Caledonia

November 24, 1945 – January 23, 2026 After a life spent traveling Canada’s wilderness in wood-canvas canoes, Hugh Stewart died at the...

Adding the wooden ribs is an elegant solution. Nicely done.

To put a rib in, I machine and sand the rib. Next I steam it, bend the first corner then force the end up under the gunnels and then...

Two black snakes doin' the wild thing near the path to our cabin::

Makes paddling the Everglades somewhat less interesting. Or more interesting, depending on your point of view.

A couple of Common Watersnakes in high water on the upper Cuyahoga last July.

Another Headwaters Canoe video, “The Shape of Cedar”, this time a heavenly damaged wood canvas canoe gets repaired on the trail and the...

The first blissful day I cruised out over the beautiful blue water, shouldered with dark spruces. I don't know if they are black spruce...

Hello all, I've lurked on this forum for a couple of years. I finally decided it was time to make an official introduction and jump...

I’ve met a group of kids from Keewaydin in Temagami many years ago. I watched a small but stocky young lady carry that 17’ Prospector...

We have a special place in our hearts for camp canoes. It would be easy for a camp to let the tradition of using wood canvas canoes on...

I believe it’s referring to Camp Temagami located on the more southern end of the lake. You can often distinguish which camp a crew...

Onward to the Mégiscane! The morning began with a conflict. I was packed up and ready to go before 8 am and Jean (pronounced Jawn with...

Monet It's been a good 50 years since I last hitch-hiked, all over Europe and the US. I believe the last stint was from Yellowstone to...