Mike Kipp had a simple reason for starting to make his own canoe tripping paddles. “I just wanted a better paddle,” says the 54-year-old founder of Wilderness Paddle Works.

The fourth annual Canoe & Paddle Crafts Show will be 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9 at Burris Park in Marine on St. Croix. More than 40 boats will be on display, some historic, some created by ...