Recent content by D J Hayes

Currently reading a real page-turner of a novel by a favorite mystery writer, William Kent Krueger. The book is called "God's Country" and is set in the Boundary Waters. If you like his writing, you can't go wrong with this one. And, it involves a canoe trip that has gone horribly wrong. What...

I'm sure many folks on this forum know Norm from the Allagash. He's loaded and launched alot of canoes over the years and this is a nice tribute from Maine Public Radio I thought I would share. All the best Norm...

I like the Appalachian Mountain Club's "Quiet Water Canoe Guide-Maine" by Alex Wilson and John Hayes (no relation) for volume of info on locations. It's great for trip planning and daydreaming.

When I was in college at Paul Smith's in 1971-1973, I rented a house in Gabriels, NY with 3 other guys for something like $70 per month. Oftentimes there were monumental weekend parties and usually a dozen folks would crash at the old place after an evening of drink and making merry. I was the...

I put a pair of these bindings on my snowshoes this winter and am very happy with the quality. From Vermont leather worker... Dan https://www.etsy.com/listing/120168062/bindings-only-pair-howe-leather-snowshoe

We lived in a little place in the middle of a Central NY woodlot for a numbrr of years. Deer ticks were a big problem for me as well as my dogs resulting in numerous embedded ticks both on my carcass as well as the canines. My usual method of tick removal was forceps or fingers and oftentimes...

I had been anxiously awaiting a copy of "The Gales of November" from our local library and it became available to me on Monday; the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. John U. Bacon is a great storyteller and I'm really hooked on the book. There is a recent podcast on...

Hey, now that is pretty cool! Nice view of canoes headed up the lake and remembering that a paddler still feels relatively fresh at that point. A few boats are within talking distance and relatively few are drafting up. But beware young grasshoppers, Brown's Tract is just ahead;) Thanks for...

I really enjoyed reading your report. I haven't paddled that area since the mid-early 90's; prior to the big blow down. My son and I portaged into Big Deer Pond and over the divide down and out the Oswegatchie. The big white pines on that route were incredible but sadly, I heard that they didn't...

My Rheaume Muskoka with its kneeling thwart is a joy to paddle solo. It has an asymmetrical hull and I only partially heel it when paddling solo but it moves quite well on flatwater whether calm or choppy. Am thinking that a Swift Keewaydin may be similar but am very happy with my Rheaume.

I am hooked as well! You are one talented seanachie as the Irish would say!!

Yikes, and here I am gagging about current prices of Canadian built canoes post tariffs.:rolleyes:

Hi folks, just wondering if anyone has any experience with a Rheaume Muskoka? I have one on layaway at Oak Orchard Canoe and hope to pick it up soon. Paddled one on the little test pond with my spouse of 52 years and we both were quite taken with it. It is an asymmetrical 16 footer and seems...

I have one in cherry. They use and recommend hemp seed oil and oil the paddle a couple of times per season depending upon usage. Although, I should admit that I used captain's (spar) varnish and did the blade. Looks great and I feel more comfortable. Have been refurbishing several old paddles...

Have you had an opportunity to read "Great Heart" about the ill-fated expedition...