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DULUTH, Minn. - It might have taken eight years, but eventually Josh Rude made good on his engagement present to his wife Natalie Salminen Rude: a canoe paddle. They had met as canoe guides working in ...

Only once in nearly 30 years of paddling have I found myself facing a familiar adage in real life. I couldn't help but chuckle when I realized my mistake while unloading my kayak at the put-in: I'd ...

There are a few things you can’t do in a canoe. It’s unlikely you’ll ever land a marlin with a paddle in one hand, and mountain goat hunting from a canoe might be a stretch. For everything else, ...

On a weekday morning, the whine of a belt sander drifts from an open window above a liquor store in downtown Duluth. Danny Brown is making a canoe paddle. Or, depending on your point of view, he's ...