2026 Canoecopia Presenter Schedule

Friday
 3:30pm - 4:15pm
 Atrium  Doris Kolodji - Power To The Pipsqueaks: Anyone can Pack, Paddle, & Portage
 Bear  Peter Frank - 4,853 mile eastern US circumnavigation by canoe
 Caribou  Ken Koscik - Quetico Provincial Park - Wisdom from 57 Years and over 85 trips
 Sylvania  Chris Gavin - Foraging from Watercraft
 Algonquin  Gillian Fitzgerald - How to Food Pack Like a Boss
 BWCA  David Meier - 20 Items Experienced BWCA Campers Always Pack (That Newbies May Forget!)
 Quetico  Calem Watson - Alone Across the Northwest Territories
 Superior  Kris Simonson - How to Go Solo at Any Age
 Killarney (Spark by Hilton)  Evan Sirianni - The Search for Sculpin: Exploring the Kickapoo River Watershed
 
 4:30pm - 5:15pm
 Atrium  Terry Kent - Better Paddling Technique Made Easy
 Bear  Tim Aurand - An Epic Journey to the 63 United States National Parks
 Caribou  Christine Chabot - From Towering Skyscrapers to Cypress Swamps: Expanding your Paddling Adventures Across the Prairie State of Illinois
 Sylvania  Seth Taft - Friendship Matters: The Trail Ahead for Wisconsin State Parks
 Algonquin  Ginny Nelson - Planning & Traveling the BWCA in Comfort & with Responsibility
 BWCA  Jared Wold - A Beginner's Guide to Exploring Moving Water
 Quetico  Bear Paulsen - Canoeing to the Arctic Prairies
 Superior  Neal Schroeter - Apostle Islands – One of the Best Places to Paddle in the World!
 Killarney (Spark by Hilton)  Marcy West - Water Lovers Role in Protecting Landscapes
 
 5:30pm - 6:15pm
 Atrium  Pete Kuhn - The perfect fitting kayak
 Bear  Riley Smith - The Ephemeral Joys of November Canoe Trips in the BWCAW
 Caribou  Miles Gordon - Veins Are Rivers Too: A Journey Through Northern Waters
 Sylvania  Craig Zarley - Catching Canoe Country Lake Trout the Simple Way
 Algonquin  Andy Nevitt - 421 Miles: Fast Paddling the Wisconsin River
 BWCA  John Chase - 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Started Kayaking
 Quetico  Abigail Cichocki - The Hudson Bay Girls- Lessons Learned from 80 Days on the Water
 Superior  John Bates - The Love Language of Rivers
 Killarney (Spark by Hilton)  Curtis Casto - The Onion Bag Solution: Empowering Paddlers to Protect Our Waters
 
 6:30pm - 7:15pm
 Atrium  Danny Mongno - Selecting the Perfect Kayak Paddle
 Bear  Mona Gauthier - Food Dehydration the Basics and Beyond
 Caribou  Beverly Vaillancourt - The Story of the Baraboo River
 Sylvania  Alan Fairfield - The Transformative Experience of Joining a Paddling Community
 Algonquin  Jerry Vandiver - Songs about paddling and all things outdoors!
 BWCA  Karla With A K - Day Paddling Trips & Paddle-in campsites in & around Wisconsin State Parks
 Quetico  Neal Schroeter - Apostle Islands – One of the Best Places to Paddle in the World!
 Superior  Bear Paulsen - Wilderness Babies
 Killarney (Spark by Hilton)  David Inskeep - Original Paddling Songs Performed LIve!