Chicago River converge at...
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PTC Collab Holds Successful Industry Gathering at US National WW Center

The Paddlesports Trade Coalition (PTC) hosted its annual PTC Collaboration event earlier this month at the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C. The...
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Canoe World Mourns Passing of Designer, Mad River Co-founder Jim Henry

Legendary canoe designer Jim Henry has passed away, leaving in his wake a slew of friends, loved ones, and canoe designs that changed the...
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Canoeing

Three New Paddling Challenges in the Adirondacks, Upstate New York Canoeing Mecca

The Adirondacks has long been a premier destination for paddling. With more than 3,000 lakes and ponds, and 30,000 miles of rivers and streams,...
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Business

Rutabaga Shutting Doors

In a blow to the paddling community nationwide, as well as an indicator of today's brick-and-mortar retail environment, longtime, venerable paddlesports dealer Rutabaga of...
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Conservation

Ken Sleight, River Guide Who Inspired Edward Abbey’s Seldom Seen Smith, Dies at 97

Ken Sleight, the river guide who inspired Edward Abbey's Seldom Seen Smith in "The Monkey Wrench Gang," has died...
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Films & Books

Dustin, Scott Lindgren Work Water Magic to Film New “Redemption River” Video

There’s a new vid out highlighting Cali’s American River, billed as a faith-based survival thriller. Filmed among the rugged canyons...
Events

That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.

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A Guide to Paddling New York’s Thousand Islands

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Boundary Waters Receives Huge Protection

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Crazy Fun Paddling in Louisiana

Want a little quirkiness with your boating? Head south to Louisiana, where every October paddlers head down the Bayou Teche National Paddle Trail led by a performing Cajun band on the lead raft. Oh, and people dress up like birds and paddle for some reason. Heck, it’s Louisiana!
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Paddling Life’s Wintertime Kayak Review!

You expect a lot of things when you decide to review whitewater kayaks during December in Colorado. Staying warm definitely isn’t one of them. We packed up the quiver and drove to the Barrel Springs and Shoshone sections of the Colorado, still running thanks to a malfunction in the turbines of the nearby powerplant. Call us weenies, but it was the first time either of us had kayaked in Colorado in December (it was also the first time we’d ever used pogies on bike handlebars as part of the shuttle).
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