Found another interesting canoe website to share ... http://www.wcha.org/toc.html

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12:45:04 AM    

2004-10-18 Karen Febey's 2nd attempt at stern paddling.  Her reason for zig-zagging determined, she has some work cut out for her.

The barge's searchlights framed us in white on the black water.  Click on the date to read the full story.

12:33:13 AM    

2004-10-16   Paddling addiction confirmed again today!   Only about eight people in the Twin Cities have are victims of this addiction and five of us met on Saturday morning.  The mid-thirties with a blustery wind has once again weeded out the smarter warmer weather canoe racers.  Click on the date to read the rest.
12:24:28 AM    

2004 Concrete canoe team wins top honors for innovative hull

2001 Article in Paddler Magazine on "How to Paddle and Oxymoron" by Jim Moodie

11:59:06 PM    

2004-10-11 - Fall colors peak on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.   Darkness comes earlier and barge searchlights are impressive.

11:26:27 PM    

2004-10-09 - George's first run on the Rum River.   After the races are over for the season, it's a good time to come and paddle on the Rum with the rat pack led by Keith Canny.   These are the times, they are more likely to circle back for newer racers.  In any case, it's a beautiful river to canoe.

 

11:24:48 PM    

2004-09-16 Solo Exploring below the dams at the Saint Louis River at Carlton Minnesota

There's a fine wavering dotted line between bravery and stupidity.

10:11:15 PM    

Warren Thunstrom's Rendezvous Coffee Shop in Isanti is just 40 minutes north of 694 just west of Highway 65

I call him Warning Thunderstorm because of the first Serpent Lake Canoe Race years ago....

10:06:17 PM    

 “Incisively the paddles clip little soughing swirls athwart the gunwale, the bow swings sharp shoreward and cleaves the greening depths for camp.”

    from “Country” in A Sand County Almanac, here is Aldo Leopold (1887 – 1948) on paddling.

10:02:47 PM    

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12:01:52 AM    

Thursday September 2nd at 5PM at the State Fair stage near the DNR fish pond.  Canoe Tips from an Avid Canoeist!

1.            Canoeing Resources

Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources website = www.dnr.state.mn.us

       Recreation Compass   You can explore the map using the interface icons or do a specific place search as well as topographical maps and digital ortho quads and airphotos.

        Free canoe route maps  Canoe and boating guides include a map and description of public access points, campsites, rest areas, navigational features and river miles.

        River levels updated every Thursday during the summer http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/river_levels/index.html

        Boating Safety test  http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/boatwater/education.html

       Search DNR site for ¡°Canoe¡±

 Canoe Organizations

        Minnesota Canoe Association = www.canoe-kayak.org

         United States Canoe Association = http://www.usca-canoe-kayak.org/ 

         American Canoe Association = http://www.acanet.org/ 

  Vendors and Rentals

         Ketter Canoeing = www.kettercanoeing.com

         Northwest Canoe Company = http://www.northwestcanoe.com/ 

         Hoigaards = http://www.hoigaards.com/ 

         Wenonah = http://www.wenonah.com/

         Midwest Mountaineering = http://www.midwestmtn.com/

         Aarcee Rental Center = http://www.aarceerental.com/

         REI = http://www.rei.com/

         Gander Mountain = http://www.gandermountain.com/

 Books and magazines

         Sigurd Olson  http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/JMC/Olson/profile.htm

         Cliff Jacobson  http://www.cookecustomsewing.com/cliffjacobson.htm

         Paddler Magazine  http://www.paddlermagazine.com/ 

     Canoe Racing  www.vitessepress.com

    

 Internet search on canoe

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        Email  CanoeRaceHound at MSN dot Com   or post a comment (no one else will see your email address).

11:14:46 PM    

2004-08-23 Mississippi Classic race with Kenn Ketter
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