Canoecopia - 2024 Presentations by Category

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Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin

Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM

Tickets
1-Day: $15.00
3-Day: $30.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
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1-Day: $8.00
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Expedition/Extended Trips

Benjamin Berthiaume, Isaac Dana

Ely To Hudson Bay

Sylvania - main floor Sun 1:30pm-2:15pm

What is it that makes an expedition valuable? Is it the miles traveled, rapids run, cool pictures taken, or the remote tracts of land?

Ben Berthiaume and Isaac Dana set off on an expedition with one goal: Reach Hudson Bay by canoe! The idea of Hudson Bay is almost mythical. It calls the adventurous even through the dense bush and many obstacles. Ben and Isaac couldn’t have known what they would experience through these travels.

Their journey is one of grueling challenges, ... Read More

Trevor Braun

Preparing for a Yukon Canoe Expedition

Algonquin - main floor Sat 12:30pm-1:15pm

Join long time Yukoner Trevor Braun to learn about preparing for a Yukon Paddling Expedition. The Yukon has many Wilderness Paddling journeys that you can choose from, to suit your level of adventure ranging from lakewater to advanced whitewater. Trevor has 30+ years of guiding and instructing paddling journeys throughout the Yukon. Learn where to paddle, what resources are available to you, and how to ensure you have the right skills and equipment.

Nolan Jacobs

Coming of Age on the Churchill and Coppermine Rivers

Sylvania - main floor Fri 3:30pm-4:15pm

This presentation talks about Nolan Jacobs’ experience of paddling on the Churchill River and Coppermine River. Nolan paddled the Churchill River in 2022 and will be speaking about the complications that come with paddling new rivers. On the Churchill River expedition, his crew of 6 was supposed to paddle from Thompson, MB to Churchill, MB. But on the expedition, his crew ran into complications and everyone had to be evacuated. One year later, he decided to paddle from Great Slave Lake to the ... Read More

Rob Kesselring

The Thrill of Discovery, You Can Do It!

Quetico - main floor Sat 10:30am-11:15am

Are you tired of planning a canoe trip to “pristine” routes only to find lines at portages, strewn litter, and the drone of civilization? It is fun reading about exploration, but even more fun exploring. Even without leaving North America, you can still find rivers and lakes with almost no record or evidence of previous travel. There is no thrill more incredible than being the first. Last summer, Rob Kesselring paddled a route in Canada’s Northwest Territories where the only evidence of ... Read More

Andrea Knepper

Dre's West Coast Adventure: Paddling the Pacific Coast from Canada to Mexico

Sylvania - main floor Fri 6:30pm-7:15pm

Over the summer of 2019, Andrea Knepper paddled the West Coast of this country from Canada to Mexico. Hear stories from the trip, how she made decisions, how she trained, what surprised her, how the trip changed her. Join a conversation about the dreams we have and how to turn the ones we’ve decided to pursue into reality. Leave with a practical resource guide for planning your own adventure. A mix of pragmatism, reflection, and photos, this isn’t a presentation to miss.

Matthew Magolan

The Beyond the Delta Canoe Expedition: A Family Adventure Down the Mackenzie River

Bear - upstairs Fri 4:30pm-5:15pm

In the summer of 2023, the Magolan family, Matt (Dad), Sarah (Mom), Olive (9) & Petra (9) embarked on an 1100-mile canoe expedition to paddle the length of the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The Mackenzie River is known as the Deh Cho (Great River) by the local Gwitch’in people and is the second longest river system in North America. The Deh Cho is considered to be one of the most intact ecosystems in the world. The expedition began on Great Slave Lake with the goal to ... Read More

Scott Miller, Wally Werderich, Paul Cox, Judson Steinback

Mississippi Speed Record

Algonquin - main floor Sat 2:30pm-3:15pm

In May of 2023 this team of four men set the Guinness World Record for the fastest canoe trip down the 2,300-mile Mississippi River. They started at Lake Itasca on May 10th and reached Mile Marker Zero 16 days, 20 hours and 16 minutes later. They slept, ate, drank, laughed and used the bathroom 24/7 in their Wenonah Minnesota IV canoe. Their support team included over 27 people, 3 dogs, 2 documentary filmmakers, 2 support boats and 2 RV’s. They portaged around 15 dams, paddled through 23 locks, ... Read More

Berlin Nelson Jr

The Canyons of the Rio Grande River

Bear - upstairs Sun 12:30pm-1:15pm

Big canyons, whitewater, and nasty Carrizo cane are all part of the canoeing adventure on 235 miles of the Rio Grande River between the United States and Mexico. It is wild and scenic country through the Chihuahuan Desert of the southwestern USA.

Michael Stout

The Lake Rider - Eight Great Lakes Solo Crossings

BWCA - main floor Fri 5:30pm-6:15pm

What started as summer fun on the local lake evolved into an obsession with extreme sport, high adventure, and personal achievement. Mike Stout’s crowning achievement was solo paddling across Lake Michigan a record-setting seven times and Lake Superior once. Stout will share with you the excitement of a new journey, the splendor of being surrounded by a magnificent sea of blue, taxing the mind and body, the worry of not surviving, and the exhilaration of completing another Great Lakes crossing.

Kevin Wegner

Minnesota Border Challenge; from one end to the other in under 8 days.

BWCA - main floor Sun 10:30am-11:15am

Embark on an extraordinary journey with Kevin, a member of the MNGreene 3-man team, as he recounts the thrilling conquest of the Kruger-Waddell Minnesota Border Challenge—a demanding 270-mile retracing of the historic Voyager route from International Falls, MN, to Grand Portage, MN, on the shores of Lake Superior, involving both paddling and portaging. Despite Kevin’s initial lack of experience, his team achieved the remarkable feat of being the first 3-man team to complete the challenge in ... Read More