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"The Most Niche Whitewater Crafts Of All Time" (New York) "Pearsall has amassed the largest collections of actual and, more importantly, virtual C1s on the planet. He’s not a hoarder, more of a historian. Pearsall hasn’t counted them because his passion is to preserve, not possess..." Complete story: Paddling Magazine "What Kayakers Can Learn From the New York Ferry Collision" "During an August rush hour in 2016, the NY Waterways ferry Jersey City collided with a group of 10 paddlers, knocking several from their kayaks and injuring three people, including an 18-year-old man who suffered deep lacerations to his left arm..." Complete story: Paddling.com "Portugal's president rescues two canoeists" (Portugal) "The president of Portugal has rescued two women who were struggling in the water after their canoe capsized off a beach in the Algarve. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, 71, was filmed on Saturday swimming out to the two women after their canoe tipped over off the Praia do Alvor beach..." Complete story: Daily Mail "The World’s First Marine Plastic Recycled Kayaks" (England) "The idea came to Rob Thompson on the coast of Cornwall, in southwest England. Staring at the bulging bags of trash he and his friends had collected from a remote cove, and then at the plastic kayaks they’d used to reach it, Thompson experienced what he calls 'a bit of a Eureka moment.'..." Complete story: Paddling Magazine "This year's Travers Canoe dedicated to Saratoga horse Tiz the Law" (New York) "Every year, since 1961, a canoe is painted to honor the winner of the Travers Stakes and is set to float in the infield pond at the Saratoga racetrack. This year, the beloved tradition hits home for local horse racing fans as the winning horse was none other than Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law..." Complete story: Chron.com "Kayaker reunites author with message in a bottle from 1985" (Delaware) "A kayaker who discovered a message in a bottle floating in a Delaware river was able to reunite the letter with the woman who wrote it 35 years ago. 'As we usually do as kayakers, we try to pick up trash out of the water when we can,' he told the station. But Wachsmuth's friend noticed there was something inside..." Complete story: Chron.com "Northshore Park revelers in Woodlands to get more scrutiny after complaints" (Woodlands) "After a raft of complaints from residents of two housing developments adjacent to Northshore Park, township directors on Thursday approved a plan to ramp up patrols and rules enforcement at The Woodlands largest public park. The decision means more park rangers will patrol the park to deal with rowdy visitors..." Complete story: Chron.com "Adventurous family reenact Lewis Clark Expedition in dugout canoe" (Idaho) "On Monday, Lewis and Clark impersonators set out on their journey and floated down the Clearwater River in one-of-a-kind dugout canoe. Six impersonators were dressed up in special period clothing and paddled ten miles down to the Railroad Bridge in the dugout just like Lewis and Clark did..." Complete story: KLEW "Local canoe company seeing positive effects of COVID-19" (Minnesota) "Business is booming for the Wenonah Canoe company. There were a few struggles for this global business early on as COVID-19 guidelines from Minnesota shut the factory down. During this time however, Vice President Bill Kueper says that web traffic and incoming orders absolutely shot through the roof. People were itching for something to do outdoors while staying active..." Complete story: WXOW.com "Wind farms threaten West Texas river" "The Devils River... The natural beauty and the rushing, spring-fed Devils owns the reputation as the last unspoiled river in Texas. But all is not well here. A plan by a billionaire Chinese industrialist named Sun Guangxim to build a huge wind farm is causing seismic upset among longtime landowners. Since 2015 Sun, has purchased about 140,000 acres in the back country northwest of Del Rio..." Complete story: Chron.com
"Pearsall has amassed the largest collections of actual and, more importantly, virtual C1s on the planet. He’s not a hoarder, more of a historian. Pearsall hasn’t counted them because his passion is to preserve, not possess..."
"During an August rush hour in 2016, the NY Waterways ferry Jersey City collided with a group of 10 paddlers, knocking several from their kayaks and injuring three people, including an 18-year-old man who suffered deep lacerations to his left arm..."
"The president of Portugal has rescued two women who were struggling in the water after their canoe capsized off a beach in the Algarve. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, 71, was filmed on Saturday swimming out to the two women after their canoe tipped over off the Praia do Alvor beach..."
"The idea came to Rob Thompson on the coast of Cornwall, in southwest England. Staring at the bulging bags of trash he and his friends had collected from a remote cove, and then at the plastic kayaks they’d used to reach it, Thompson experienced what he calls 'a bit of a Eureka moment.'..."
"Every year, since 1961, a canoe is painted to honor the winner of the Travers Stakes and is set to float in the infield pond at the Saratoga racetrack. This year, the beloved tradition hits home for local horse racing fans as the winning horse was none other than Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law..."
"A kayaker who discovered a message in a bottle floating in a Delaware river was able to reunite the letter with the woman who wrote it 35 years ago. 'As we usually do as kayakers, we try to pick up trash out of the water when we can,' he told the station. But Wachsmuth's friend noticed there was something inside..."
"After a raft of complaints from residents of two housing developments adjacent to Northshore Park, township directors on Thursday approved a plan to ramp up patrols and rules enforcement at The Woodlands largest public park. The decision means more park rangers will patrol the park to deal with rowdy visitors..."
"On Monday, Lewis and Clark impersonators set out on their journey and floated down the Clearwater River in one-of-a-kind dugout canoe. Six impersonators were dressed up in special period clothing and paddled ten miles down to the Railroad Bridge in the dugout just like Lewis and Clark did..."
"Business is booming for the Wenonah Canoe company. There were a few struggles for this global business early on as COVID-19 guidelines from Minnesota shut the factory down. During this time however, Vice President Bill Kueper says that web traffic and incoming orders absolutely shot through the roof. People were itching for something to do outdoors while staying active..."
"The Devils River... The natural beauty and the rushing, spring-fed Devils owns the reputation as the last unspoiled river in Texas. But all is not well here. A plan by a billionaire Chinese industrialist named Sun Guangxim to build a huge wind farm is causing seismic upset among longtime landowners. Since 2015 Sun, has purchased about 140,000 acres in the back country northwest of Del Rio..."