Open Boat, Moving Water - A Paddler's Journal
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Branch River Icebreaker - March 21, 2026

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Heading downstream As a nod to all the years that RICKA ran the Branch River Race, we always try to run the Branch River on the traditional...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Bigelow Brook – March 15, 2026

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Heading out from the put in With the recent rain and snow melt, Mike put a trip on the whitewater message board for Bigelow Brook. It would ...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Assabet - Maynard - March 12, 2026

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Surfing below the ben Smith Dam Rain and warm weather brought all the rivers up this week. When Dan told me about a trip on the class II se...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Noon Hill - March 8, 2026

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Foggy as we headed out Temp’s are warming and the rivers are starting to ice out, but with my sore knee I decided to join Papa Joe for his h...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Planning for Spring Camping - West Branch of the Penobscot/Lobster Lake

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I got an email from Jonathan looking to start planning a spring camping trip. We are thinking about the West Branch of the Penobscot in May....
Friday, February 27, 2026

River Island Park - February 27, 2026

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Through the snow drifts It has been a tough couple of months for paddling. I've had a bad case of bursitis in my knee since December, a...
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Eureka Expedition Sentinel

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Eureka Expedition Sentinel on the Connecticut River I finally found some information on my father’s old tent. It’s a Eureka Expedition Sent...
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Erik Eckilson
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
I took my first real canoe trip with my father in 1990 – now I’m hooked. I paddle regularly with the Rhode Island Canoe/Kayak Association and the Blackstone Valley Paddle Club. I am also interested in winter hiking and camping.
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