News from the Field

Paddling Toward Spring

Paddling Toward Summer

We couldn’t wait any longer to paddle, so we took a canoe to the ice. Spring happened to appear while we were out there. The canoe’s aluminum bow slammed into the ice sheet. I dug my paddle into the ice, scrabbling for purchase. Torrye and Mary paddled the water behind me. The keel ran up…

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Sea Kayaking The Big Lake

Lake Superior is many things. Big is the obvious one. It is, after all, the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area – roughly the size of South Carolina. It might as well be the ocean, save for the salty spray, kelp beds and purple starfish. I’ve paddled many places, from the coast…