Evanston, Illinois—This morning at sunrise, a birchbark canoe was launched on the shores of Lake Michigan at Northwestern University—a first in hundreds of years. The canoe was built by Wayne Valliere ...

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 ...

FRANKFORT, Mich. — A man has died while participating in a northern Michigan canoe race over the weekend. The Frankfort Fire Department (FFD) says its fire and rescue team responded to reports of a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A racer has died after competing in a canoeing competition this weekend on Lake Michigan. The City of Frankfort Fire & Rescue said it was dispatched for a water rescue at ...

The canoe has an ancient history in North America, especially in the Great Lakes Region, where it was relied upon by Native Americans as an important means of transportation and survival. When the ...

SMITHVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — A Michigan man is making another impressive trek across the country. Peter Frank, a 23-year-old from Escanaba, is currently canoeing The Great Loop. The Great Loop is ...

WXYZ — Southeast Michigan's four nonprofit watershed’s will host multiple events throughout the region in celebration of National Canoe and Kayak Day, which takes ...

When it comes to great places for paddling, Michigan is pretty much paradise. Here you can find lazy rivers and raging whitewater rapids, more than 11,000 inland lakes to explore, many different ...

If you’re seeking an adventure in the Northern Michigan outdoors check out our list of Top 10 Northern Michigan Places to Put in Your Canoe or Kayak that were determined by more than 15,000 voters in ...

Mike Taylor holds up a book detailing the 60th anniversary of the Weyerhaeuser AuSable International Canoe Marathon last year. "See that guy right there. That's me," he says, pointing to a speck near ...