With few exceptions, I've always preferred using my own handmade canoe paddles over any that I could buy from even the most reputable outdoors retailers. My dad started making them for resale back...

If you have a family of younger kids or you'd like to solo your tandem canoe, you just may need a removable seat for your canoe. I've already bought 2 hoping they would work, but none of them worked...

While it may seem obvious where you should sit in a canoe by looking at the seats, you'd be shocked if I told you all of my experiences with novice canoeists and their seating blunders! I'll dig...

If you are one of countless pickup truck owners across North America who don't have a cap on their bed, you'll have to come up with an alternative method of mounting a canoe (or kayak or even ladder...

It seems just about any vehicle on the road can handle a canoe or kayak on its roof. A mini-van is perfect, as is any SUV. Even a sedan or hatchback has little problem with a canoe mounted on its...

The Department of Natural Resources in Ohio runs the State Parks and Watercraft Division. They are responsible for making and enforcing the laws regarding boating in Ohio, including canoeing and...