Days after a kayaker died when a group paddle was ambushed by the unpredictable waves of moody Lake Superior, a concerned paddler called the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources with this sobering soliloquy: “It seems like Lake Superior is where kayakers go to die.” Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Supervisor Dave Oginski of Ashland, a kayaker himself who enjoys Lake Superior paddles, knew exactly what the caller meant. He understood it as a kayaker – and as a law enforcement officer who has responded to boaters in distress or worse. The three stories below are must reading for kayake
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rs drawn to Lake Superior. Enjoy Wisconsin's remarkable resources, but be prepared to stay safe.
'Think like a local' to kayak Lake Superior -
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Prep & Plan: The essential Lake Superior kayak to-do list
Hypothermia: Outsmart a quick killer