Nebraska, With a Paddle

October 16th, 2008 by paddler_guy

The Niobrara River has few rapids and is knee-deep in most spots, inviting a journey that’s more about socializing than sport.

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Champlain’s Shores

September 25th, 2008 by paddler_guy

A 21st-century canoeist follows the explorer’s path along Lake Champlain and listens for echoes of four centuries past.

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Getting Out on the Water

August 7th, 2008 by paddler_guy

There’s a lot to think about before pulling out the checkbook and buying a canoe or a yacht.

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Gig by Gig on the Erie Canal: No Gas. No Mule.

July 27th, 2008 by paddler_guy

He calls it his “great adventure,” but for Christopher Bell, a musician, traveling from concert to concert via canoe has become an economic necessity.

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The Magnificent Obsession of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail

July 18th, 2008 by paddler_guy

Some 15 years ago, three recreational paddlers dreamed of linking a series of lakes and rivers from New York to Maine, creating an Appalachian Trail of waterways. That dream is now a reality.

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River Queen

July 18th, 2008 by paddler_guy

For some men, there’s nothing more appealing than a woman who knows her way through field and stream.

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Little Falls: Boater Is Missing

July 18th, 2008 by paddler_guy

A Stanhope man was missing after his canoe capsized in the Passaic River early yesterday, the police said. The man, Joseph Rivera, 27, was one of four people who set out in the canoe around 3:30 a.m., the police said. The group turned for shore when the river proved too rough, but the canoe capsized before they could reach land, said Sgt. Edward Drwiega. Three men swam ashore, but Mr. Rivera had not been found by 9 a.m. yesterday, when the search was called off because of rough water, he said.

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Canoe Goes Upriver, Without Its Paddlers

July 18th, 2008 by paddler_guy

A colossal Haida canoe is coming back to its home at the American Museum of Natural History. But 17 painted plaster Indians won’t be paddling it anymore.

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Canoe’s Indian Crew Is Mothballed, for Art’s Sake

July 18th, 2008 by paddler_guy

Photo of workers at American Musuem of Natural History in New York City moving restored Indian canoe

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On the Yucatán Coast, a Maze and a Challenge

July 18th, 2008 by paddler_guy

A trip to the wilds of Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, a 1.3-million-acre park in eastern Quintana Roo, Mexico, that stretches off from all points of the compass.

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