Sharing the Black
Sharing the Black a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Alton Chewning ∞ I’ve known Paul Ferguson now for a couple of years and some change. We get along and enjoy each other’s company. When I first met Paul, …
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March 2025 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents. Here are the articles posted in March of 2025. A Black River Weekend by Jim Butler Jim Butler logs the first sections of an iconic Eastern Carolina river. Sarah Ruhlen Enters Hall of Fame By …
An Access Success
An Access Success a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning -Remember this old put-in? It was frequented by countless paddlers, slipping and sliding their boats into the muddy trench. At higher levels a seal launch on the left gave a …
It’s Harder to Kill Something with a Name
It’s Harder to Kill Something with a Name a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada -Over the last few years, I have been paddling many of our local rivers in the Triangle area. We all appreciate the Lower Haw River, …
A Celebration of Bob
Bob Brueckner 1955-2025 This is a reminder to come enjoy Bob Brueckner’s life, humor and dedication at his Celebration of Life tomorrow. The event will be at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, indoors at the Reeve’s Auditorium, marked …
Sarah Ruhlen Enters Hall of Fame
Sarah Ruhlen Enters Hall of Fame A Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning Sarah Ruhlen is a legend within the Carolina Canoe Club, and for that matter, among Southeastern paddling circles. Her name is known by teenagers, by oldsters, by …
A Black River Weekend
A Black River Weekend a Carolina Paddler Article by Jim Butler Photography by Jim Butler, Rich Nathan, and John Butler -The Black The Black River, approximately 50 miles long, is a tributary of the Cape Fear River in southeastern North …
February 2025 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler February 2025 Table of Contents The Art and Agony of a Stone Mason Part Two, the Art by Alton Chewning You may know of Brooks Burleson’s skill with a C-1 but did you know about his work as …
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Farewell to Bob Brueckner
Bob Brueckner died this past Sunday. He was in hospice care and his wife, Suzanne Corr, was with him. Bob’s health has been declining for many months, but he remained active physically, walking and paddling as he could. His devotion to …
The Burden of Shoulders
The Burden of Shoulders a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Alton Chewning -We count on our shoulders to carry the burden of paddling. They enable us to throw strokes, to brace, to execute a roll. They aren’t the …