NORTH ELBA, N.Y. – Oncoming hikers stepped off the trail and made way for two canoes being hauled up to Avalanche Lake. It looked hard-core, or crazy, shouldering the boats 4.4 miles into the ...

Backcountry Custom Canoes, an upstart Ontario manufacturer pushes the limits of lightweight canoe and kayak construction. In 2015, Jon Babulic had the opportunity to leave a successful career in ...

At Toronto Boat Show on January 10 th – 18 th 2015 they are introducing their popular Prospector 16 model built with a TeXtremehybrid fabric made of co-mingled carbon fiber and Innegratapes.

It’s a little embarrassing to admit this, but I own a baker’s dozen of canoes. That number fluctuates up and down a little, as I will not own a canoe I don’t paddle, and it hurts their feelings to get ...

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 ...

My friend Cliff Jacobson and I have a lot in common. We both worked as foresters, taught environmental science and led outdoor skills programs for youth. We've both published wilderness canoeing books ...

NORTH ELBA, N.Y. — Oncoming hikers stepped off the trail and made way for two canoes being hauled up to Avalanche Lake. It looked hard-core, or crazy, shouldering the boats 4.4 miles into the ...