Join us for a 10 day canoe expedition along the rugged Northern Lake Superior Coast.

This article originally appeared on Hammer Canada's Blog Call it a misadventure, call it epic, call it unforgettable. One thing is for certain, our recent ‘Two Creeks Expedition’ did not go to plan. Envisioned as an exploratory canoe route linking two creeks flowing from the Algonquin Dome to the mighty Ottawa River, it seemed like quite the amazing adventure. A +13km ‘portage’ linking the creek systems was supposed to be one of the greatest challenges, but we would soon lear

I'm not quite sure how I got myself into this predicament. One leg was wedged between a rock while the other was submerged waist deep in the river. The canoe was precariously balanced on my shoulders, slowly slipping while the weight of my laden pack threatened to pull man, boat and gear into the adjacent waters. It was mid-July and we were somewhere on the Shakwa River, deep in the wilds of the West Spanish Forest. Somewhere, deep in the West Spansih Forest. Just days before

The Shebeshekong River is a little known and seldom paddled river route located just north of Parry Sound, Ontario. Winding past towering pines and an ever changing landscape of marshes, rocky outcrops and sandy banks, the river lazily snakes its way to Georgian Bay. Where the channel narrows, the Shebeshekong picks up speed and tumbles past several rapids and falls. Roughly a dozen sections of moving water require navigation and as many of the adjacent portages are rough or

It has been a bit of an informal tradition over the last few years for my father and me to kick-start the paddling season with an exploratory trip to the Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park. This large, unmaintained provincial park, can be a paddlers paradise. Some of easier routes through Fishog or Devil's Lake get the majority of paddler use. However, if you're a canoeist with a good degree of trip experience seeking a little more solitude, adventure and distance,