This is one in a series of staff writer Graham Jaehnig’s personal experiences as a beginner kayaker. You’ve selected a kayak, an appropriate life preserver for the kind of kayaking you envision doing; you’ve selected the best paddle for your kayaking; now it is time to think about ...
Part Five: Selecting your paddle This is one in a series of staff writer Graham Jaehnig’s personal experiences as a beginner kayaker. After you have selected your kayak and your life preserver, the next item which may cause confusion is a kayak paddle. Conducting an online search ...
Editor’s note: This column is making an encore appearance, published first in September 2017. “All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray, I’ve been for a walk on a winter’s day.” – John Phillips and Michelle Gilliam With the curtain set to fall on another brook trout season, ...
This is one in a series of staff writer Graham Jaehnig’s personal experiences as a beginner kayaker. In the last installment of the kayaking series, the topic was types of kayaks and suggestions for selecting the right one for the individual paddler. Once you have selected the kayak, It ...
The Copper Harbor Trails Fest hosted hundreds of participants in various mountain bike races and a trail running race this weekend. Nearly 300 riders competed in Enduro races between the three distance options. Saturday afternoon’s downhill bike race had riders testing their limits down “Overflow,” one of the most famous trails in the Midwest. Sunday morning started with the trail running race which brought around 70 participants to a technical 7 mile course. The Enduro race started mid-morning which brought 333 racers to compete in the expert, sport or beginner ...
Part Three: Testing your kayak’s stability This is one in a series of staff writer Graham Jaehnig’s personal experiences as a beginner kayaker. In comparing kayaks, introductory models are said to offer more primary stability than touring and sea kayaks. There are two types of ...
