What is a cedar-strip canoe, anyway? The basic idea behind a cedar-strip canoe is to make a hull of narrow wood strips, each ...

Aaron Moen of Dassel is a retired Cornell University professor who spends his winters in Minnesota and likes it. He began his career as a wildlife ecologist, focusing on the physiology, nutrition and ...

Canoes take many forms: from the slick lines of a racing canoe, to the ruggedness of a seagoing cedar canoe, from cleverly assembled birch bark, to the shiny fiberglass, or the comfy inflatable.