Karate

• Platteville Karate Club
• Martial Arts Supplies - Martial arts weapons, uniforms, sparring gear and more from Karate Depot. $2.95 shipping.

Canoeing & Kayaking

• Milwaukee Urban Water Trail
• NRS (kayaking gear)
• Pacific Designs: very nice kayak paddles
• Old Town Canoes and Kayaks
• Rutabega's
• Boundary Waters Catalog (aka Piragis)
• Cabela's
• Sizing a paddle at paddleva.com
• Chosing a paddle at paddlers.com (Rutabaga)
• another discussion
• Wisconsin USGS (water resources)
• Yakima (888-925-0703, 7am-5pm PST, M-F)
• Knots: Rope Work
• Trailer
  • DMV rules & regulations for all states - trailers, RVs, etc.
  • WI Statute 341
• Regulations
  • WI Regulations (Polk County website)
  • WI Rules
  • State Boating Laws

Bicycling/Biking

• Momentum Bikes
• Trek
• PlanetBike
• 1up USA - racks, trainers
• bicycling.com
• InTheBikeLane Blog
• Shimano
  • PD-M324 pedals: manual

Outdoors

• Garmin
  • MapSource
• Fontana Sports
• GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - National Parks, Forests, Wilderness, Wildlife, Hiking, Biking, Fishing, Climbing, Paddling, Gear, Books, Adventure Travel Tours & Outfitters and More!
• Area Disc Golf Courses

Photography

• Primary Dealers (I usually use Adorama and BH Photo and recommend both!)
  • Adorama
  • BH Photo
  • Abe's of Main (shop here at your own risk!)
  • FreeStyle - perhaps less reliable, but not as risky as Abe's
• Review Sources
  • Popular Photography
  • imaging resource - very comprehensive reviews
  • Lens Test Guide
  • JafaPhotography wide angle lens reviews
  • PhotographyREVIEW.com
  • ConsumerReview.com
• Manufacturers
  • Canon, Products
• Bogen Tripod Info
  • Bogen Tripod Parts
  • more tripod parts (not complete selection)
  • Manfrotto (Bogen)
  • Bogen in NJ call (201) 818-9500 Ext-244 for parts:
    Call Bogen in N.J. and get a part sent to you - it'll probably cost $5.00-$7.00 with shipping. Don't have the phone# handy - got it off the Bogen site. (my tripod: 3221, serial number 055B/0901)
• Misc
  • UPS Package Tracking
  • Grain size of Photographic Film (1998) - claimed most consumer 35mm films have crystals that are between 0.5 and 3 microns (millionth of a meter) in diameter
  • "Dental Photography" handout - argues that ISO 100 speed film has approximately 3000 crystals per linear inch, giving 13,500,000 grains in a standard 35mm negative

Astronomy

• SpaceWeather: news and info about meteor showers, flares, etc.
• Sky and Telescope - contains monthly event list
• ShadowAndSubstance: interesting animations related to astronomy (or at least eclipses)
• Obersvational Astronomy Site Map
• Tom's Astronomy Page
• Stargazer
  • Orion's Nebula
• Web site for embedding moon phase into a web page

Quilting

• 5-pointed stars in one snip