Leave it to Minnesotans to turn canoe racing into the equivalent of a full-contact sport. Such description wasn’t a stretch ...

The Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon is the largest race of its kind in the Midwest, organizers say, and the second oldest, single-day, continual canoe race in the United States.

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One of the oldest races of its kind, the 18.5-mile Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon floats back this weekend, drawing paddlers from across the country for a relaxed, no-experience-needed ...

A collection of canoe stories has been published in a book called “Pushing the River.” Frank Bures has been writing about modern events and history related to canoes for years. He grew up near ...

Beginner, intermediate and expert canoers, kayakers and stand-up paddle boarders launched early Saturday morning to complete the 70th running of the Westfield River Wildwater Canoe Race ...