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HomeNL-2019-01 5 Canoes In the News

 

Canoes in the News
January 2019
A selection of paddling-related news stories.


"Court rules against paddler in Adirondack cas" (New York)
"A state judge has ruled against a canoeist who paddled an Adirondack creek claimed as private property, the latest twist in an eight-year-old legal challenge.State Supreme Court Justice Richard Aulisi ruled Thursday in favor of landowners who had sued Phil Brown, former editor of Adirondack Explorer magazine, after he paddled a remote creek, in 2009 that adjoining landowners argued was not open to the public..."
Complete story: Chron.com 

"Lagoon blues: Homeowners say promise of paradise broken" (Houston)
"Hayley Arceneaux and her husband discovered a rare turquoise lagoon lined with white sand and palm trees in a suburb just 20 miles from downtown Houston. They believed it would be a private refuge for their young family of five, shared only with other residents of a new development called Balmoral off the North Sam Houston Parkway at Woodland Hills Drive. But now the developer is selling annual passes to people who don’t live in the development..."
Complete story: Chronicle 

"Santa makes annual visit in canoe to poor Mexican village on the Rio Grande" (Texas)
"Like children everywhere, the kids in this isolated border village across from Big Bend National Park eagerly await the arrival of Christmas. But the Santa they have come to know has no need of reindeer, chimneys or sleighs. Instead, he arrives by water, floating downstream on the Rio Grande, usually on Christmas Eve, leading a flotilla of canoes loaded with presents and tasty hams..."
Complete story: Express News 

"Woman attacked by hippo after canoe capsizes in Zimbabwe"
"A woman was attacked by a hippopotamus while she and her husband were on a wildlife tour in Africa. A married couple was on a canoe safari on the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe. As they paddled, a hippo emerged underneath the canoe the woman was in, capsizing it, the tour operator said. The hippo then attacked her and pulled her under water as she attempted to swim to shore...."
Complete story: ABC Action News 

"Message for grads: 'Paddle your canoe'" (Michigan)
"Graduates of Purdue University Northwest received their hard earned diplomas and some sage advice during their commencement exercises on Friday. 'Envision your next journey as a canoe trip on a river you’ve never seen...' Turner said. 'You can choose your river, but you can’t possibly know exactly what you will find on it' ..."
Complete story:News Dispatch  

"Fairmont Orchid displays canoe confection" (Hawaii)
"Fairmont Orchid Executive Pastry Chef Daniel Sampson created a canoe covered in chocolate and gingerbread. The holiday treat is displayed in the hotel lobby..."
Complete story: West Hawaii Today 


"Game wardens rescue man after kayak overturns on Trinity River" (Texas)
"The father and his daughter set out in separate kayak. The dad didn’t see an underwater log until it was too late, and it turned his kayak sideways. As a result, the fast-moving current caused the kayak to capsize. The man, who wasn’t wearing a life jacket at the time, managed to climb onto the log and stand up..."
Complete story: KTRE 

"Sergeant uses kayak to rescue woman from sinking car" (Ohio)
"A woman in Michigan is alive thanks to the quick actions of a sergeant with the Trenton Police Department. Thinking quickly, the sergeant grabbed a kayak on a waterline property to make it out to the sinking car. Once there, he used the paddle to break the driver’s side window..."
Complete story: WLWT 

"Kayak the Concho River Through the Christmas Light" (Texas)
"There's a new event this year for the Concho Christmas Celebration; 'Kayak Through the Lights.'.."
Complete story: San Angelo Live 

"Man caught trying to steal kayak" (South Carolina)
"Officers have charged a man who was caught trying to steal a kayak from the Tractor Supply Company. On December 3rd, around 10 pm officers were dispatched to the store after an alarm was triggered..."
Complete story:WISTV