New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

I like canoeing. I used to go to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota before I moved further away but even today, I enjoy jumping in the James River with my canoe and a paddle. If you’ve never canoed before, perhaps someday I can give you a lesson. As you learn, you’ll notice something odd: good canoeists paddle on both sides.

Perhaps that seems inefficient to you. You think “joe, doesn’t i...