I have been distracted from blogging for a year. 2015 was a year of chaotic family life crisis. My prior rhythm of writing blown apart by trips to the ER, Emma's heart surgery, court crap and a plethora of other events ranging from the banal to the consuming. Somehow,...

Filmed: 10/16 - 10/17/2015 Location: Apostle Islands National Lake Shore Paddlers: Fran Lesicko, Mike Woida, Christopher Crowhurst Filmed and edited By Christopher Crowhurst

This year the Traditional Paddlers Gathering in western Minnesota was perhaps the most enjoyable it has ever been in the four years I have been attending. Perhaps I just arrived with the right attitude, perhaps it was the people that were there, or perhaps it was the return to a more traditional focus that the event had.

I knew something was up when Tammy yelled across the water "This is above my pay grade, we need your help". Training camp had started as it always does with a furious paddle across Lower Herring Lake to arrive in time to hear the dinner bell...

If I had a dollar for every time a traditional paddler has come stick in hand asking for help after being show the “right way” to paddle by a club instructor, I could buy a decent bottle of single malt at least once a season for sure. Now...

For the past three weeks I have started a new project called Qajaq Q&A. It was inspired by a marketing "guru" whom I follow on Twitter who has for the past year been answering questions everyday on camera about marketing. I thought it...