Shove off from the pebble beach of the aptly named Gravel Landing, dip your paddle into the tannin-tinted water of the Perdido, watch it drip clear off the blade and become dark with the depth of the ...

Everyone should spend a week paddling in a canoe, if not every year, at least once in their life. There’s no better way to get to know someone than being stuck in the same boat for days on end, and it ...

A Walk in the Park is an ongoing series from State Journal photographer Nick King, who intends to explore Lansing area parks one hour at a time. If you have a suggestion of a park he should visit, ...

The first thing to consider when looking for river kayaks is your intended use, kayaking style, and type of water it will be floating. Short, lightweight kayaks are perfect to cruise a quick moving ...

Canoe/kayak hybrids generally please almost no one. Not because of what they are, but because of what they are not. Not a canoe. Not a kayak. But a cross-pollination sprinkled with features from each ...

“Oh yeah,” my sweetheart says as he steps tentatively into the wobbly canoe, “we are totally going in today.” The vessel sways precariously and I grip the sides at the front where I’m already seated, ...