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Article: Kayaks Make Splash on St. Louis-Area Streams.
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- Article date:
- June 9, 2003
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By Tom Uhlenbrock, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 9--"Definitely, it's the wave of the future."
The trend Rich Orr refers to is recreational kayaks showing up more often along with the venerable canoe on Ozark streams.
Orr is director of paddle sports at the Alpine Shop in Kirkwood, which stocks several lines of kayaks.
You'll find three types of kayaks:
Whitewater kayaks that are 6 to 9 feet long and, in Missouri at least, most often show up in spring on the St. Francis River, in southeastern Missouri.
Sleek sea or touring kayaks that are 16 to 19 feet long and great for ...