Wasted Soul

“If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.” 

Drew Barrymore

The Northern Open Canoe Access Project can provide you with the training, the inspiration, and the equipment, to get you running whitewater rivers in an open canoe .  

 Get the Right Equipment. 

• Helmet, 
• Lifejacket, 
• Cold Weather Clothing

Learn the Fundamentals of the Sport

• Stokes, 
• Eddy-outs, 
• River Ferrying, 

and you will greatly reduce the risk in the sport.

whitewater paddling gear

Are you wasting your soul? or are you ready for some adventure?

Whitewater River Guide Book

North Woods Whitewater

Jim Rada’s Guide Book to the Northern Rivers, the river guide every Northern paddler should own.  

The guide covers the rivers of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario. You get river information, access information (put-ins and take-outs) and history lesson of the Northern river exploration.  The book is an inspiration to canoeist and kayakers, filled with adventure stories and tales of first descents.

   

Get the Rada book, Northwoods Whitewater, and start exploring the amazing Northern rivers,  start checking off your descents and recording the river levels.