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Well, my escape from working has not been complete. They needed a wood working teacher again, so I signed up for the year. Have had the grade nines making decorative paddles, some nice ones too. Other classes are making a variety of things, only one real paddle amongst them. I really liked...

I'm not sure of the evolution of term Goon Stroke, if anyone knows, it would be an interesting bit of info. I know that dedicated practitioners of the Goon ( and there are probably more Gooners than J'ers) like to call it the "stern pry". In no way should this be construed as someone covering...

So there's a bing shot of the cutovers surrounding parts of the Squaw. The Esnagami is still traveled fairly often, I have heard that the ports are usually good, a fair amount of fast water. Not sure about coming upstream on the Squaw though, that's probably where most of their poling miles...

The school is in the process of obliterating my past, lol. Since I retired in 2019, much of my stuff from Outers and the Video program I ran has remained untouched. Renovations are forcing a lot of stuff into the garbage. The old map cases have been emptied, and I had to go through hundreds to...

If you drive along the north shore of Lake Superior, let me know, we can meet up, or better yet, you could stop by!

I followed Glenn's instructions for imugr, and it worked! Thanks Glenn! Here are my two, it's hard to distinguish, one is a 20 footer with a 6 horse suzuki, the other one is a 17 fitter with a 2.5 suzuki. I still have Tim Marchetti's plans for a traditional 20 footer, similar to the NorWest...

Im not trying to be a Debbie Downer, just throwing my devalued Canadian two cents in, but...... David Jackson and his partner are, well, hard-core. They accomplish things that would have most of us mewling like baby kittens in a snow storm after the first day, lol. I was thinking, another...

My usual formula for routes like that is to assume that the portages are completely gone, no matter what anyone else says. An important part of a trip like that is to examine all possible ways to re-route if needed.

I wouldn't want to speculate, as I have no experience with t formex. However, I have lots of experience with royalite, their makeup was indeed soft, and the hulls routinely oil canned, but still were good boats. Our school club has been running them hard now for over 15 years, they look fairly...

I used a kevlar Spirit II on a ten day trip. Ran lots of white water, some pretty big stuff too. Had a light weight girl in the bow, she was sometimes pretty high up in the air, but the canoe performed well. Fast on the flats too, although I'm not sure how the rubber version would compare...

Very interesting video, and canoe came in under 30 pounds. I've got to do some research on this style.

Your interior looks better than most of mine. A light sanding and varnish, call it a day. Or better yet, roll on a couple of coats of tremclad, there's a nice forest green.

Where I live, the threat of fire is just as important as the lack of fire. Our summers are ruled by fire or the absence of fire. During dry summers, there is a strange juxtaposition of abundance and scarcity. Fires will be burning all around us, often out of control. The air will be thick with...

I haven't heard that word used by anyone other than myself since I left the east coast. My grandfather was from new Brunswick, and that's where I first heard it, such a good word, especially when combined with "That Big Feelin So and So will get his comeuppance soon". My apologies, on to the...

Back in the day I was a single carry guy. It was the only way to go when you had to worry about dodging dinosaurs on the portage trail. I kept it simple. I had a big Seal Line dry bag, and everything went in there. I found on solo trips I never really ate much, as I usually paddled from dawn...

If the road does not improve, starting at Santoy might be the norm. I'll know more in the spring.

I do it pretty much the same way Mark does.

I run my cloth across the interior hull, I usually have 60 inch rolls, so a solo is usually 3 pieces. I'm not out to win any beauty awards with my canoes. I find this method to be quite a bit easier than a full sheet, if you develop bubbles or wrinkles, it is much easier to work them out.

Lol, I did retire, five years ago, but I keep getting called back. One of these years soon.

Yes, thanks for the great read! If I ever retire, it's on my list, looks like probably one of the most scenic canoe trips in Canada.