Julus Pahl writes: Clarke I am wondering how to go about getting canoes for a troop? The troop I am working with only camps and the current SM is training me to take over. In Read More →
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Canoeing
Oatmeal, again? Pop Tarts? Doughnuts? A good quick breakfast while canoeing or backpacking (or car camping for that matter) is as important as it is elusive. Bryan Hanse at the Nessmuking shares five simple yet Read More →
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We spotted this young moose with it's mother in the passage between Big and Little Crow Lakes Well, we're back from our sixth annual canoe trip to Ontario's Algonquin Provincial Park and it was a Read More →
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Several years ago a local Scout Troop ( I swear it wasn’t us) suffered through a period of infamy they flipped several canoes while paddling in some heavy weather and had to be rescued. On Read More →
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Today 18 Scouts and adults are off to our annual high adventure trip to Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park. Canoer Chris Lawson, in writing about his Bonnechere river trip in Algonquin, has developed a lexicon for Read More →
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Kevin Callan is the author of several books and guides about canoeing and camping. The folks at paddling.net have a collection of his articles that will appeal to canoeist’s and campers alike. From “Storm Proofing Read More →
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Here's an interesting look at the mechanics of paddling a canoe solo in the Canadian style. The paddlers in this video are Rolf and Debra Kraiker form Blazing Paddles in Ontario, Canada. More information on Read More →
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Had a fantastic week canoeing in Canada last month. I had to laugh when I saw this article in The Onion. Thankfully Dennis wasn’t with us. No Canoe Can Hold Me By Dennis Puttkamer The Read More →
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CRITICAL JUDGMENT II Understanding and Preventing Canoe and Kayak Fatalities from The American Canoe Association is an analysis of the 500 plus fatal canoe and kayak accidents reported to the United States Coast Guard between Read More →
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Normal camping tarps have some weaknesses; grommets may tear out in heavy wind, there are never enough points to tie onto and while most people use a center pole to hold the tarp up it Read More →
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Wanigan is an Ojibwa term for storage pit that became associated with a box carried in a canoe that usually holds kitchen gear. I use a three gallon plastic bucket that fits nicely in a Read More →
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For the past two years I have led a group of Venture Scouts for a week of canoeing in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario Canada. For both trips we used services provided by Algonquin Outfitters in Read More →
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I actually made a canoe paddle, and plan on making some more. My new paddle served me admirably on an extended trip. This is as complete a treatment of the subject as one could hope Read More →
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