Paddling
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2021 Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon Cancelled
Unfortunately, we have to announce that the race is cancelled this year. Blame COVID. Our event depends upon support from the Forest Preserves of Lake and ... -
For Eve & Wayne: A True Silent Sports Proposal, With a Moral.
Eve Graves recounts what was lost and found in the Boundary Waters ACanoe Area Wilderness. -
Steve Landick: The Ultra of Ultra-Distance Paddlers
By Rebecca Davis [Please add your thoughts by scrolling way (way) down to the comments box. Thank you!] Editor’s Note: A highly accomplished and respected paddler ... -
Getting to Boreal Forest Heaven via Paddling: The Woodland Caribou Provincial Park
By Jason Maloney and Cindy Dillenschneider [Please add your thoughts by scrolling way (way) down to the comments box. Thank you!] Editor’s Note: This story is ... -
Calling ALL Paddlers!!!
Paddlers! — We NEED Your Input ASAP! By Dave Brezina Secretary, Chicago Harbor Safety Committee Dear Paddlers & Colleagues, We need your input! Please complete this short ... -
Paddling the Northern Highlands
By Peter Nordgren Editor’s Note: Silent Sports is privileged to have the expertise and experience of Peter Nordgren as he offers an amazing, multi-day paddling option ... -
The St. Charles Canoe Club
The St. Charles Canoe Club By Betsy Bellario Editor’s Note: Betsy Bellario, a friend to me and my family, and oft-silent sports buddy on the ski ... -
With 38 Finishes, Lynne Witte Masters the Au Sable Marathon
With 38 Finishes, Lynne Witte Masters the Au Sable Marathon (With surprise videos at the end!) By Dave Foley Editor’s Note: Dave Foley, long-respected ... -
The art of packing a sea kayak
BY DAVE FOLEY I thought I knew how to load a pack. Since the 1960s I had been stuffing backpacks and portage packs for extended hiking ... -
Paddle in the Barn
BY Dan Woll It was 1970. I didn’t know it but I was three years away from a rendezvous with the Kickapoo River. My future felt ...
