Paddling Southern New England: 30 Canoe Trips in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

by Ken Weber

Overview

This classic guide to paddling the waters of southern New England has been completely revised and expanded with seven new trips.

Ken Weber's guide, in print for more than 20 years, has now been completely revised and expanded. Chapters include day trips on flatwater, selected whitewater runs, and suggestions for overnight trips—with 30 trips in all, there's something here for every level of paddler. Each chapter includes information on put-ins and take-outs, distance, water conditions, dams and rapids, portages, what time of year to paddle, and what you'll see along the way. A detailed map and a handy mileage chart for each river make planning easy. New trips in this edition include: In Massachusetts: the Housatonic, Westfield, Deerfield, Blackstone, Taunton, and Nemasket Rivers In Rhode Island: the Pawtuxet River In Connecticut: the Upper Quinebaug and Pachaug Rivers The first edition of this book was titled Canoeing Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. 30 trips in all, 7 new for this edition. All new maps and photographs. Suitable for both canoes and kayaks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881504712
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	05/17/2001
Series:	Backcountry Guides Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	186
Sales rank:	1,023,372
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Ken Weber, an outdoor columnist and former editor for the Providence Journal, has been paddling the waters of southern New England for more than 25 years. He lives in Greenville, Rhode Island.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	9
	Introduction	11
	Summary of Canoeing Terms	19
	Massachusetts	23
1.	Housatonic River	25
2.	Deerfield River	29
3.	Lower Westfield River	35
4.	Quaboag River	39
5.	Blackstone River	45
6.	Concord River	49
7.	Ipswich River	55
8.	Charles River	59
9.	North River	65
10.	Nemasket River	69
11.	Taunton River	75
	Rhode Island	79
12.	Blackstone River	81
13.	Upper Pawtuxet River	87
14.	Lower Pawtuxet River	91
15.	Pettaquamscutt (Narrow) River	95
16.	Great Swamp	101
17.	Upper Wood River	107
18.	Lower Wood River	111
19.	Pawcatuck River	115
	Connecticut	121
20.	Upper Quinebaug River	123
21.	Lower Quinebaug River	127
22.	Hopeville Pond-Pachaug River	131
23.	Shetucket River	135
24.	Willimantic River	141
25.	Salmon River	145
26.	Lower Farmington River	151
27.	Upper Farmington River	157
28.	Shepaug River	163
29.	Housatonic River--Quickwataer	169
30.	Housatonic River--Flatwater	173
	Index	178