Ode to Paddle Craft- A Photo Essay
Thanks for reading this Ode to Paddle Craft. Once again, no fishing this week, or paddling, for that matter. But I am reading John McPhee’s “Survival of the Bark Canoe.” It inspired this ode to paddle craft.
My paddling career started on Maine’s Little Sebago Lake. A friend’s parents invited me to go with them to their cottage up there. They had a wood-and-canvas canoe. I liked it much better than the motor boat, in spite of, or because of, my young age? I may have been 12.
Putting this post together reminds me again of what an extraordinarily blessed individual I have been!
What follows are a couple dozen photos taken between 1976 and recently. They are captioned as well as memory allows.
Question- Which images are your favorites? Please let us know!
For more on paddling in New England, see The Maine Book.
Bonus- I just had an article titled “Fishing with Lefty” published at Rivers and Feathers.
Bonus- if you want to see some incredible fish videography, watch this-
That’s the ode to paddle craft. Thanks for reading!
Every day is a blessing. Don’t waste it- Go fishing! Go paddling! Take a walk! Stay active!
John Kumiski
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