The Canoecopia Gazette is out!!!
http://www.rutabaga.com/canoecopia/down ... te_Med.pdf

Hey Brian, It was an interesting experience. I would not classify myself as an adreneline junky per se. I called my friend niners early this AM. He posts here. We have been friends for a long time and as such have been though a lot including tornadoes, (we are both NWS Weather Spotters), large presc...

I was just talking to niners,who lives close to me about this. The epicenter of the quake is within 10 miles of where he lives. It is not on the New Madrid Fault, in fact where it happened, there had not been a previous known fault. It is interesting to note the reports of the strongest tremors were...

4.3 Earthquake in NE IL
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... hp#details

Moose numbers in MN continue to decline along with a decline in calf production.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/ ... id/159813/

Speaker's Schedule is up:
http://www.rutabaga.com/canoecopia/spea ... edules.asp

I would still like to see the locks closed. Once they get in the lake there is no turning back.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... TE=DEFAULT

Moskey Basin is one of my favorite places on the Island. Beautiful shelters facing the water, nice rocks looking SW in Rock Harbor, chance to see moose in the nearby swamps, not a lot of people. Did I mention nice views from the shelter? [URL=http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2082975590056111439EWH...

I would make sure you can get a water taxi on the day you arrive to Chippewa. Also have an alternative plan as the water taxi may not go if it is too rough.

Ingo wrote:Just curious if Canoecopia includes vendors of products that Rutabaga doesn't carry and compete with brands they do?++++

Don't know the answer to that one!!

The Exhibitor List is up.

The tent sites are nice, spread out. The shelters are nice, makes it easier to pack up in the AM if it is raining. Go to the ranger talks, usually informative. If it is clear, enjoy the stars ect from either Rock Harbor or Tobin Harbor. If you have time, the Scoville Point trail is nice, and of cour...

I registered.

This summer August 12-15th in Marquette, MI there is a women's kayaking symposium.
More info here:
http://www.downwindsports.com/lady_lake.html

From Sunday's Chicago Suntimes Outdoor Writer Dale Bowman:
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/outdoors ... 24.article