What floats a boat? Mostly wood, steel, fiberglass and even cement. Christopher Breitfeller has expanded those options to include a bio-based, environmentally friendly material for one of the first ...

Lynn McAdams remembers his first crisis in canoe-making, back when he sold the boats on the banks of the Clark Fork River in Missoula. “I got rid of everything I had when the first oil embargo came on ...

Canoe review of the Northstar Phoenix – is a larger version of the venerable Bell Wild re/Yellowstone Solo tripping canoe. Dave Yost has a long history of designing winning hulls. The first solo canoe ...

Tools of trade: Bowie knife, crooked knife, ax and awl. In production work, Lindman uses a planer for ribs and gunnels. With steel tools available 150 years ago, it takes a month to gather materials ...

MISSOULA – Lynn McAdams remembers his first crisis in canoe-making, back when he sold the boats on the banks of the Clark Fork River. “I got rid of everything I had when the first oil embargo came on, ...

The decision to purchase a canoe ran counter to a long-standing personal rule about boats in general - it's better to rent than own unless a watercraft of any kind is going to be used frequently. An ...