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Category: Articles

What’s That Brown Critter Swimming in the Water?

By Alton Chewning Posted on May 6, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler 1 Comment

What’s That Brown Critter Swimming in the Water? By Mitch Lloyd a Carolina Paddler article ∞ I’ve been seeing a lot of river rodents in the Black River recently. Are they beavers, muskrats or nutria? How can you tell when …

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The Challenge of Dreaming Big

By Alton Chewning Posted on April 24, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler No Comments

  The Challenge of Dreaming Big by Alton Chewning a Carolina Paddler article Go simple, go solo, go now. -Audrey Sutherland ∞ Have you ever dreamed big? Something you’d really like to do but you realize it’s maybe too ambitious, …

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Luck Running Out for Horseshoe Lake

By Alton Chewning Posted on April 17, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler No Comments

Luck Running Out for Horseshoe Lake by Mitch Lloyd a Carolina Paddler Article ∞ Horseshoe Lake is an old, slowly dying Carolina Bay in Bladen County, part of the Suggs Mill Gamelands. Death for a Carolina Bay lake is a …

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Daredevil Al Faussett

By Alton Chewning Posted on April 10, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Daredevil Al Faussett by Whit Deschner A Carolina Paddler Reprint Editor’s Note: This article by Whit Deschner appeared in the book, First Descents, published by Menasha Ridge Press in 1989. Edited by Cameron O’Connor and John Lazenby. Whit Deschner has written several …

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Falls Whitewater Park Update

By Alton Chewning Posted on March 29, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Falls Whitewater Park Update by Elizabeth Gardner a Paddler Archive Article Editor’s note: This is an update on the long-anticipated Neuse River project but maybe not the one you were expecting. This article by the diligent Elizabeth Gardner first appeared …

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Polio Creek

By Alton Chewning Posted on March 17, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Polio Creek Written and Illustrated by William Nealy A Carolina Paddler Reprint Editor’s Note: This writing by William Nealy appeared in the book, First Descents, published by Menasha Ridge Press in 1989. Edited by Cameron O’Connor and John Lazenby.   William Nealy was one …

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Something Dennis Does Well

By Alton Chewning Posted on March 10, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Something Dennis Does Well a Carolina Paddler Article by Alton Chewning ∞ The rascal in me wants to start off with this statement, “Dennis Huntley finally found something he’s good at.” Some people might say, “Well he’s a pretty good …

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Paddle Technology 101: Offset

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 28, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler
Paddle Technology 101: Offset
Werner Strike offset paddle -photo courtesy of Werner Paddles

Paddle Technology 101: Offset by Jim Mazzola a Carolina Paddler article ∞ When it comes to buying a new paddle there is always a discussion about length and to a lesser degree, about feather angle. Recently, the underlying trend has …

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Paddling in Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands.

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 23, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Paddling in Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands by Jim Butler a Carolina Paddler Article ∞ I have been a passionate paddler most of my life and for some reason I am attracted to paddling rivers and have done little paddling on …

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River Exploration in the Southern Appalachians

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 13, 2026 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

River Exploration in the Southern Appalachians By Payson Kennedy A Carolina Paddler Reprint Editor’s Note: This writing by Payson Kennedy originally appeared in the book, First Descents, published by Menasha Ridge Press in 1989. Edited by Cameron O’Connor and John …

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