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Sea Kayaking in the Deep South: Antarctica!
by Michael Gray and Lisa Deziel
From Coastbusters:The Cross Currents Newsletter for Mid-Atlantic Paddlers, March 2024 edition.
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Greenland Immersion by Michael Gray
From Coastbusters:The Cross Currents Newsletter for Mid-Atlantic Paddlers, November 2025 edition.
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Paddling Adventures Radio Podcast
From the Quiet Adventures Symposium – March, 2024: Michael Gray of Uncommon Adventures talks about paddling in Antarctica and a few other places.
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The Record Eagle Interviews Michael Gray
Excellent Article on Backcountry Cooking while Kayaking
How efficiency could ruin sea kayaking’s soul (By Neil Schumann in Paddling Magazine
No Jetboils here! Just an investment in your backcountry diet that lives up to your investment and your vacation time. You’re guaranteed quality backcountry meals while on one of Uncommon Adventure’s programs.
Traverse City is #4! Best Small Towns to Visit
Traverse City was ranked #4 in Smithsonian’s 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2015. The image is Sleeping Bear Dunes, one of our favorite local spots to paddle.
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From Beulah to Greenland and Beyond
Sometimes you don’t have to travel far to begin your uncommon adventure.
Tiny Beulah is home to Michael Gray, a naturalist, guide, and owner of Uncommon Adventures, which guides kayakers all over the world.
After searching high and low for somewhere to launch his business 30 years ago, Gray settled on Northern Michigan.
“No matter where you’re from, the Northern Great Lakes are a world class paddling destination,” he said.
View the full article in Northern Express
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