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I’m guessing those curves on the bottom are stems and the rest will be two piece gunnels. I believe they are making 3 more canoes.

A first boat is covered with "filler": this gray coating will make the canvas resistant and waterproof. When it's dry, in two good weeks, a coat of green paint will be applied, and it'll start to look like a Tremblay boat! In the photo: Rodrigue Pelchat and Roger Jacques, veteran craftsmen of...

Great news, Thanks Glenn (and Alan Gage for stepping up), that’s great news for the site. Moving the site to the new platform has really been a win for everyone, Thanks for all your efforts.

One year I stopped at a small outdoor store in Temagami, (not there anymore), and as I was paying for my items the owner offered a tent rental receipt when he saw that I was buying some topo’s. I took it, but went back and bought my kids a bunch of tee’s. The tent rental receipt nullified the...

I went to one meeting.

Some of my favorites- Recently completed an impressive solo trip in the NWT, his channel is somewhat all over the place but well worth the effort to follow. https://youtube.com/@calem_watson_adventurer?si=S2Fi1kFy8gNVDp8M Impressive young Canadian, lots of nice canoeing/trapping/dog sledding...

The recipe of the "filler", this kind of dough that is put on the canvas of the canoe and which, when drying, will make them waterproof and resistant, is THE best kept secret of any canoe builder. A real magic potion that contains, among other, linseed oil, terebenthin and many other ingredients...

Yes, sometimes I use the Facebook/Google translation features, sometimes they already present both french and english versions of the same post. I’m not sure if Joey Haswish’s was a translation or his own version. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is trilingual.

No, although I would like to visit them on their route, maybe Mistassini in July.

We are very much looking forward to the great meeting of Lake Obatogamau, in mid-July 2025, where the North Sea Brigade will converge with the Attikamekw Brigade, composed of experienced rowers from the Tapiskwan Sipi and Tciman expeditions. Led by Joey Awashish, this brigade will have taken...

The canoes are 16 feet long. The model is "Chibougamau", which is comparable to the Prospector. The forms from the Tremblay canoes were all destroyed in the 80's, but veteran artisans from Tremblay Canoes Roger Jacques and Rodrigue Pelchat built new forms afterwards: it's the ones that we use...

A very good news to announce today: adventurer and filmmaker Caroline Côté joins us! She will lead the film crew that will immortalize the North Sea expedition through a documentary film. Caroline Côté is an adventure filmmaker and long-distance athlete. One of the last expeditions she made was...

The canoes are coming along

NMW is North Maine Woods. Maine Public Lands are free, unless it’s inside the NMW, then you have to pay a road use fee. There are some very nice destinations in the Maine Public Lands if you want to stay in one place or on a few different lakes, I’m close to them and have really liked them for...

Yes, in the North Maine Woods you are restricted to established campsites, and some are big enough for multiple parties, (who wants that), and the road fees plus camping fees are pretty steep. (NorthMaineWoods.com) If you paddle rivers outside the North Maine Woods fees are much less or free...

I consider myself a “content provider” and never an influencer. I don’t promote anything other than wood, canvas and leather. I rarely if ever talk to the camera, and I try to keep my videos short. I enjoy setting up shots that really don’t interfere with whatever I’m doing, either in the shop...

I’ve been wondering what happened to this guy, New Member Intro - Emmanuel Katto Uganda Imagine his answer to walking your dog at night or defending your food barrel threads…

Merry Christmas to all!

Well said, Me too.

Were you fellas wearing dry suits? Do they keep you warm enough? Nice trip, I enjoyed the video, Thanks.