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It was 1977, I was 24 years old and owned a bicycle store in the same Mount Pleasant Michigan as the previous poster. My friend said his friend needed some money fast and had a canoe for $250 that I should buy. I gave my friend the cash and the next day he shows up with a Sawyer Loon, a Krueger...

I recently bought a Nikon P900 with canoeing in mind. I got tired of hauling a bunch of lenses around, trying to keep them all dry and protected, only to have the wrong one on when I needed to take a photo. The P900 has an optical zoom equivalent of 24-2000mm. It does not do raw, but the newer...

I live in central Michigan and there is a hard wood supplier and a commercial lumber mill within a thirty minute drive. Craigslist also show many people who are selling lumber within a hour drive in any direction. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I have a small 3x6x2 feet deep pond, and my gold fish winter over just fine. They are about twelve years old now. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I knew that, it’s near Killarney, that’s how this discussion started. I just visualized the ultimate goal because I’m old. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Until the formation of the Hudson’s bay company, where the beaver pelts were brought north out of lake Winnipeg, all the east west travel went through the French River, it was the only route that made sense. The very first European to see the Great Lakes was Etienne Brûlé in around 1610. As a...

I was there about ten years ago. Don’t know anything about a fire, but the terrain is a lot like boundary waters where the burning, I assume, would be hit or miss. Lots of lakes and islands. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Not far from Killarney is French River Provincial Park. Between lake Nipissing and Lake Superior, it offers plenty of paddling opportunities. The French River flows from Lake Nipissing to Lake Superior, but the Pickerel River is a flat river that you can use paddling west to east that avoids the...

Ah, but there are a half dozen portages before you get to Minneapolis and the first lock. Right off the bat there are culverts, then a few short dams, then Grand Rapids where you either call for a ride around the dam from a campground upstream a few miles, or a 1/2 to 3/4 mile portage through...

I use a Trangia alcohol stove kit. Two pots, windscreen and base, fry pan and burner all nestled in space of your average pan. Weight, well under two pounds depending on the model and material. The wind screen is essential to keep the heat focused and makes the store very fuel efficient. A...

(2) Krueger Sea Winds are what my wife and I have settled on. We like big water, long distances, going fast, carrying lots of equipment and having a canoe that can take punishment. Despite their heavy weight, the canoes are easy to portage since portaging was a requirement in the design of the...

I did my urban portaging through Minneapolis a few years back when paddling the Mississippi and they wouldn’t allow me to go through the locks. Something about a highway falling into the river or something. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You are giving up the most powerful and effective stroke that the bow paddler could possibly make. In my world, the bow paddler is the captain of the boat and initiates all turns and maneuvers, the stern paddler just makes complementary strokes to complete the maneuver. The bow paddler is...

I am happy enough having a tailwind that I do not find the need to carry one more piece of gear that only gets used once every three or four days.

I never knew a paddle could be too light. Paddling 40-45 strokes a minute, hour after hour, you can not have too light a paddle. Any minor inconvenience handling a too light paddle in the wind is easily overcome when paddling all the miles in between those windy days. I have three different...

A weird, yet delightful camping experience awaited me while paddling the Mississippi solo. A few days from the Missouri, Ohio, Mississippi confluence I found a nice little island to camp on. Just after dark a power boat shows up with three guys planning on spending their weekend hanging out...

Cainpatch, Everglades Park. Campsites need to be reserved since they are few and far between. This is one of the biggest sites and was maxed out with four parties and about a dozen people. Everyone else were fisherman with their flats boats. Started out bad when one guys cpap ran out of battery...

The wife and I use 49 and 50 inch bent shaft paddles in our solo canoes paddled seated, and 51 and 51 3/4 inch bent shaft paddles in our tandem, also seated. I guess there is no correct answer to this question. Appears you

I few years ago, while on Pavilion Key in the Everglades, I watched two crows who learned that every paddler had snacks in their canoes and kayaks. As soon as a paddler left their boats unattended the crows would swoop in and grab a snack. It was fun to watch, and they were rewarded just about...

I have salt water and fresh water sponges for my canoe for just that reason. If I take a sponge I used in salt water on a fresh water trip they tend to get eaten. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk