This past Friday we found some babysitting, and my wife and I drove from Pittsburgh up to Vaughan, Ontario to meet Keith Robinson with Souris River Canoes and pick up our Quetico 18.5. Vaughan was the closet stop to us on Souris River’s spring delivery route.
We ordered this canoe in the fall because we needed something larger to fit the whole family and gear for multi day trips. We had them add the optional bench seat and I bought a drop in seat. The thought being that my 3 year old twins can share the bench and my 5 year old can sit on the drop in seat.
Keith was hauling a trailer with over 30 canoes on it. It was impressive to see. He was friendly, gave us a rundown of the canoe, some new Souris River straps and hood loops, and an envelope of paperwork to hopefully get us back across the border without paying a tariff. The paperwork included a dual certificate of origin showing both the United States and Canada.
We strapped down the canoe and hit the road. When we arrived at the border, the agent asked us what we were doing in Canada. We said we had to pick up our canoe. He asked if we had anything to declare, and I said “No?”. He told us we were good to go, and we made it across the border tariff free.
The canoe is in storage awaiting our move to Saranac Lake next month. I’m excited to get everyone on the water and give it a test run.
We ordered this canoe in the fall because we needed something larger to fit the whole family and gear for multi day trips. We had them add the optional bench seat and I bought a drop in seat. The thought being that my 3 year old twins can share the bench and my 5 year old can sit on the drop in seat.
Keith was hauling a trailer with over 30 canoes on it. It was impressive to see. He was friendly, gave us a rundown of the canoe, some new Souris River straps and hood loops, and an envelope of paperwork to hopefully get us back across the border without paying a tariff. The paperwork included a dual certificate of origin showing both the United States and Canada.
We strapped down the canoe and hit the road. When we arrived at the border, the agent asked us what we were doing in Canada. We said we had to pick up our canoe. He asked if we had anything to declare, and I said “No?”. He told us we were good to go, and we made it across the border tariff free.
The canoe is in storage awaiting our move to Saranac Lake next month. I’m excited to get everyone on the water and give it a test run.
