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Chapter 3 As I drove through the countryside to Peterborough I took my time. I stopped for a bite of lunch, made a gas stop, looked at the building clouds and the whitecaps on the many lakes that I passed. I entered Peterborough and found the Comfort Inn, where was told that I had no...

Chapter 2 After a fine Monday morning motel breakfast, I drove out on Highway 60 and checked in at the West Gate of Algonquin Provencial Park. My next stop would be the Rock Lake Access Point, where the office did not open until 11:00, so checking in at the West Gate was essential. The access...

Chapter 1 Last December I started planning for a week of canoe-based fun. This year’s Maine Canoe Symposium was scheduled for May 30th through June 1st. The Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous was scheduled for June 6th through the 8th. It was a long way for me to drive to either event...

Welcome to the site. There are many very knowledgeable canoeists here and I have learned a lot from them. Have you tried paddling the canoe yet? 1 1/2 " sounds like a lot of deformation but if it is symmetrical on the left and right (port and starboard) I wonder how much it would affect the...

A post on my trip to the WPASCR, Algonquin and the Canadian Canoe Museum will be coming soon. It was quite a week! The museum is fascinating. I ended up spending 4 hours there, including talking with several of the staff and lunch at their wonderful cafe. They do allow photography, but no...

At the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, on my way back from Algonquin a couple of weeks ago.

Friday was a cold, rainy day and I think only a couple of paddlers actually got on the lake for a short time. The vegetarian Pot-Luck dinner was GREAT! The weather, while poor for paddling, made it a good time to meet, talk and listen to "old hands". Saturday morning was still a bit wet, but...

If I were a turtle, I think that I would rather walk along while being herded with a stick than having someone grabbing my tail. Personally, wouldn't want to risk a foot-wide Snapper getting a taste of me!

As I walk my dog along the road by our neighborhood's small lake, I usually help several turtles along during each of the warm months. They are mostly Painted Turtles, Snapping Turtles and Box turtles. The Snappers usually get moved along with the help of a large stick, but at least they are...

Ahh, so many levels now: Flexatarian> Omnivore> Polotarian> Pescatarian> Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian> Vegetarian> Vegan and probably a few others I missed. I just like food!

That sounds GOOD! There are always tasty eats at this event, at least the times I've been. I'm curious to see that Dragonfly too.

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

Bruce, Thank you for all your information. I had gathered my maps in 2019-2020 when Jeff's maps (which was in a change-over from "Unlostify") was unavailable so I have been using "Maps by Jeff" online to supplement my "Official Algonquin Provincial Park Map" and "The Adventure Map, Algonquin...

Thank you for your suggestions, petit.conan. On my "possibles list" I had listed the Smoke > Ragged (I've read that the Parkside Bay area is very nice)> Big Porcupine and possibly continuing or day tripping on to McGarvy > North Grace > Louisa and returning by the same route. I will look...

Thanks Gamma, I have not seen that site and it looks very interesting.

Hi Pook; I will be arriving at Algonquin the morning of June 2nd. I may do this one as a paddle-in and base camp then explore other lakes from there as day trips or continue to another lake, depending on the permit situation at this late date. In 2020 I had planned a 7 day solo trip from Canoe...

I realized that after I drive to the Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous from South Carolina, a rather long drive for a couple of days of mucking around in boats, I would be around 60% of the way to Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario. I last planned a trip there in 2020 and got my...

NoelCanoeDad, that is a great group of canoes. I had hoped to see some Pat Moore canoes in the mix, but I'm looking forward to seeing and maybe paddling some of your other fine selections.

I have seen some stripper canoes there along with a wood-and-canvas canoe or two. I would be curious to see your Tie-Dyed Merlin in person; that is one colorful canoe! I think I would have to call it the "Rasta Canoe". It will definitely get some attention.

I only noticed that the date had been changed back in March when it was pointed out to me. My "Plan A" had been to attend the Maine Canoe Symposium on the weekend of the 30th, paddle around the Adirondacks for a few days, then hit the WPASCR on the way home. The date change shot down that...