Sports & Recreation - Water Sports - Canoeing

Above the Gravel Bar opens up a new way of seeing Maine and the Northeast as a vast network of waterways. With this book you can put your kayak/canoe in a nearby river or pond in Maine and travel prehistoric routes to campgrounds thousands...

Plan your perfect canoe trip in the eastern BWCAW with 28 entry points and dozens of routes near Grand Marais, Minnesota.Spanning over a million acres on the US-Canada border, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northeastern Minnesota is a world-renowned destination for...

Plan your perfect canoe trip in the western BWCAW with 27 entry points and dozens of routes near Ely, Minnesota.Spanning over a million acres on the US-Canada border, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northeastern Minnesota is a world-renowned destination for paddlers....

This book combines practical woodworking technique with practical canoe use experience... [It] covers every single aspect of canoe paddle building. -- Sawdust and Shavings Despite the growing interest in making paddles and canoes, it can be difficult to find reliable information on that craft...

Reviews of previous edition: An excellent definitive book... something you must read if you are going to build a woodstrip canoe. -- Canoeist If you want to build a strip-plank canoe or kayak, Canoecraft is the book to buy... A very comprehensive boatbuilding book...

In 1930 two novice paddlers--Eric Sevareid and Walter C. Port--launched a secondhand 18-foot canvas canoe into the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling for an ambitious summer-long journey from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay. Without benefit of radio, motor, or good maps, the teenagers made their...

This classic is now reissued as an authorized Second Edition with more historic photos, full-color images, diagrams, and reflections from the author in a "Forty Years Later" section. Since first published by Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats in 1991, Coast Salish Canoes has endured...

The remarkable eighty-five-day journey of the first two women to canoe the 2,000-mile route from Minneapolis to Hudson BayUnrelenting winds, carnivorous polar bears, snake nests, sweltering heat, and constant hunger. Paddling from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay, following the 2,000-mile route made famous by Eric...

In this wise and thrilling book, Criag Lambert turns rowing--personal discipline, modern Olympic sport, grand collegiate tradition--into a metaphor for a vigorous and satisfying life.Author: Craig LambertPublisher: Mariner BooksPublished: 09/07/1999Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50dISBN: 9780618001842Review Citation(s): New York Times...

Independent Publisher Book Award Winner Explore the Salish Sea with this expanded and fully updated edition of Kayaking Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands Features 23 wholly new routes Paddles range from protected lakes and short routes for beginners to more exposed, longer...

An adventurer, firefighter, and jiu-jitsu practitioner embarks on a journey of a lifetime--a 1,000 mile voyage through the Canadian sub-arctic--after recovering from a life-threatening illness. The Canadian North is a vast and lonely land where bears roam free, fires rage unchecked, and storms blast...

Tales of ambition, terror, rivalry, adventure, endurance, friendship, and love on the waters of the Mississippi River and beyond.In this collection, award-winning writer Frank Bures tells true stories as varied as the waters, weather, and rhythms of a canoe trip. From the terror of...

So, you bought a standup paddleboard, canoe, or kayak, and you want to know where to paddle? Or, you're interested in SUPing and you want to know the best places to get started?From coastal streams surrounded by wetlands, to pristine high mountain lakes, to...

This is the manual endorsed by professional guides, instructors, and recreational river runners everywhere. With comprehensive step-by-step coverage starting with the first run, it includes tips from top guides, outfitters, and instructors, plus the most complete guide to Class V rafting techniques ever assembled....

Author: James West Davidson,John RuggePublisher: VintagePublished: 12/12/1982Pages: 288Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 7.98h x 7.98w x 0.60dISBN: 9780394711539About the AuthorJames West Davidson is a graduate of Yale University, where he received his PhD in American history. A full-time writer and wilderness paddler, he is also...

A luminous, deeply felt collection of essays from Riverhorse Nakadate--angler, musician, conservationist, and lifelong nomad--whose devotion to wild places and the healing power of water pulses through every page. For readers of Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, Mary Oliver, and Jim Harrison, this book is...

A unique glimpse into the world of arctic canoeing through the travels of one of North America's most renowned paddlersA centuries-long story of adventure runs through the Boundary Waters. Stretching from northern Minnesota into the Canadian Shield, this lake-dappled expanse--long an Indigenous homeland and...