Maddy Marquardt

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postcard from northern michigan

2 weeks ago | hellostranger.substack.com | Maddy Marquardt

My first solo trip ever was here, almost seven years ago. Fresh out of college and car camping, I loitered around the northernmost point of mainland Michigan for a few days before heading back home.
Meet The Gen Z Paddlers Proving Expeditions Aren’t Dead

3 weeks ago | paddlingmag.com | Maddy Marquardt

Big paddling expeditions have a reputation of being for the rich or retired, for the career adventurers and legacy paddlers, but a handful of young paddlers are charting their own course. In a world long past the paddling heyday of the nineties, where Gen Z has a reputation for being glued to an iPhone, meet the Gen Z adventurers who have bucked the stereotype to live out their own dream paddling trips.
Meet The Gen Z Paddlers Proving Expeditions Aren’t Dead

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Maddy Marquardt

Now2028 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials to return to Indianapolis' Lucas Oil StadiumThe U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials will be held at the Indianapolis Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium for a second consecutive time in June 2028.
Lake Superior Summer Bucket List

3 weeks ago | hellostranger.substack.com | Maddy Marquardt

Summer feels good this year, I can already tell. I’m busy in a way that I have a lot to look forward to. I have a lot of things figured out that I didn’t this time last year — a place I’m staying long-term. A job (or rather, a constellation of freelancing jobs) I plan to be with long-term. I’m not staring down the barrel of hundreds of guided trips and tent nights — not that that was necessarily a bad thing last summer. But I’m ready for something a little slower.
Wenonah’s SuperLite Canoes Are Lighter Than Ever Before (Video)

4 weeks ago | paddlingmag.com | Brenna Kelly |Maddy Marquardt

Based on the banks of the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota and the canoe of choice Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and beyond, Wenonah knows what makes a good long trip canoe. A good canoe for long stints in the wilderness is durable and fast, portage-friendly, with essential features to make the canoe comfortable and adjustable, but with no more bells and whistles than you want to carry on the portage trail. Previously, Wenonah had made their canoes in Ultralight.
Is The Bite Really Better Before A Storm? (Video)

4 weeks ago | kayakanglermag.com | Maddy Marquardt

Videos Kayak angler reels in fish after fish before getting smoked by a windstorm By Maddy Marquardt Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Mix Latest Videos 00:02:35 Pennsylvania Park Ranger Victim Of Fatal Kayak Accident (Video) 00:24:45 Bass Smash Scorpion Lure (Video) 00:11:50 This Triggerfish Packs A Punch (Video) Kayak Angler Attempts To Save Fish From Dolphin (Video) On Terrell Lake in Washington, YouTuber Josh from NWTrailSeries was out kayak fishing on a breezy bluebird day pulling in fish...
Woman Arrested After Kayaker Dies In Jet Ski Hit-And-Run (Video)

1 month ago | paddlingmag.com | Maddy Marquardt

Two arrests have been made in connection with the hit-and-run that killed 18-year-old kayaker Ava Renee Moore on May 25, 2025. Moore was kayaking on Grapevine Lake in Texas over the holiday weekend when she was struck by two women on a personal watercraft (PWC). Two arrests made in relation to hit-and-run resulting in kayaker deathThe PWC passenger stayed at the scene while the driver fled in a car with a man, striking another vehicle while fleeing.
3 Ridiculous AI Shark Attack On Kayaker Videos

1 month ago | paddlingmag.com | Maddy Marquardt

There are plenty of very real and very frightening shark and kayaker encounters caught on film, but these recent viral videos aren’t among them.
3 Ridiculous AI Shark Attack On Kayaker Videos

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Maddy Marquardt

'I thought I was going to die': Londoner's shark attack terror as she flies home from Caribbean holiday for emergency surgeryRachel Smith, 26, was left needing plastic surgery after the horrifying attack A Londoner has spoken of her terror after she was mauled by a shark in …
I almost quit kayaking

1 month ago | hellostranger.substack.com | Maddy Marquardt

I’ve been logged off lately — between work and the weather getting nice, I’ve been spending most of my time outside of work reading, writing with a pen and paper and typing it up later, going for long walks or short runs, propagating my plants, and out on the water paddling! It feels like summer has really actually started and come next weekend I’ll be in full summer swing! I’ll be going part-time in my job at Paddling Magazine, making more time for some classic Midwest travel and focusing on...