Years ago, Terence Cantarella had the idea to navigate Miami-Dade's canals via canoe. He's not an experienced paddler or an avid outdoorsman, but he wanted to seize a homegrown opportunity for adventure. Terence reflects on his experiences on the Canoe Project in this personal essay for Under the Sun.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
While Miami's canal system is notorious--either accurately or inaccurately depending on who you ask--for having dirty canals that no one really uses, Fort Lauderdale has been dubbed the "Venice of America" because of its beautiful canals.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Terence Cantarella reached the end of his journey today and WLRN caught up with him for a final update. He wrapped up the Canoe Project, an exploration of Miami-Dade's canals, by paddling through Coral Gables and Coconut Grove.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Yesterday, on the third day of Terence's journey, he and Miami Herald photographer/videographer Michael Alen had a run in with some folks. Unfortunately, their interaction was a product of the sometimes murky and hidden locations of these canals. In short, photography equipment was stolen from Michael.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Terence updates WLRN on how his night went: "No sooner than I had settled down here, then the raccoons showed up again and they were poking around. Then, a little fox showed up and started poking around. Then there were some opossums."
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Here are photos taken by Terence Cantarella on the second day of his journey as he canoes through Miami-Dade county’s canals this week. Terence is the man behind the Canoe Project here at WLRN. Day Two took him through Hialeah and Miami Springs.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
There have been other writers who navigated Miami-Dade's canals before Terence Cantarella did the Canoe Project. Late writer Sean Rowe had his own adventure while working for Miami New Times and Jim Mullin was his editor.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Take a look at some stunning photos taken by Terence Cantarella as he canoes through the county's canals this week. Terence is the man behind the Canoe Project here at WLRN.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
In the spirit of the Canoe Project here at WLRN, we are also exploring the ubiquitous nature of canals, not just in our backyards, but in our literature and film, as well. Here is an example of Miami canals becoming one of the subjects in a local short film called Piratas-- a film by Julian Rodriguez. The film, which was part of the Borscht film festival here in Miami last year, is about a Miamian whose boat was nearly stolen by Cuban canal pirates.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Here is the latest update from Terence Cantarella, who is currently making his way through Miami's canals. On this afternoon's broadcast, he tells WLRN Miami Herald about an elderly woman that offered him coffee, tomatoes, papayas and a place to charge his phone.
WLRN contributor Terence Cantarella begins his journey through Miami-Dade's canal system by canoe on Monday, April 16.
Follow his journey on Twitter and Facebook, and tune in to WLRN 91.3 FM every morning and afternoon to hear about his travels.
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