Lynn McAdams remembers his first crisis in canoe-making, back when he sold the boats on the banks of the Clark Fork River in Missoula. “I got rid of everything I had when the first oil embargo came on ...

In early August, Avon Lake, announced that it is closing its plants and ceasing production of Royalex, ending the era of Royalex canoes. In early August, PolyOnein Avon Lake, Ohio announced that it is ...

A large trailer was maneuvered into the snowy parking lot of Bell Canoe Works recently, and workers on ladders carefully loaded sleek, new canoes in rows five high and three deep. Ensconced in cotton ...

ROGERS - When Louis Shaw, co-founder of Two Brothers Canoe, learned Wednesday morning that the synthetic material he uses to make his entire line of canoes might be unavailable in less than a year, he ...

Canoes have become ever lighter due to Kevlar and carbon, but Gordon Hommes will stick with Royalex. His beloved Old Town Tripper has served him well since 1985. Canoes have become ever lighter due to ...

ROGERS, Ark.-When the supply of Royalex dried up years ago, Arkansas-based canoe makers who rely on the material found themselves up a creek without a paddle. But these days, with the help of Canadian ...

ZIMMERMAN, Minn. -- Ted Bell has been making high-end boats for 15 years, but it wasn't until he switched gears that his company hit the big time. A large trailer was maneuvered into the parking lot ...

MISSOULA – Lynn McAdams remembers his first crisis in canoe-making, back when he sold the boats on the banks of the Clark Fork River. “I got rid of everything I had when the first oil embargo came on, ...

The decision to purchase a canoe ran counter to a long-standing personal rule about boats in general - it's better to rent than own unless a watercraft of any kind is going to be used frequently. An ...