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Life for the Montagnais in those days was a lot different than those of us today. Some of us might see medical issues, others might see the reality of life of a migrant people who needed to move their families to areas that supported them through different seasons.

Won’t be long, northwest Ontario

I’m reading the book “Last of the Coureurs de Bois” by Paul Provencher. He spent lots of time with the Montagnais in Quebec, and he had great admiration for them. “The Montagnais Indian has won himself a great reputation in our northern forest as a mighty load-carrier. I’ve met many...

I should be about 100 miles east starting around the 24th of May for a week or so, just planning to base camp down a small lake Memaquay knows about. Have fun!

In my 14 months in the Army in Vietnam I never wore underwear, nor did anybody I ever met. Sleeping under clean sheets and wearing clean underwear is blessing to this day.

I agree, I met them at the Paddlers-Snow Walkers gathering in Vermont last fall, it was great talking wood canvas canoes with others who use these canoes as they were intended rather than mantelpiece’s.

What I find most interesting in this thread is that 5 of the 8 posters haven’t been back in years.

A nice article about poling a canoe here in Maine. I have met the guides, one of the few outfits that use wood canvas canoe with clients. https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/07/10/up-the-river-without-a-paddle-a-canoe-pole-could-do-the-trick/?copylink=true

Jake Feener of Feener Productions paddles/poles down the Big Brook to the Allagash River.

I use the Littlbug Senior, it weighs next to nothing and packs flat in my Duluth Pack. It’s almost like cold handle frying pans where made for twig stoves, fire gets too hot just pull the pan off without looking for a rag or glove. Like Allan says above, they are great for keeping warm or...

Years ago while on a group trip in Quebec, we where sitting around the fire one evening towards the end off the trip, talking, and the subject of how nice the fishing, paddling, bugs and weather had been. One of my friends said it was a “last week” trip. When questioned, he replied “how many...

Our first big purchase as newlyweds in 1971.

I like them all, to get the students to make such nice paddles takes a special talent, well done.

That looked like a good day, I see a few familiar faces there, nice folks. Nice pictures.

This is from the Headwaters Canoe Facebook page, use duct tape on the trail, then dental floss at home! Every repair that comes into the shop has a story. This canoe, a modified 16’ Prospector, built by Headwaters in conjunction with our friend, the canoe’s owner, has raised gunwales, meaning...