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25252
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Sam Toler recounts the first leg of a canoeing journey down Swift Creek and the adventures that ensued on his trip. From beavers to abandoned Weldon’s Mill the trip is recounted.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 21 Issue 2, Spring 2002, p1, 6, il
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25261
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Sam Toler depicts the third leg of his canoe journey down Swift Creek. He tells of the wildlife, the swampy areas, and the abandoned mills along the way.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 21 Issue 4, Fall 2002, p9, il
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4558
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Between 1874 and 1875, Nathaniel Bishop sailed 2,500 miles in nine months, from the St. Lawrence River to the Gulf of Mexico, in a 58-pound paper canoe he called Maria Theresa. As he sailed down the Outer Banks, barely ten years after the end of the Civil War, he chronicled the life of the people there.
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4780
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For many, canoeing or kayaking can be another way to view spectacular autumn vistas. Manuel describes four places to paddle and view: New River, Lake Jocassee, Merchant's Millpond, and Bear Island.
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3826
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Paddlers have a wide choice of mountain rivers, Piedmont streams, and Coastal Plains backswamps when planning a canoe trip. Among them are the South Fork of the New River, Deep River, and the Roanoke River and its swamps.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 46 Issue 3, Summer 1998, p2-7, il
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2743
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Between 1874 and 1875, Nathaniel Bishop sailed 2,500 miles in nine months, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico. Locally, in his fifty-six pound paper canoe, he paddled by the Outer Banks and Onslow Bay, then down the Waccamaw River.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Jan/Feb 1996, p13-15, il Periodical Website
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2360
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State rivers, like the Nantahala, Lumber, and the Waccamaw, provide wilderness canoe campers the opportunity for close contact with nature, or what Henry Thoreau called \"the perfection of travelling.\"
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166
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Nickens suggests loading your gear in a canoe instead of a heavy backpack for hikes.
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753
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A canoe is a craft of versatility and utility.
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25158
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View Bear Creek from the eyes of a canoer and learn why canoeing can be such a fun, fall activity and a way to escape it all.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Winter 1987, p5, por