Olympic Kayak Paddles Made in New Hampshire: A Family Legacy

Earlier this week, at the London Olympics, the American team competed in the double canoe slalom. That’s when two men kneel inside a kayak and work together to navigate an obstacle course on whitewater rapids. If you watched this on NBC, you might have caught a glimpse of a pair of paddles made in New Hampshire. NHPR’s Ryan Lessard has the story.


Peter Mitchell and his father, David, have been making paddles for decades. The company started in New Hampshire in 1975, before Peter was born.

Read more at: nhpr.org

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