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What is a Mad River Minstrale Canoe?
I've just bought what the seller said was a Mad River "ME" canoe. It's 15'2" long. Can someone tell me more about it and guide me to some pics.
Did you look at the manufacturer's homepage, that should give you some info on the specs and show some pics. Mad River is a very well known brand, but i haven't been able to find that exact canoe, maybe if you went to home site, and put in your specs,
Outdoor Retailer '10: Mad River Canoe
Kayaks can be fun, but if you're going for a long trip and need to haul a lot of gear, nothing beats a canoe. parkcity.tv
Wilmington pentathlon adapting to conditions
WILMINGTON - An unlucky year weather-wise has made planning difficult for a new race scheduled in Wilmington on Saturday, April 14, but the organizers of the Rites of Spring Pentathlon are still hoping to hold the first-time event.
Long-time endurance athlete Charlie Cowan of Lake Placid is race director of the Rites of Spring Pentathlon. He said a lack of snow won't hamper the five-leg competition, but a low number of racers could cause it to be canceled.
"We want to have this as an annual event. We want to have this as an annual event for perpetuity," said Cowan, who has competed in numerous Ironman races including the World Championships. "We are going to get this race going, whether it's this year or next."
About Town: Area Event Listings
Great OutdoorsWomen in the Wild Survival, Outing will be at the Offield Nature Preserve on Thursday, April 13 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., sponsored by the Outfitter of Harbor Springs. Learn to build a shelter and start a one-match fire. Open to women of all ages who want to get outdoors, explore and gain skills together. No experience needed. Fee is $10 and carpooling is available. Pre-registration is required; call (231)526-2621 or visit www.outfitterharborsprings.com
An Ecostravaganza, will be hosted in Pleasantview Township, in honor of Earth and Arbor Days. Children, parents and grandparents are invited to a free party on Sunday, April 15, from 1:30-3 p.m. at Pleasantview Township Hall, 2982 S. Pleasantview Rd. Youngsters will plant seeds, color pictures and learn about Michigan’s state tree. All children attending will get a goody bag and a book to take home. This event is part of a series sponsored by the Friends of the Harbor Springs Area District Library. The non-profit group is working to establish a public library and community center for the 7,000 people in our library district. Go to www.harbordistrictlibrary.org, email inquiries@harbordistrictlibrary.org or call (231)526-7140 for more.
Real watershed moments for area
Within our watershed, the rain that falls on farm fields, lawns, rooftops and streets, in addition to the water discharged from factories and sewage treatment plants, eventually drains into the Little Miami River, which empties into the Ohio River east of Cincinnati.Upstream of Yellow Springs in its watershed are potential contaminants that could harm the biological diversity of local waterways and impair overall ecosystem health. Downstream flows Yellow Springs’ own effluent (treated wastewater) and runoff — the town’s contribution to the quality of water in other communities.
In the 19th century, geologist John Wesley Powell described watersheds as places where “all living things are inextricably linked by their common water course and where, as humans settled, simple logic demanded that they become part of a community.”
An Amphibian is born
The other part of the equation had to be figured out: how do I get the bike and the cart on the kayak so I can do a contiguous journey, and somehow paddle safely? Obviously the kayak I had was not right for this purpose, so I did some researching to find a boat that would fit the bill. I wanted something "unsinkable" so I would not lose the bike and be able to easily climb back in if I ever capsized. I convinced myself that the best boat (from specs and reviews) would be a Mad River Synergy 14, which is sort of a hybrid sit-on-top kayak and solo canoe. In a fit of obsession and blind faith, I drove down deep into the hills of upstate New York on a frigid January morning, to a store which posted on the internet that they had one on clearance sale for half the price I could get it in the city. Surrounded by knee-deep snow and covered with winter grunge, the bright red boat sat outside like a cherry on top of a sundae. Actually, more like blood to a shark on a feeding frenzy, there was no turning back, I got the credit card out. The store had closed by the time I secured it on to the roof rack, the early winter night settling into the Adirondack mountains. "What have I done?" I thought — I didn't even test paddle it, and there was really no way I could have, unless I planned on sliding it across the frozen Moose River like a toboggan. I didn't even know how this thing handled, more so with a bike loaded onto it. Memories of my first bike tour in Ireland on...
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10 great New England vacation ideas (away from the beach) Improve your tennis game at the Sugarbush Resort, nestled in Vermont's Mad River Valley. For the fourth consecutive year, New England Tennis Holidays (800-869-0949, netennisholidays.com) is reopening for the May-through-October season at the Sugarbush |
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Two men in canoe, photographed in about 1883 at Coranderrk Aboriginal Station ... The momentum established early in the new century continued on into and beyond the period of unification, and as we saw in yet another exhibition with a German focus, The Mad Square, was still remarkable even in the shattered social fabric of the |
Where four countries meet
I'd just crossed the Kazangulu border post in Zambia and was heading for Kasane and the Chobe river. This was my second visit to Zambia since January. This friendly welcoming country, once the poor relation of its neighbours, has become the belle of
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In This State: An aging ski clan recalls few good old days
That was all the encouragement needed by Center, an organizer par excellence who started the rite of spring now known as the Sugarbush Triathlon and went on to market Mad River Canoe to its apex as one of America's premier watersports manufacturers
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[please login to make this ad block disappear] The last few years have also seen changes in how kayaking and canoeing is taught. You see, we kids learn differently than adults. We're kinetic learners, which mean we learn by doing and almost all kids learn that way. That is something for you parents |
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Canoe Media
We've deviated slightly off the abandoned railbed and found this canoe.
