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The Good Fairy: Features On Our Tripping Canoe Wishlist

There’s an ancient green 17-foot Old Town Tripper on the rack out back that, after countless river miles and...

Remembering The Storied Canoes That Changed The World

A canoe can change a life—imagine, for example, how many children have been affected by fleets at summer camps...

The Worst Camping Invention Of The 21st Century

It’s confession time. Deep down, I’m a closet gadget junkie—a bit of a techno-weenie, if you will. When it...

The Very Incomplete Guide To Having Sex In A...

For all you would-be and wannabe Canadians out there, I have some bad news. Sex in a canoe is...

The Joy Of (Self-Imposed) Suffering

There’s a story circulating about a guy who accidentally zapped his manly bits with bear spray. How these two...

5 Common Canoeing Myths Busted By James Raffan

After a decade of columns in this space dedicated to the history, heritage, esoterica and minutiae of canoeing, written...