Recent content by BobMills

I began canoeing around 1960. But it started before that. My Father worked for the Cleveland YMCA and, I think, around 1940 with WWII on the horizon and the Y expecting him to be going into the service he was given the job of finding a boys camp in Canada to start up. He looked at Georgian...

Nice report and good explanations. I was amused by the idea of showing off to your wife. It reminded me of an occasion where I was going to show of to my wife. We were running a chute and I told her what I was going to do. She pointed out that there was a boulder in my path, which save us...

I have worn the NSR Workboot Wetshoes, primarily for ankle support. I need ankle support from having multiple sprained ankles over the years. They are made of neoprene and fake leather with hard rubber soles. They are meant to let water in and out, so of course not waterproof. They are...

I did this trip in 1960 when I was 13 with a group of YMCA campers. We did it in about 10 days with two layover days. I remember that a couple of the portages were tough, but my canoe was aluminum and heavy. I hadn't reached puberty yet so I found the trip hard. For a grown man it should be a...

A really good question, and great answer and suggestion. This is the sort of stuff that makes this forum great.

I would add one vendor to Recped's list - Good-to-Go. They're mostly vegetarian and I found their meals to be very good.

I've read this report twice and it was as much fun the second time as the first. What a beautiful area and I'm thankful for people like you and the Downeast Lake Land Trust for keeping it up and making it available. I'm not a craftsman like Robin is but your canoe caught my attention. A very...

Robin, It sounds real comfortable and on top of that, maybe I'll be able stop hanging out in front of the dollar store and saying inappropriate stuff to young woman. Bob

There are a lot place mentioned and they all sound good or really good. I guess I like it right where I live, Windham, Maine. Although it now gets dark pretty early I can easily go canoe any time I want and on all sorts of nice lakes, ponds, the ocean or rivers. I choose where I live now...

I have a Morningstar in the same layup as Tsuga8's and I also have been thinking of putting a center seat to use it as a solo. It's asymmetrical design make me hesitant to paddle reversing the canoe. I'm not sure where or how to determine where to place a center seat? I'm tall 6'8" so reach...

I've forgotten the bad ones, but the good ones I remember. The best one was on Sturgeon Lake (Quetico PP) looking across to Scripture Island, but I can't find a picture. Another really nice one was on the Blood Vein River (Woodland Caribou PP) and I attached a picture. Both had everything a...

Interesting about Memaquay's experience, I have a Souris River Prospector that was hit by a snowplow, same process, but I sort of hammered the gunwales back in shape. I did put several layers of kevlar in the midsection of the canoe and it looks good and it's strong. So Tryin' I think you can...

Mine - no imagination I guess

I found the site, I think from a post on another forum where Yellow Canoe mentioned the site. I like all the different subjects covered.

That plane brings back memories - flew on it at least twice. Great memories of past trips.