Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Paddling
White River: A scenic trip through national forest
By Howard Meyerson MONTAGUE, MI – It was a perfect summer day when I launched at Sischo Bayou, a remote canoe landing on the White River in the Manistee National Forest. I’d come looking for a half-day float, some time … Continue reading
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Tagged Canoe, Canoeing, Huron-Manistee National Forest, Kayak, Kayaking, Montague, National Forests, Nature, Paddling, Rivers, White River
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Artist looks to fund Alaskan painting expedition
Canoeing and painting are the backbone of Rob Mullen’s life. The West Bolton, Vermont expedition artist and executive director of the Wilderness River Expedition Art Fellowship, a non-profit he founded to encourage artists to immerse themselves in wild, natural terrain, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Alaska, Artisans, Canoe, Canoeing, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Paddling, Painting, Rob Mullen, Wilderness Art
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Bear country manners called for when camping in bear country
By Howard Meyerson A few years ago, a friend and I were walking back to a campground, backtracking on a remote Upper Peninsula trail. Overcast skies had threatened rain. We’d spent a moody, chilly day tramping through deep forest. Then, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Bears, Camping, Hiking, National Forests, Nature, Paddling, State Forests, Wildlife
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A fine day for a paddle
Today was one of those fun days. The weather cleared and I had the honor to hook up with the enthusiastic and skilled members of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association who gathered for a spring … Continue reading
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Tagged Canoeing, Canoes, Paddling, Photos, Wooden Canoe Heritage Association
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Quiet Water Symposium celebrates 20 years
By Howard Meyerson Most of the major winter outdoor shows highlight boating, hunting and fishing, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Michigan, after all, boasts nearly a million registered boats and roughly 1.6 million anglers and hunters. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boat building, Camping, Canoeing, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Great Lakes, Kayaking, Nature, Paddling, Quiet Water Symposium, Rivers
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Grand Rapids couple completes 70 day kayaking journey down the Mississippi River
By Howard Meyerson GRAND RAPIDS, MI — It was late September when Gary and Linda De Kock arrived by kayak at Mile Zero on the Mississippi River. The couple gazed at the signpost with relish and dismay. Seventy days had … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Camping, Environment, Kayaking, Mississippi River, Nature, Paddling, Rivers
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Out on the canoe trail: It’s good to stop and enjoy nature
By Howard Meyerson LUDINGTON, MI — It’s rare these days that I get a chance to just sit. Deadlines beckon and emails stack up. If not emails then other online demands, or family and home matters. Quiet moments, it seems, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canoeing, Environment, Ludington Canoe Trail, Ludington State Park, Nature, Paddling, Richard Louv, State Parks, Trails
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Lake Michigan water trail moving forward; Michigan playing catch-up
By Howard Meyerson The prospect of paddling Lake Michigan’s 1,600 mile shoreline isn’t something most take lightly though it’s been done in recent years by two young women in a dugout canoe. In 2012, Mary Catterlin and Amy Lukas, both … Continue reading
Grand Rapids couple to paddle the Mississippi for clean water
By Howard Meyerson Every now and then we get an opportunity to express in life those things we hold dear – a point where we live our ideals. Gary and Linda DeKock are two such people who do that regularly, … Continue reading
Rogue River Expedition Highlights West Michigan’s Natural Beauty and Promotes Water Quality
There is a lot to be said for seeing things first-hand and a group of 100 paddlers will do that in June. That’s when they will explore the upper and lower Rogue River during a two-day float called Rogue River … Continue reading
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