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"Pasadena lake renamed for longtime conservationist" (Houston) "Motorists zipping along E. NASA Parkway may not have noticed, but a sign shows that a Pasadena body of water previously known as Mud Lake has a new name. The renaming to Lake Mark Kramer after a longtime local conservationist was made official Monday..." Complete story: Chron.com "Yachty Gras parade to let the good times float" (Houston) "Mardi Gras events may have been sidelined by the pandemic, but one local favorite is going full steam ahead. The Yachty Gras Grand Night Boat Parade, which plies the waters of the Clear Creek Channel, will occur Saturday, Feb. 6. The event stands as the country’s largest Mardi Gras boat parade. Boats of all types are welcome, and over the years the powerboats and sailboats have been joined by a man in a rowboat as well as kayakers..." Complete story: Chron.com "How An Unconventional Beer Run Inspired Canada’s Most Exciting New Canoe Race" "Blair Hagman of the Manitoulin Brewing Company (MBC) in Little Current, was serving up cold ones at the Killarney Music Festival in 2018 when he caught sight of cross-Canada paddler Mike Ranta and his signature birchbark hat. The two got to chatting and dreamed up the idea of delivering the first batch of MBC’s soon-to-be-released Killarney Cream Ale to its namesake town. But they’d do it by paddle..." Complete story: Paddling Magazine "The New Rules Of Wildlife Ecotourism" "With paddlesports on the rise and tour operators worldwide expanding to new regions, the question of our impact on waterways is more pressing than ever. It could be easy enough to say we’re not part of the problem, but research has a very different message. Paddlers, without question, have the potential to alter the behavior and ultimately the well-being of marine animals..." Complete story: Paddling Magazine "Paddling through a painterly landscape in the Adirondacks" (New York) "The distance between the bow and stern seats was 7 feet 9 inches. We would each sleep in our own tent. We had plenty of hand sanitizer. As a throat sterilant we had 10-year-old Ardbeg scotch. Was there anything else we needed to pull off a canoe trip in a four-person pod that hadn't been together in more than a year?..." Complete story: Washington Post "Man, deer rescued from icy waters" (Maine) "A man and a deer were rescued from the icy waters of a Maine lake after the man fell into the water trying to save the struggling deer. Rick Crowe, 63, of Princeton, was attempting to help a deer that had fallen through the ice of Long Lake in Princeton when his canoe overturned..." Complete story: Chron.com "Boat craftsman dies suddenly after family hike" (New York) "A conservationist and prominent Essex County businessman, who crafted of one of the most popular lightweight canoes in the country, died suddenly after hiking with family. Peter Hornbeck, owner of Hornbeck Boats..." Complete story: Chron.com "Dugout canoe highlights museum artifact exhibit" (Maine) "The birch log canoe was discovered during a archaeological survey of the intertidal area between Redin Island and the mainland. Carbon dating placed it as being from between 1275 and 1380, confirming it is the oldest archaeologically known watercraft from the Wabanaki homeland..." Complete story: Press Herald "Art exhibit of painted canoe paddles comes to downtown" (Canada) "A new outdoor public art exhibit featuring 20 canoe paddles painted by volunteer artists in the community is coming to downtown Peterborough in February. The Painted Paddle art exhibit will be installed in street-front windows at various locations through the downtown area..." Complete story: KawarthaNow "Disneyland's Explorer Canoes" (California) "This week we honor Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes at Disneyland. This DIY trip around the Rivers of America opened the summer after the park's debut. One cast member steers the canoe from the stern, while a second spiels and directs guests from the bow. But it's up to the passengers to muscle their canoe around the river..." Complete story: Theme Park Insider
"Motorists zipping along E. NASA Parkway may not have noticed, but a sign shows that a Pasadena body of water previously known as Mud Lake has a new name. The renaming to Lake Mark Kramer after a longtime local conservationist was made official Monday..."
"Mardi Gras events may have been sidelined by the pandemic, but one local favorite is going full steam ahead. The Yachty Gras Grand Night Boat Parade, which plies the waters of the Clear Creek Channel, will occur Saturday, Feb. 6. The event stands as the country’s largest Mardi Gras boat parade. Boats of all types are welcome, and over the years the powerboats and sailboats have been joined by a man in a rowboat as well as kayakers..."
"Blair Hagman of the Manitoulin Brewing Company (MBC) in Little Current, was serving up cold ones at the Killarney Music Festival in 2018 when he caught sight of cross-Canada paddler Mike Ranta and his signature birchbark hat. The two got to chatting and dreamed up the idea of delivering the first batch of MBC’s soon-to-be-released Killarney Cream Ale to its namesake town. But they’d do it by paddle..."
"With paddlesports on the rise and tour operators worldwide expanding to new regions, the question of our impact on waterways is more pressing than ever. It could be easy enough to say we’re not part of the problem, but research has a very different message. Paddlers, without question, have the potential to alter the behavior and ultimately the well-being of marine animals..."
"The distance between the bow and stern seats was 7 feet 9 inches. We would each sleep in our own tent. We had plenty of hand sanitizer. As a throat sterilant we had 10-year-old Ardbeg scotch. Was there anything else we needed to pull off a canoe trip in a four-person pod that hadn't been together in more than a year?..."
"A man and a deer were rescued from the icy waters of a Maine lake after the man fell into the water trying to save the struggling deer. Rick Crowe, 63, of Princeton, was attempting to help a deer that had fallen through the ice of Long Lake in Princeton when his canoe overturned..."
"A conservationist and prominent Essex County businessman, who crafted of one of the most popular lightweight canoes in the country, died suddenly after hiking with family. Peter Hornbeck, owner of Hornbeck Boats..."
"The birch log canoe was discovered during a archaeological survey of the intertidal area between Redin Island and the mainland. Carbon dating placed it as being from between 1275 and 1380, confirming it is the oldest archaeologically known watercraft from the Wabanaki homeland..."
"A new outdoor public art exhibit featuring 20 canoe paddles painted by volunteer artists in the community is coming to downtown Peterborough in February. The Painted Paddle art exhibit will be installed in street-front windows at various locations through the downtown area..."
"This week we honor Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes at Disneyland. This DIY trip around the Rivers of America opened the summer after the park's debut. One cast member steers the canoe from the stern, while a second spiels and directs guests from the bow. But it's up to the passengers to muscle their canoe around the river..."