Whether you like a slow, easy paddle on a calm, flat lake or a more vigorous and challenging romp through Class III rapids, your equipment makes all the difference when it comes to spending the day on ...

Dale Kicker's idea of building a better, more durable canoe paddle started with high hopes in a lowly two-car garage in North St. Paul in 1982. His angle: Add a piece of nearly indestructible urethane ...

In a small workshop nestled in the basement of a Hamtramck rowhouse, Forrest Hudes wraps a long strip of leather around the handle of what they call “the world’s first hollow-core” wood pickleball ...