In the News
December 2017
A selection of paddling-related news stories.
"Connected by Canoe" (Canada)
""The canoe is not only an important part of Canada’s past but our present and future as well. The canoe teaches us we are all “in the same boat” and by “pulling together,” Canadians of all backgrounds, regions and beliefs can build an equitable, sustainable and inclusive future for Canada."
- The Canadian Canoe Museum
"Toxic algae: Once a nuisance, now a severe nationwide threat" (Michigan)
"Competing in a bass fishing tournament two years ago, Todd Steele cast his rod from his motorboat — unaware that he was being poisoned. A thick, green scum coated western Lake Erie. And Steele was sickened by it. Driving home to Port Huron, Michigan, he felt lightheaded, nauseous. By the next morning he was too dizzy to stand. Hospital tests blamed toxic algae, a rising threat to U.S. waters..."
"Crooks Caught In Canoe Crammed With Guns" (California)
"A Lake Elsinore duo is accused of fleeing the scene of a burglary and trying to get away from police by way of a canoe. However, the two men were ultimately caught Tuesday morning and their canoe found hidden in some bushes near the Lake Elsinore shoreline, officials report..."
"New Braunfels to resume ‘can ban’ on rivers after three-year hiatus" (Texas)
"New Braunfels officials plan to resume enforcement of the “can ban” and limits on coolers on rivers on Wednesday even as opponents of the controversial municipal codes continue to pursue a legal challenge to them. The development follows the Texas Supreme Court’s refusal this month to bar the city from enforcing the ordinances..."
"Photos: Canoe, creek, and commissioner paddle" (Houston)
"Residents had the chance Oct. 21 to join Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle and kick-off the cooler weather by paddling in canoes along Spring Creek to where Spring Creek and Cypress Creek meet along the Spring Creek Greenway..."
"Hudson River kayaker who let her fiance drown sentenced to prison" (New York)
"It started on a windy evening in 2015. Graswald and her fiance, Vincent Viafore had a few drinks, then decided to go kayaking on the Hudson River. At some point, Viafore's boat capsized and he vanished under the turbulent waters. Graswald paddled against the current, out of reach. His body was found weeks later... On Wednesday, Graswald was sentenced to up to four years in state prison. She could be paroled before the end of the year, having received credit for time-served..."
"500-year-old Native American canoe to be unveiled to the public" (Mississippi)
"A wooden canoe made by Native Americans centuries ago will soon be available for the public to see at a new museum in Mississippi. The canoe is about 25 feet long and was made from a nearly 200-year-old bald cypress tree. Curators say the Native Americans burned, scraped and chipped at the trunk of a tree to make the canoe between 1500 A.D. and 1600 A.D..."
"Old canoe bows to new purpose" (Canada)
"An old canoe’s days on the water are history, but the craft now pays homage to Canada’s Métis and their voyageur history as library bookshelves. On Thursday, staff at John Barsby and Cedar secondary schools held two dedication ceremonies, one for the bow and another for the stern of an old canoe that was cut in half to become bookshelves in the schools’ libraries..."
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"'World’s largest canoe’ being built in Blue Hill" (Maine)
"A project begun quietly in the barn of Ken-Rose Farm will soon be a roadside attraction. A group of local artists are painting a 48 x 10-foot colorful mural of what is being built inside: the world’s largest canoe, capable of transporting up to 8,000 pounds, according to Blue Hill canoe maker and artist Ken Weeks..."