The trip began with a bush plane flight to Nonacho Lake in the Northwest Territories. Rob has a canoe stashed on this remote lake 160 miles from the nearest road. From there, things get really remote! Daily updates are coming in via satellite, click on the links below to keep up with the paddlers’ progress.
National Canoe Day is here again, join the party In Peterborough!
Celebrate the living tradition of canoeing in the Kawarthas! Free for all, National Canoe Day includes activities for kids and adults of all ages - you don’t need to be an experienced canoeist: canewbies and families welcome!
Free BBQ from 11:30am while supplies last.The event gets under way with displays and demonstrations from the Canadian Canoe Museum, the Peterborough Paddlers Club, the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association, Brownsea Base, Trent Severn Waterway Species At Risk, and more…
When: Saturday June 26, 11am - 2pm
Festivities include live music, artisan demonstrations (paddle carving and basket-weaving), kids’ activities (including the Great Canadian Mini Cardboard Canoe Challenge!) Ride in the voyageur-style North Canoe, try your technique in one of the museum’s handling craft, or go for a quick paddle in Little Lake. For those with your own canoe and gear, at 2pm join CCM Staff for a paddle up the Trent Severn through Locks 20 and 21 - Ashburham and the Lift Lock! More information HERE > and at the National Canoe Day web site. On voyageurs!
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Summer is finally here, and since we know you’re just itching to get up north, and put paddle in water, why not join up with hundreds of like-minded paddlers on the shores of Lake Superior this weekend? Every year, paddlers and artisans, woodworkers and adventurers, gather at the picturesque North House Folk School in Grand Marais to enjoy workshops, be inspired by the stories of boat builders, sailors and travelers, and plan the next big adventure. Its family-friendly and open to the public. One of the annual highlights is the ‘Boats to Tools Auction’ to benefit the school — see a couple rare canoe beauties below that are up for sale this year. Where else can you see how a wooden boat is made, learn how to sail a canoe, and then get on the water for a game of paddling polo? So grab your paddle, load up your canoe, and journey North!
WOODEN BOAT SHOW & SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL
June 18-20, 2010
North House Folk School, Grand Marais MN
North House Folk School’s Boats to Tools Auction
June 19, 2010
Featuring:
Canots Nor-West Cargo Canoe 18”
Square back trailered canoe. All natural Redpine woodwork. Three seats with captain’s swivel seat. Yacht club trailer. Two Barkley Sound oars. Eagle Fish Easy Fish Finder. Branton Type 85 Nautical compass. Yamaha 4 stroke 4 horse motor. Gas tank. Roloff 12 lb anchor. Canvas boat cover. Excellent condition.
Cedar Island Canoe
Duluth Pack Series 15′ handcrafted cedar and canvas all natural woodwork. Two caned seats. Brass and copper fittings. Perfect Condition. NEVER USED!
The Boats to Tools Auction takes place during the Wooden Boat Show weekend June 18 - 20, 2010 in Grand Marais, MN. Anyone can Bid! Anyone can Donate! Funds raised through the Boats to Tools Auction support North House’s educational efforts.
Three formats are part of the auction - Live, Silent and Buy It Now.
The Canots Nor-West Canoe and the Cedar Island Canoe will be featured in the Live Auction. Bidding starts at 3:00 pm on Saturday June 19th. Bidding is possible in person or if you can’t attend, through a Sealed Bid Form. Please visit our website for more information http://www.northhouse.org/programs/events/BoatsToToolsAuction.htm
or call us at 218-387-9762.
North House Folk School Mission - Enriching lives and building community through the teaching of traditional northern crafts in a student-centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart and the mind.
ShopCanoeing.com is proud to offer Frost River Canoe Packs! Known around the world for making beautiful, ultra-rugged packs and gear, Frost River has worked for more than a decade making bags with the best materials and traditional techniques. All Frost River products are made in their northern Minnesota workshop — with many hours on trail, these packs have stood the test of time.
For a canoeist, these packs offer all the essential design details we love — traditional waxed cotton canvas is still the best for shedding moisture, paddled leather arm straps and integral tumplines make carrying heavy loads so much easier. Whether you’re looking for the ultimate food pack, or a portage pack with perfectly-placed pockets, our new collection has the pack for you.
Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Wisconsin Canoe Heritate Museum this weekend!
Its worth the trek to Spooner Wisconsin - this new museum exhibits an eclectic assemblage of boats that is exciting in its diversity, and includes significant craft from the golden age of North American canoeing, as well as work by important contemporary builders. The building traditions of the eastern seaboard, the mid-west, and Canada will all be represented, providing the visitor a fascinating opportunity to experience the evolution of canoe design and manufacture in historical context. The Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum Grand Opening Celebration will be from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday May 29th at 312 N Front Street in Spooner, Wisconsin.
Enjoy live music by Les Fils de Voyageurs, The Porch Dogs, and Tom & Jed. There will also be hot food, cold beverages, canoe raffle tickets, and museum merchandise offered for sale. A glimpse of a few ad hoc projects underway in the attached canoe shop may also be available, and the first official tours of the museum exhibit hall will be offered immediately following the ribbon cutting and the unveiling of an inaugural exhibit entitled “Reflections on the Water: A Celebration of Wisconsin Canoes.”
Our experts pick nine favorite gifts for paddlers that are sure to make him smile — and better yet, they’re gifts he’ll actually use! Whether you’re making his next canoe trip a little more luxurious, or alot safer, our top picks — ranging from $0 to $100 — will warm the heart of any paddler, just in time for Father’s Day.
Join Canoeing.com in St. Paul MN this Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Far North Symposium to hear speakers, share stories, and find inspiration in paddling the waterways of Northern Canada. Enjoy slide/video presentations by experienced paddlers on paddling in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and more. Open to the public!
Canoeing.com is thrilled to have a booth at this year’s Canoecopia event in Madison WI. Stop by the booth and enter to win sweet prizes from www.ShopCanoeing.com, grab one of our new stickers (to decorate your canoe of course) or pick up a brochure chock full of ideas for your next canoe trip!
We enjoyed Brain Hunter’s advice for winter paddlers in the Sunbury, Pennsylvania Daily Item.
In his article, HERE, Hunter notes that the flowing waters of Pennsylvania can still offer paddling opportunities in the winter months. Safety is a factor, of course, and Hunter offers some practical advice for staying warm and dry – both in your canoe and at camp.
The story got us curious about paddling routes in Pennsylvania, too. You can find information on Pennsylvania’s water trail system HERE.
