There are at least two convenient points for Milton residents to launch canoes and kayaks: at the launch at the Milton Yacht Cub and there is a spot to put in behind the Hatch shell in Hyde Park on Truman Parkway.

from The PatriotLedger.com

Speed is often the primary consideration when traveling somewhere, reckoned in minutes and miles. But when you paddle a canoe down the Neponset River from Canton through Dedham and into Milton, a curious and lovely muddling of the math occurs. (Read the full story here.)