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  • Swampscott Harbor to get the beach ‘organized,’ boats out by Oct. 31 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:59AMSwampscott Harbor was the topic of a long discussion among selectmen and members of their Harbor Advisory Committee on Tuesday night but adoption of a full set of regulations for harbor (and boat) management will have to wait ... except for one important point ....
  • Treasure Coast YMCA child-care coordinator's job will keep her happily 'mad dashing' Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:40AMTreasure Coast YMCA child-care coordinator's job will keep her happily 'mad dashing'
  • Region has had 31 days with temps at 85+ Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:37AMThe waning days of summer brought waves of sweltering heat into northern Michigan, but the arrival of September will usher in some welcome relief in the region.
  • Park-to-Park Paddle re-launches Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:26AMNEENAH Safe conditions for canoes and kayaks have returned to the Fox River in time for the rescheduled Park-to-Park Paddle now set to launch Saturday.
  • SOLA3 protects Rehoboth's freshwater lakes Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:48AMREHOBOTH BEACH -- A distinguished nonprofit organization is continuing to protect, preserve and maintain three one-of-a-kind freshwater lakes in the area.
  • 11-foot python crashes family kayak trip Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:16AMDave Neal and three family members were fishing peacefully in their kayaks Sunday on the Wildcat Creek when Neal noticed something strange on the bank.
  • Thomson Ambulance Association Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:18PMYour Thomson Fire Protection District is made up of an EMS Association and a Fire Association and is funded by your tax dollars, insurance billing, donations, fundraisers and grants.
  • Body found in search for missing kayaker Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:02PMElizabeth Ashbee, 53, became separated from fellow kayakers in bad weather off coast of north Wales on Sunday The body of a woman believed to be a missing kayaker was found in the sea tonight, two days after she disappeared in rough conditions off the coast of north Wales. Elizabeth Ashbee, 53, became separated from four fellow kayakers on Sunday evening off the coast of Anglesey, north Wales ...
  • COLUMN: Fishing is not about catching fish Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:37PMI check the clock again. Surely it s not 7 a.m. already. But a glance at the gathering light in the windows of the river cabin suggests that the clock is keeping good time.
  • Cavort on Kayaks ~ Free Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:43AMGlide along the West River on single or tandem kayaks for free on the first and third Thursday of every month. Life vests and equipment provided. 5pm-sunset at Discovery Village, Shady Side: 410-867-7171; www.westrhoderiverkeeper.org .
  • Event a splash hit Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:53AMFor John Radel, the two-day trip to Timmins for the secondannual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival paid off. The kayak guide and instructor from Charleston, S.C., said he "stumbled on" the event when looking online for races his friends could compete in.[...]
  • Swampscott Selectmen to tackle signage issue Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:30AMSWAMPSCOTT - The selectmen have a full agenda Tuesday evening including a discussion of the zoning bylaw as it relates to signage.
  • Race carries on father's fitness beliefs Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:04PMPaul "Hook" O'Malley's children grew up a mile from McDade Park and spent their youth walking trails instead of watching television.Fitness was important to Mr. O'Malley, who would juice carrots and concoct his own sports drinks long before such items a
  • Kayak challenge a splash hit Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:38PMWatch Video [...]
  • Border crossing rights are hailed Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:51AMWith water lapping the shore at Belle Isle on Friday morning, six canoes and a handful of kayaks headed across the Detroit River as Native Americans and Canadian aboriginals asserted their right to cross the international border and return unfettered.
  • Tale of tree rivers: Not a typo, but a paddler's destiny unveiled Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:02AMI have this letter from January 1995 in which Ron DeWinter of South Bend sent me a hand-drawn map and a one-page typed account he made in 1978 of paddling Christiana Creek, which runs from Cass into Elkhart county.
  • Flotilla touts American Indian travel rights, crosses Detroit River to Canada Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:17AMTo the sound of drums and chanting, a small flotilla of canoes and kayaks pushed off from Belle Isle today to reassert the right of American Indians to travel unhindered between the United States and Canada.
  • Pick a paddle Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:23AMActive Outdoors Kayak a great way to enjoy fall Late summer may seem like a strange time of year to discuss picking the perfect kayak paddle, but some of the best paddling of the year is still ahead. There's no better way to enjoy foliage than cruising in a kayak on a quiet pond or gentle river. Also, end-of-season sales can save you significant money on a paddle that will enhance your enjoyment ...
  • Kayakers rescued off Gaviota Coast after falling into water Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:08PMTwo men in their early 20s were rescued Friday evening after falling out of their kayaks because of strong off shore winds. It happened around 6:30 p.m. about an eighth mile south of the Hollister Ranch Gate, near the Gaviota Coast. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department sent emergency crews, including a helicopter with rescue swimmers. When emergency crews arrived on scene they found two ...
  • Santa Barbara County Fire responding to three kayakers in distress Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:23PMThe Santa Barbara County Fire Department is responding to a call of three kayakers in distress near the Gaviota Coast. A spokesperson for the department said they received a call at 6:23 p.m. Friday about three kayakers in distress. They were located an eight mile south of Hollister Ranch Gate. Three fire truck engines, water rescue teams as well as a helicopter with rescue swimmers were sent ...
  • Mixed weather produces mixed fishing Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:44PMCAPT. JERRY DILSAVER The mixed weather has had a mixed effect on fishing during the past week.
  • SOLA3 protects freshwater lakes Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:41PMREHOBOTH BEACH -- A distinguished non-profit organization is continuing to protect, preserve and maintain three one-of-a-kind freshwater lakes in the area.
  • Water Rescue Near Gaviota Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:30PMA water rescue is underway right now near Gaviota State Park. It's reportedly between the state park entrance and the Hollister Ranch entrance. We have few details, however we're told Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue is on the scene with a jetski and a helicopter has been called in to assist.
  • Deadly summer on lake this year : Two South Bend teens latest of 68 drownings Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:09AMMICHIGAN CITY -- There's a tragic sidebar to this hot summer, which has warmed Lake Michigan to near-bathwater temperatures
  • New website tells paddlers about Grand River Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 4:59AMThere’s no reason kayakers should have to travel hundreds of miles to find a river, said Dave Mazurek of the Ottawa County Parks Department.
  • Public embraces new Lakeside park Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:02AMFlathead County’s newest public park opened Aug. 13 on the shore of Flathead Lake in Lakeside, offering a one-of-a-kind waterfront amenity worth $3 million.
  • Willoughby: Rapids first in hopefully many tributes Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:16AMWalter Kirschbaum didn't have a favorite river. Perhaps that's part of the reason Colorado's unheralded king of whitewater kayaking has gone so long without the recognition he deserves.
  • Kayakers, rafters have a splashing good time Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:39AMCan a event charging no admission that takes place on a sunny Saturday in a beautiful setting, offering thrills and spills followed by free beer, grub and music possibly fail? Evidently not. Saturday saw perhaps the biggest collection of Southcentral paddlers in the three-year history of the event.
  • 5 Rivers' ‘Just One Tree’ winner takes inaugural paddle Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:11AMSPANISH FORT, Ala.—“Just One Tree contest winner” Addie Hill recently joined her dad and the 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center staff for an evening paddle.
  • Two South Bend teens latest of 68 drownings this year Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:52PMMICHIGAN CITY -- There's a tragic sidebar to this hot summer, which has warmed Lake Michigan to near-bathwater temperatures. It's been a particularly deadly summer for drownings.
  • Age doesn't deter Columbia women from competing in river race Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:45PMHaving their boat assaulted by groups of large fish wasn't something Linda LaFontaine and Cami Ronchetto were expecting as participants in last summer's Missouri River 340 race. “Last year, when we were training, we were a target for carp. They constantly hit the boat,” Ronchetto said by email Monday. But the pair of Columbia residents weren't deterred and found a way to find add humor to the ...
  • Learn proper ways to handle a kayak Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:55PMBy Doug Cochran
  • This week: AUG. 23-29 Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:09PM@BR LabelBW copy:MONDAY
  • What's on today and tomorrow Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 6:53PMThe event guide for today and tomorrow
  • LETTER: Glacier Tent Campers Drowned Out by RVs Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 5:54PMI love Glacier National Park. It’s the reason I moved here and the reason I stay. But I am beginning to abhor camping there. While we enjoy backcountry camping, we also enjoy spending time on Glacier’s beautiful lakes with our sea kayaks, in the front country campgrounds. But these campgrounds are a far cry from anything resembling camping, with huge behemoths parked in the choicest spots ...
  • Wharton, NJ's Canal Day reawakens history Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:57PMWHARTON — The Morris Canal has a long history in New Jersey.
  • River group tries to break 'Floatzilla' record Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:29PMAssociated Press - August 22, 2010 2:24 PM ET ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - An ambitious group in the Quad Cities wants to break the world record for the largest kayak and canoe raft.
  • CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsRiver group tries to break 'Floatzilla' record Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:29PMROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - An ambitious group in the Quad Cities wants to break the world record for the largest kayak and canoe raft. Organizers are calling it "Floatzilla." It means that once the canoes and kayaks get onto the water, they link together by holding paddles, hands or other boats.
  • Canada releases new policy for the North Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:51AMOTTAWA - The True North needs to remain free and in Canadian control. That's one way to read the Conservative government's new foreign policy on the North, released in Ottawa on Friday.[...]
  • Cruise on a tall ship Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:08AMTRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—It was a don’t-worry, be-happy kind of cruise aboard the tall ship Manitou.
  • Up a creek without a paddle — PHOTO GALLERY Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:52AMNorth Bay's movers and shakers were up a creek without a paddle Friday. The Rotaract Club of North Bay-Nipissing and the North Bay Canoe CLub hosted its second annual Up the Creek Without a Paddle to raise funds for PADDLE.[...]
  • On The Road: Summer on the Côte d'Azur needn't blow your budget Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:21PMThe French Riviera is synonymous with summer sunshine, humming Ferraris and sexy, glamorous all-night parties on the beach.
  • Willamette trip calls attention to locally grown foods Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:17PMHARRISBURG — The concept of hauling grain and beans down theWillamette River in human-powered boats to promote local farmingstruck a chord with farmer and school teacher Darrell Smucker ofHarrisburg.
  • Kayaker capsized by speeding boat Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 3:42PMInjured and struggling to get to the surface from beneath her capsized kayak, Myrna Quinn was sure her life was about to end.
  • Yelp Road Trips Along I-95 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 3:42PMIn collaboration with the review site Yelp, we took a look at what was beyond view on I-95. Yelp's community managers dug through their users' reviews and found places -- from bars to parks -- that are worth exiting for in five stretches of I-95.
  • Barnard, patient have heart-to-heart Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:34PMTwo decades ago, Dr Marius Barnard, younger brother of the pioneering heart surgeon Chris Barnard, made history of his own when he operated on Paul Thesen, transplanting a heart into the teenager - making him the youngest recipient in the world.
  • Floatzilla looks for more paddlers Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:49PMMore than 1,000 paddlers have signed up for Floatzilla, theQuad-Cities’ attempt to gather a record-breaking floatilla ofcanoes and kayaks on Saturday at Lake Potter in Rock Island.
  • Paddlers prepare for 90-Miler Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:50AMOLD FORGE - Hundreds of canoe and kayak paddlers from near and far will make their annual pilgrimage to the Adirondack waterways for the 28th Adirondack Canoe Classic on Friday, Sept. 10.
  • Barnard, patient have heart-to-heart Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:43AMTwo decades ago Dr Marius Barnard, younger brother of the pioneering heart surgeon Chris Barnard, made history of his own when he performed a heart transplant on the youngest recipient in the world.
  • Obama goes on vacation Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:20PMMartha's Vineyard is barely an hour's flight from Washington, but it felt worlds away as President Barack Obama and his family began their summer vacation amid the island's beaches and quaint farmhouses.Instead of politicians...