Do you have ideas for the proposed Hwy 14 access for the Smith River? Wednesday, September 30, 4:30-6:30pm Drop-in Achnacarry Outdoor Survival 638 Washington Street, Eden, NC Drop by and learn more or offer your input. A Hwy 14 Access …
Accident on the Haw River: A Near Death Experience by Paul Ferguson Carolina Paddler brings you Paul’s story of a very bad day, originally printed in the News and Observer in 2004. Posted in Carolina Paddler in February, 2023. Paul Ferguson died …
Remembering a Traveller, Paul Ferguson On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, the CCC, CKC and Friends of Paul Ferguson are holding a Remembrance. The event will be at the NC Botanical Gardens Reeves Auditorium. See here for more details. To celebrate …
Friends of Paul Ferguson On August 12, Paul Ferguson, one of the Carolina Canoe Club’s most beloved members, died at the age of 83. He was one of two people to serve four years as President of the Club as …
Hole Escape Skills by Teresa Gryder a Carolina Paddler Reprint This article first appeared on the Lower Columbia Canoe Club website. [Author’s Note: This is Part 2 of a series about holes. Part 1 is about understanding how holes are made, and …
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in July of 2026. Tragic Death on the Ocoee a Carolina Paddler Revisited article by GratefulEd This article first appeared in the CCC’s The Paddler in the January/February 1998 issue. Different accounts …
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in June of 2026. The Hookman A short story by Timothy Hillmer A dramatic short story of a young man learning the ways of the Kern River and the difficult …
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in May of 2026. What’s That Brown Critter Swimming in the Water? by Mitch Lloyd Could it be a beaver? Maybe a muskrat? Something stranger? Disney Comes to the Haw …
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in April of 2026. Luck Running Out for Horseshoe Lake by Mitch Lloyd The loss of so many carnivorous plants is a sad product of natural and human causes. …
Planning a Record-Setting Expedition a Carolina Paddler article by Alton Chewning ∞ What Ilia Smirnov was preparing for is difficult to categorize. A multi-week expedition? Yes. A wilderness adventure? Yes and no. A race? It definitely was about going …
