Wenonah Canoe is in its 52nd year, founded in Winona by Mike Cichanowski. Today, it is the largest producer of Kevlar canoes, and the company expanded to kayaks, which it produces at its west campus.

A man with dwarfism told The Repair Shop experts they'd given him "freedom" after they restored a rare canoe he could use to sail Scotland's waterways with his daughter. The BBC show went on the road ...

The canvas/wood canoe would eventually become eased out by today’s very durable and weather-resistant aluminum, fiberglass and Kevlar canoes.

Kevlar canoe rentals tend to be more expensive, but they're lightweight, and worth every penny on portages. If you get a Kevlar canoe, bring shoes that can get wet.

Uplift360's special sauce of safe chemicals recycles tough materials without any heat required — from Kevlar to wind turbine blades.

Ty Bleeker manages the canoe fleet for YMCA Camp Menogyn, working out of the open-air York Factory workshop. Ty started out as a musher at Menogyn, then became a trail guide for two years before ...

The off-duty Oak Lawn police sergeant who was shot multiple times at an Oak Lawn business midday Monday has God and his Kevlar vest to thank for surviving the incident, the department said in a sta… ...

To get you started in this new adventure, you’ll receive a Kevlar Canoe upon hire to enjoy Ely’s amazing outdoor recreation opportunities, two paddles and two life jackets are included ($3800 ...

A police department in a remote Minnesota town is facing a staff shortage. To stand out to potential hires, they are offering $3,800 Kevlar canoes to new and existing staff. They say it helps with ...

Canoes for cops: Ely uses outdoor vibe to recruit police officers Like many other cities, the Boundary Waters gateway community is struggling to keep its force staffed.

This photo provided by the Ely, Minn., Police Department shows a Kevlar canoe on top of a squad car, Nov. 16, 2023, in Ely, Minn. The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of ...