Bending Branches Angler Plus is the best balance of weight, materials and construction at the best value. Werner’s Camano Bent Shaft cuts weight with full carbon construction and minimalist ferrule.

Only once in nearly 30 years of paddling have I found myself facing a familiar adage in real life. I couldn't help but chuckle when I realized my mistake while unloading my kayak at the put-in: I'd ...

Local photographer Jamie Cooper’s love of the outdoors and canoeing led him to begin making canoe paddles as a hobby, and more recently as a business. Cooper makes his Sigurd Canoe Co. wooden paddles ...

On a weekday morning, the whine of a belt sander drifts from an open window above a liquor store in downtown Duluth. Danny Brown is making a canoe paddle. Or, depending on your point of view, he's ...