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 IR Big Gun Show
Entries are being accepted for whitewater's coolest video show. Go for the glory, and win a grand while you're at it.
 Father of Modern Canoeing
May 26 Gene Jensen, whose canoe designs include the Minnesota II, has died.
 Reno Was Awesome
I'm just back from the very first Reno River Festival, and it was terrific! It was the grand opening for the brand new whitewater Park on the Truckee River - great weather, great turnout, and some awesome boating.
Current Designs Moving to Minnesota
May 3 Wenonah Canoe has announced plans move construction of its Current Designs brand of kayaks from Victoria, B.C., to Winona, MN, where it will build a new 40,000-square-foot factory.
 C&K Wins Two Awards
Canoe & Kayak Magazine won two prestigious Maggie Awards, which recognize excellence in magazine publishing west of the Mississippi River.
 Interview With Jay Kincaid
Freestyle kayak champion Jay Kincaid talks about kayaking in the biggest little city in the world.
 Reno Celebrates Whitewater
Kayak races, free clinics, live music and a movie premier are all part of the fun at the grand opening of a new whitewater park in Reno, Nevada.
Kayak Inside
March 10 A paddlesports expo this weekend features a rodeo on an indoors river.
Access Is threatened
March 3 If you think access to your favorite put-in or take-out is guaranteed forever, you had better reconsider. Private and public access areas across the United States that paddlers assumed would always be available are in danger of being shut down or restricted.
Museum Hangs On
How would you like to see the planet's biggest birchbark canoe, a buckskin jacket owned by Pierre Trudeau, or thousands of other heritage canoe artifacts? The place to be is the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario.
 Enter C&K Reader Photo Contest
Send in your canoe or kayak photographs to the Canoe & Kayak magazine Reader Photo Contest! Winners will receive $500, $250, and $100 in gear from Pelican Products. Deadline is April 1.
Southern Streams Welcome Early Spring Paddlers
Feb. 25 Head south for some terrific paddling opportunities this time of year. In Louisiana and in South Carolina, separate groups are helping paddlers explore their native water routes in February, March, and April.
10 Most Endangered Parks
Jan. 15 Several national parks dear to paddlers are among the 10 named today by the National Parks Conservation Association as among the nation's 10 most endangered, including Big Thicket National Preserve, Biscayne National Park, Everglades National Park, and Yellowstone National Park.
Paddling Club Faces Eviction
Jan. 8 The Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club, a direct descendant of the Yonkers Canoe Club, founded in 1886, is being threatened with eviction from its home on the Hudson River by its landlord, Westchester County.
AW Gala
Dec. 24 Break out the formal wear and sandals. On June 5, American Whitewater (AW) celebrates 50 years of fighting for river access and conservation with a fund-raising dinner gala at The Lodge At Vail in Vail, Colorado.
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