Hello! I'm Jim Hegyi, the webmaster for the canoestories site. I hope you enjoyed some of the stories and perhaps found information that will help plan your own trip.

I've been paddling for about twenty years, and only started writing up some of the trips five years ago. I'm finding that much of my time is spent keeping the site updated with stories from new (and sometimes prolific) amateur canoe journalists.

I live with my family in New Berlin, Wisconsin - a suburb of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA. Like many people that live and work in the city, I only get to canoe a few times each year. But that only makes it easy to have new and interesting experiences when I finally get out there.

I enjoy writing, speaking about canoeing, making canoe packs, bicycle touring and doing whatever my two grandsons find amusing.

If you found any of my stories useful in planning your next trip, or if you have any questions about the routes I describe on the site, please let me know!