🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day! 🛶
This Canada Day, celebrate the people, places and waterways that define Canada's paddling culture. From epic expeditions and legendary canoe trippers to hidden wilderness gems and iconic rivers, these stories showcase the adventures that continue to shape our connection to the water.
Here are some of the top stories making waves:
🏔 A Northern river for every Canadian paddler’s bucket list
🛶 Canoeing in polar bear country
🔍 100-year-old mystery solved 🔍
➕ And plenty more stories and inspiration below 👇
Why The Broken Skull River Belongs On Every Canadian Paddler’s Bucket List
In five short years, the Broken Skull has gone from a virtually unknown river flowing under the radar to a new northern gem, considered one of the best in the North. Find out why you should add it to your bucket list.
Expedition Torngat: 1,000 Kilometers Through Polar Bear Country
Four kayakers navigate treacherous waters, towering icebergs and one of the densest polar bear populations on the planet, culminating in one dangerously close encounter.
13 Northern River Trips Of A Lifetime
Fill out your bucket list with these adventures to some of the most remote, scenic and wild places on Earth.
3 Tidbits Of Northern Paddling Wisdom
Follow these tips for the Far North paddling trip of a lifetime.
Inside Modern-Day Voyageur And Canoe Tripper Extraordinaire Mike Ranta’s Third Cross-Canada Canoe Trip
Inspired by Alexander Mackenzie’s historic discovery of the overland route to the Pacific Ocean, Mike Ranta decided for his third trip across the country—this journey took place in 2017 to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial—he would embark from an isolated coastal community some 600 kilometers northwest of Vancouver.
On his first two trips, Ranta worked tirelessly to accomplish his goal of reaching Cape Breton, often missing the opportunity to speak with communities and schools along the way. Having grown up in Northwestern Ontario, Ranta understood the impact an inspirational speaker can have on the youth of a small town.
Reading the thousands of signatures cluttering his canoe, Ranta declared: “My last trips were about making it from coast to coast as fast as possible. This trip is about thanking all the great people I meet along the way.”
100-Year-Old Barren Lands Canoe Expedition Mystery Solved
On this two-month-long, self-supported canoe trip, success was like finding a needle in a haystack.
Canada’s Largest Canoe Camping Reserve Is Hidden in Plain Sight—And It’s Not Algonquin
This paddler’s paradise flies under the radar, but not for long.
Remembering Algonquin’s Last Traditional Guide
Frank Kuiack started guiding in 1945, at the age of 8. For more than seven decades, he introduced visitors to the lakes, fish and traditions of Algonquin Park, leaving behind a legacy that continues to shape how generations experience this iconic wilderness.
Venturing Into Quetico With The Voyageur Wilderness Programme
Voyageur Wilderness Outfitting was one of the first companies to provide outfitting services for backcountry canoeists entering Quetico. Sixty-six years later it is still one of only a handful of companies serving just 21 entry points to the 1.1 million acres of protected wilderness. This is their story.
Building A Bigger, Better Canadian Canoe Museum
Inside the 10-year struggle to create a $40-million home worthy of the world’s most significant collection of canoes.
Expedition AKOR Completes Epic Cross-Canada Trip
Inside the unprecedented 7,600 km crossing by paddle, pedal and ski. Braving polar bears and more, find out how Expedition AKOR completed a never-before-attempted, seven-month-long north-to-south crossing of Canada.
Rethinking the Canoe
Is our cherished pastime a symbol of a continent or of a colonial history? Discuss.
50 Years Of Rapids And Revelry On The Ottawa River
10 Best Paddling Destinations In British Columbia
Why A Dumoine River Trip Is Worth Taking
17 Most Captivating Places To Paddleboard In Québec
