(Cumberland Island; 3/19/11) Cumberland Island, Georgia, is the premiere sea-kayaking destination in the Southeast. Last February, I looked forward to catching my first glimpses of the feral horses on Cumberland Island. The area is not only a birdwatcher’s hotspot, but an important location for the nesting of three species of endangered sea turtles. Just offshore, it is one of…
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Kayaking Chicago’s Shores: Look at Me, What I do is Fun
By Mary Fairchild (Hether Hoffmann posing for photography students at Montrose Beach) Instead of top paddlers saying, look at me, I am the future, I am cool, pay me. They’ll be saying, Look at me, what I do is fun, and I will share my experiences with you and help you learn to do what I…
Boat Registration in Illinois: What’s Whitewater Got to do With It?
(Chicago Whitewater Association “Intro to Whitewater” at Harper College, February 2011 with Bob Menard; picture by Heidi Haas.) When it comes to non-motorized boats, only Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Iowa (boats over 15′), Minnesota (boats over 9′), and Pennsylvania require registration fees. After non-motorized boat users complained in droves, the registration fees in Alaska were eventually dropped from…