Though not a hermit by nature, I do crave solitude, particularly in a canoe. One need look no further than the welter of solo canoe designs on offer to see I am not the only one. I easily counted ...

A few weeks ago Steve McKee told me the high point of our Algonquin canoe trip was meeting Marilynne Keyser on Ragged Lake. For me, the high point was meeting a woman we didn’t meet. I finally met her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Authorities say the woman's husband tried to save her after she was attacked when their canoe drifted over a large gator south of ...