Not long ago, it would have been a rarity to see a kayak or a canoe on the Buffalo waterfront. These days, kayaks are everywhere, and there are even a few canoes threading their way down the Buffalo ...

The longest canoe race in Michigan is set to take place this weekend with a record slate of paddlers taking on the Au Sable River from Grayling to Oscoda. The 77th annual AuSable River Canoe Marathon ...

GRAYLING, MI — A long-running Northern Michigan canoe marathon is expected to draw tens of thousands of fans to the Great Lakes State’s AuSable River Valley this weekend, Saturday, July 29, and Sunday ...

May 4—CANTON — The story of Grasse River Boatworks begins with an older brother, Gene Newman, convincing his younger brother, John Newman, to join him in a canoe race. "He needed a partner before the ...

GRAYLING — A record field of 116 teams are registered to compete in the upcoming 77th edition of the AuSable River Canoe Marathon. That includes elite marathon canoe racing athletes from 21 U.S.

The scene when canoe racing was king is compelling, much like Bures’ own stories from the water that are included in the book. He details one — “a near-miss” after he capsized on a solo spring paddle ...

Leave it to Minnesotans to turn canoe racing into the equivalent of a full-contact sport. Such description wasn’t a stretch in the mid-20th century, when there were paddling celebrities hellbent on ...