DULUTH, Minn. - It might have taken eight years, but eventually Josh Rude made good on his engagement present to his wife Natalie Salminen Rude: a canoe paddle. They had met as canoe guides working in ...

Dale Kicker's idea of building a better, more durable canoe paddle started with high hopes in a lowly two-car garage in North St. Paul in 1982. His angle: Add a piece of nearly indestructible urethane ...

Whether you like a slow, easy paddle on a calm, flat lake or a more vigorous and challenging romp through Class III rapids, your equipment makes all the difference when it comes to spending the day on ...

We tested out some of the best Double-Blade Paddles. Find out what we thought and see which one will be your best fit. For an old fart traditionalist like myself, change comes hard. I was one of the ...

Earlier this week, at the London Olympics, the American team competed in the double canoe slalom. That’s when two men kneel inside a kayak and work together to navigate an obstacle course on ...

In less than six months of working together, a UC Irvine doctoral candidate and the director of a charitable organization offering recreational therapy for the visually impaired have developed special ...

For many people, canoes are something that should be rustic and understated. If you aren't among those people, however, then you might like the exquisite Monocoque Paddle Canoe from Milan-based design ...

“When we started out, we didn’t know a thing about woodworking”, Todd Randall says as he switches on a table saw and dons some ear protection. “We learned as we went and got a lot of advice from our ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “They are strongly charged objects, triggering ideas of travel and escape,” says Paris gallerist Jean-Baptiste ...