Spring is Here and that Means Kayaking on Lake Superior

The weather around here has been amazing the past few weeks; unseasonably warm and sunny.  The 4-8 foot piles of snow in our backyard in Calumet are nearly gone and there is grass everywhere.  It seems, at least for the time being, that winter has called it quits.  All this fresh air and sunshine and [...]

Canoecopia

Last weekend we were lucky enough to get to go to Madison, WI for Rutabaga’s annual paddling expo. Rutabaga is the largest paddling shop in the country and Canoecopia is the biggest expo anywhere. I didn’t really think about what this meant until we got there. 25,000 paddling enthusiasts over the course of the weekend; [...]