Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Last year, my wife and I took a kayaking day trip to the tip of Point Reyes, a peninsula just north of San Francisco formed by the San Andreas Fault shoving a slice of California out to sea. Thirty ...

There’s no easier way to cool down on a hot summer day than an adventure at the local lake or river, and no better way to enjoy said body of water than with a kayak. A good one will help you ditch the ...

Paddling a kayak, like canoeing and rowing, can give you a terrific workout. No wonder it's getting more and more popular every year. It's both a sport and an adventure, and it certainly calls to me.

October is usually the last month of the paddling season in southeastern Minnesota. However, some years I’ve paddled in November and sometimes even into December, picking the sunny warm days carefully ...