More places to launch boat

State officials say a program designed to increase launch points on waterways
will make it easier for people to paddle their canoes and kayaks on Ohio's
rivers and streams. The Kokosing River in Knox County, about 40 miles northeast
of Columbus, became Ohio's first official water trail June 4. Nine new staging
areas are planned for the river's 28-mile stretch in Knox. State officials
developed the water trail program because of an increase in boat registrations,
particularly hand-powered ones, said Phil Miller, planning administrator for the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Watercraft Division. The number of new
registrations for canoes and kayaks in Ohio increased 40 percent between 1998
and 2004, according to department statistics. A few waterways could be
designated each year, according to the department, and local organizations and
groups are expected to maintain the launch points.

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