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"With a K", Karla - Day Paddling Trips & Paddle-in Campsites Around Wisconsin State Parks
"With a K", Karla - Hammocks & Paddling Trips Discussion Panel
Aluminum Chef Competition, The - The Aluminum Chef Competition
Amidon, Christopher - Paddling Isle Royale National Park
Anderson, Jake - Wilderness Cuisine: Elevating Cooking in Canoe Country
Bach, Jeff - Cut, Bend, Glue, Shape. DIY Paddlebuilding
Ballou, Stephen - Kayaking the Apostle Islands
Bates, John - Hidden Gems: Paddling Northern Wisconsin State Natural Areas
Bates, John - Writings on Water: A Feast of Essays and Poems about Why We Love to Be on, in, and around
Bauer, Timothy - May the Forests Be With You
Bauer, Timothy - The Outdoors Smorgasbord of Jackson County, WI
Bjorklund, Erin - Protect Where You Paddle: Aquatic Invasives Talk Show & Trivia
Brahier, Barry - Sea Kayaking Voyageurs National Park: Routes and Park Update
Callan, Kevin - A Mystery Canoe Trip to Remote Opasquia Park
Callan, Kevin - The Happy Camper's Ultimate Top Ten Canoe Trips
Camper Christina, - Camper Christina Capsizes
Camper Christina, - Camping With a Bear
Cavanagh, Cynthia - Paddle More—A Challenge!
Chase, John - 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Started Kayaking
Chase, John - Navigating the Seas with Nautical Charts
Chase, John - Paddling Alaska’s Prince William Sound
Chase, John - Perfectly Pack your Kayak for a Multi-Day Trip
Chase, John - Power to the Paddle: Exercises to Improve Your Paddling
Chase, John - Sand Dunes, Lighthouses, and Cherry Pie: Sea Kayaking Michigan’s Grand Traverse Region
Colby, Lili - Inflatable Life Jacket Maintaince Workshop
Dueweke, Dan - After the Storm: Clearing Trail in the BWCA Following the 2021 Tornado
Eilertson, Rick - Baraboo River Restoration—30 Years since the Waterworks Dam Removal
Elkins, Andrew & Emliy - Bear Prevention Gear and Techniques
Fairfield, Al & Marsha - Northern Wisconsin as a Paddle Destination for ALL Paddlers
Fairfield, Al & Marsha - Wisconsin’s Paddle-Camping Rivers
Fish, Vernon - Explore the Wabakimi Area
Fitzgerald, Gillian - Women's Q+A Panel: BWCA Trippers
Friedrichs, Joe - Last Entry Point: Stories of Danger and Death in the Boundary Waters
Fritz, Zach - The Route Less Paddled: A 4,400km Canoe Expedition from Minnesota to the Arctic Ocean
Gallaway, Tim - Solo Kayaking the Maine Island Trail
Garcia-Gosalvez, Miguel - Safety Electronics for the BWCA (or Other Trips to the Wilderness)
Garcia-Norris, Marcos - So You Want to Start Sea Kayaking?
Gauthier, Mona - Food Dehydration Beyond the Basics
Gauthier, Mona - Food Dehydration for Beginners
Gavin, Chris - Foraging at the Water's Edge
Gueltzau, Nathaniel - Surviving the Distance: A Veteran's Journey through Long-Distance Paddling
Halpryn, Anthea - When a Good Trip Goes Wrong
Hedlund, Rachel - Paddling on a Budget—Tips and Tricks for Enjoying Your Adventure While Saving $$$
Horodowich, Wayne - Capsize Recoveries—Which Ones Work Best?
Horodowich, Wayne - How To Choose The Kayak That Works Best For You
Horodowich, Wayne - The Art of Staying Upright in Your Kayak
Horodowich, Wayne - Using Your Boat, Body And Blade For Efficient Paddling
Jacobson, Cliff - Camping's Top Secrets
Jacobson, Cliff - Canoeing the Boundary Waters with Style!
Jacobson, Cliff - My Last Picture Show: Remembering a Lifetime of Canoeing Wild Rivers
Johnston, David - An Introduction to Tides and Currents for Freshwater Paddlers
Johnston, David - Ancient Finds of Lake Superior
Johnston, David - Best Paddling Trips of the Canadian Side of Lake Superior
Johnston, David - Introduction to Weather for Paddlers
Johnston, David - Navigation 101 for Paddlers: The Art of Staying Found
Johnston, David - Navigation 102 for Paddlers
Johnston, David - The Weird History of Sea Kayaking
Kent, Terry - Great Paddling Technique Made Easy
Knepper, Andrea - Create Equity in the Outdoors: How We Can Use Our Power and Privilege
Knepper, Andrea - Making Decisions about Risk: The Art, The Science
Koch, Martin - Basic River Safety For The Casual Paddler
Koch, Martin - Bear Safety
Koch, Martin - Ten Steps to Amazing Photography
Koch, Martin - The Amazing Ozarks
Kolodji, Doris - Power To The Pipsqueaks: Anyone Can Pack, Paddle, & Portage
Kruzins, Zack - The Forgotten Canadian Coast: Lake Superior's True Northern Island Paddlers Paradise
Kuhn, Pete - The Perfect Kayak Fit
Langlie, Mary - Fitness, Flexibility, and Fun
Lirette, Morgan - Whitewater Kids: How and Why You Should Start Them Early
Lirette, Morgan - Women in the Outdoor Paddling Sphere: How to Adapt and Adventure to your Full Potential
Little, Cody - Paddling Indigenous Waters
Longwell Sadowski, Stacie & Vince - A Beginner's Guide to Outdoor Adventuring
Longwell Sadowski, Stacie & Vince - All the Bad Advice I’ve Ever Been Given: Paddling and Camping Edition
Longwell Sadowski, Stacie & Vince - Introduction to Hammocks: Hanging out in the Woods
Longworth, Blake - Understanding the Vast Options in Paddling Clothing
Love, Lani - Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Marshall, Peter - 25 Tips for a Better Boundary Waters Trip
Marshall, Peter - How to Quetico
Meier, David - Leave No Trace Basics for Boundary Waters Newbies
Mongno, Danny - Selecting the Perfect Kayak Paddle
Mongno, Danny - Understanding the Forward Stroke: Efficiency Matters
Neiger, Michael - Assembling and Wearing an In-Pocket Survival Kit for a Wilderness Adventure
Neiger, Michael - How to Ensure Your Child Will Be a Survivor When Lost in the Wilderness
Neiger, Michael - How to Use a Cell Phone More Effectively When Lost in the Bush
Nelson, Ginny - Talking Boundary Waters Permits With an Outfitter
Nelson, Kathy - How to Enjoy the BWCA as a Senior (ver. 2)
Nelson, Steven - Boundary Waters Trip Routes: Details for Central & Western Area
Pace, Taylor - Above the Arctic Circle—The Anderson River
Parker, Kyle - Keep on Stroking… The Wisconsin River
Paukert, Forest - A Paddler’s Guide to the Sylvania Wilderness
Paulsen, Bear - BWCA: Permits, Planning, Packing, Paddling, Portaging, & Protecting
Paulsen, Bear - Paddle In—Ski Out
Paulsen, Bear - Travels with Dan Cooke
Podcast Team, Paddle and Portage - Using Stories to Document Your Paddling Adventures
Prince, Kate - Paddling for Boreal Caribou: Canoeing, Citizen Science, and Conservation in Wabakimi
Raymonds, Michael - Paddling the Saint Croix and Namekagon Rivers
Ringdahl, Jonathan - Discovering the Geology of Door County and the Apostle Islands
Schade, Nick - Why Would I Build My Own Wooden Boat?
Schillinger, Jodie - Outdoors Flow: Hike, Camp, Paddle, Pose, & Breathe
Schroeter, Neal - Apostle Islands–One of the Best Places to Paddle in the World!
Schroeter, Neal - What Everyone Should Know About Cold Water Paddling
Schroeter, Neal & LeaAnn - How and Why to Engage Youth in the Sport of Paddling
Schultz, Bill - Kayaking Fishing for Smallmouth Bass: Keeping it Simple & Productive
Shapiro, Dave - Knot Clinic
Simes, Constance - Solo Circumnavigation of Lake Superior via Sea Kayak
Smith, Babs - Exploring the Big and Little Bay de Noc in MI’s Upper Peninsula
Smith, Karin Stapleton - Greenland Kayaking
Sobota, Lenore - Overcoming Fear One Stroke at a Time
Steffey, Danielle - Make the Time
Stofflet, John - The Pace of the Paddle: How Kayaking Preserved a News Anchor's Sanity
Swiggum, Pete - Quetico Provincial Park: Your Next Canoe Trip
Thomsen, Tamara - Ancient Canoe Caches of Wisconsin
Tobey, Dave - Paddling the Upper Jacks Fork River in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Turpin, Sally - Keeping Soil in the Field and Not in the River
Vandiver, Jerry - Songs About Paddling and All Things Outdoors!
Voss, Ellen - Lower Wisconsin Riverway Native Mussel Rescue
Watson, Tom - Seven Steps to Survival: Self-Reliance Skills in Emergencies
Wegner, Kevin - Kruger Waddell Minnesota Border Challenge: How We Got Faster, More Efficient, and Experien
Whiting, Ken - How to Film Your Own Paddling Adventure
Whiting, Ken - Rough Water Paddling on Lake Superior
Williamson, Richard - Experience the Alaska Highway!
Winchell, Deborah - A Lake Superior Tale: Rock of Ages Lighthouse Adventures
Winston, Joe - Operation Early Impact—Studying the Powerful Therapeutic Benefits of Paddle Sports
Wold, Jared - Planning Overnight River Camping Trips
Wold, Jared - Using Google Maps to Plan and Enrich Paddling Trips
Yoder, Lisa - How To Find People to Kayak With
York, Dan - Kayaking the Lofoten Islands: Norway’s Craggy Crown Jewels
York, Dan - Running Idaho’s Whitewater Paddling Paragons: The Selway and Salmon Rivers
Zarley, Craig - Catching Canoe Country Walleyes: Old Tricks. New Secrets.
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