The paddlesports industry’s transition away from PFAS is underway, and for Stig Larsson of Level Six and Ted Keyes of Kokatat ...

Acouple’s leisurely sea kayak on British Columbia’s south coast took a dramatic turn when conditions changed in the afternoon ...

Following his successful transatlantic expedition, kayaker Peter Bray said, “If somebody says something can’t be done, I like to know why it can’t be done, and then prove it can be.” This sentiment ...

If you’re looking for a state in the Midwest full of laid-back rivers and lakes to do some paddling, Ohio has you covered. Popular with canoeists and kayakers alike, the Buckeye State boasts over ...

The US House of Representatives voted to reverse 2023 mining ban protecting the nation’s most-visited wilderness area Editor’s Note: The vote on federal protections preventing copper-nickel sulfide ...

If you’ve ever run shuttle with someone over 40 you’ve heard this before, but listen up, because it’s important. Modern kayaking began on the day in 1973 when the first plastic boat hit the market.

The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off ...

Not everyone is programmed to chill when the time comes to slip out on the water. Some of us are on the hunt to cover miles or get our heart rate up. Personally, I have a difficult time going ...

The sky was still dark on a Sunday morning in late March when I set my new solo canoe on the surface of the Mississippi River. I’d been thinking about this moment for years, dreaming of all the places ...

On June 14, 1974, my grandma Glady dropped her two sons off at a marina in the Puget Sound. They loaded gear into homemade woodstrip canoes and pushed off into the cold, black water. Decades later, ...

Much fuss is made by hikers about the demands placed on their feet, while canoeists tend to focus more on their boats. But before canoeists paddle, we walk, often carrying heavy and challenging loads.

Sometimes, Paddling Magazine gets one of the very first production boats out of the molds. There are NASA-like logistics to get a still-warm hull onto a trailer headed to some river put-in somewhere.