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Simpson's, Eaton's, The Bay - anchor points of "the mall". Montreal's Eaton's Centre was (is?) a jewel. Anyone remember Pascal's hardware/furniture?

Staple dents are better dealt with by wetting them - check out my Freedom 17 build, a little less than halfway down the page... Looks great through - love the pattern.

I've posted a couple of times about the change of administration from a canoe-tripping-centric group to SEPAQ (Wikipedia link). For the experienced backcountry canoeists, this is a bit of a problem as SEPAQ sells very structured, packages/routes.

First rule of fish club...

Bog standard and leisurely: Rock, Pen, Clydegale, there and back with a rest/explore day on Clydegale. Uplevel to the Louisa loop if you need to burn some energy.

The French would say "bwah-zay" (which means "wooded"). Let's not get into the Grand Tetons.

Do you have a serviette? I've spilled poutine on the chesterfield.

I thought they kind of looked like Jeep hood latches. Great job! Have you considered making a couple of simple stands for when on land? Something like a barrel stand.

If your first night(s) in Whitehorse will be in a hotel, perhaps contact them and ask about their package policy. You may be able to order your items from a Canadian online retailer and have them shipped there.

The Chris Prouse videos from 6-7+ years ago are what turned me on to Algonquin Park. They're a bit cheesy on the production, but they give a good idea as to what the park is (could be) about.

Google translate of email from Marc-André Pauzé of Les Amis de La Vérendrye... ********** Hello, I am taking advantage of this newsletter to wish you an excellent year 2025, filled with canoe trips on a territory that we hope to see remain as natural as possible. Since the SEPAQ took over the...

Thanks all. I have an industrial sewing machine so could bang one out easily enough. <reality check> and by easily I mean drawing a plan, cutting pieces, sewing them together, realizing I made about 8 mistakes, unpicking, recutting, resewing, unpicking, resewing, and then taking a 2-month...

https://slackseat.com/ This showed up in my inbox via a marketing email (perhaps the only one I actually enjoy getting - from the Outdoor Equipment Company). Has anyone given it a go? Perhaps there's a similar option that has already been discussed which I missed.

If things are consistent - steady wind, direction of travel - I'll dial in a pitch stroke to match. The J only comes in if I need to correct and I'll resort to a goon if things have gotten out of control.

Hi Roy - I'm a little jealous that you're still paddling. It's not frozen yet up here, but a little chilly for my liking. I'm afraid that's still a "goon" and not a "J". The grip hand's thumb (in the case of your video, your left) should be pointing to the bottom of the boat. If it's pointing...