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NPR Confirms Kayaks Are the Hotness for 2008

Last month we noticed that this summer's hottest travel trend is jumping into a kayak. (We even did some paddling ourselves!)

Now NPR backs up our trend-spotting with a report live from Maine where retailers like LL Bean and Johnson Outdoors say kayaks are flying off the shelves while canoes sales stay flat.

One outfitter has even changed its name to hype its kayaks:

In a sign of the times, an Old Town, Maine fixture, Old Town Canoes, is now called Old Town Canoes and Kayaks....

For now, here in Maine, kayaking is the new canoeing.

Related Stories:
· Old Town Canoes and Kayaks [Official Site]
· Kayaks Hot, Canoes Not [NPR]
· Kayaking coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Bob Jagendorf]