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One of the clues we looked for when seeking out old canoe routes in NW Ontario. Although these blazes are probably only 2-4 decades old (the trees they came from are about 70 years old) they marked historic canoe routes which were likely centuries old. These rounds were harvested from blown down...

We have always carried both with no problems, but mostly use the saws. And the kids on the trips don’t get to use the axe.

Al, I am in the stern of my 1970 Sears 17’ boom-alum. My BIL is in the bow. I talked him into the trip since he was a couple of months out of the Marine Corp and I wanted someone stronger to handle the portages. Since then I learned to take at least of couple of high school guys on trips and...

Gunflint Lk, BWCA August 1976.

I have done pub paddling on the Milwaukee Rv in downtown Milwaukee. There are at least 3 microbreweries on the river as well a number of pubs. It is popular with power boaters since the breweries have dock space on the river. I have always done it during weekdays since the river is busy with...

Another option for paddling instruction in Wisconsin.

I have used these items to secure paddles, fishing rods, etc in the boat. They work well and are inexpensive. Made by a guy in Minnesota so I just buy them from him. They could easily be homemade.

This will have a big $$ impact on my 2 week trip to NW Ontario this year.

We always take a few bags of ready-to-eat cabbage salad mix on trips and use them in the early days of the trip. Cabbage holds up much better than leafy salad mix which goes slimy quickly.

I was given a light green headnet which I made usable by darkening the front of it with a broad tip black permanent marker to improve vision while wearing it.

Several times we have taken booze cruises by canoe in downtown Milwaukee on the river, stopping at riverside micro breweries. This very popular with power boaters on summer weekends, so we would go on weekdays.

I have encountered them on each backpacking trip to Isle Royale NP. On one trip my brother was determined to get some close in photos but the moose convinced him to hurriedly look for a tree to climb. At a safe distance I thought it looked quite humorous. His camera lying on the ground where it...

I paddled the Current Rv maybe 25 years ago during my daughter’s Spring Break in March for 3-4 nights. It was a real nice trip during which we saw an only a couple of fishermen. I remember passing canoe liveries with huge piles of aluminum canoes so we were glad we went when we did.

Give that guy his Pioneering Merit badge.

I am still waiting, almost all water here is still frozen after 2 weeks of well below average temperatures. But daily temperatures are warming so it shouldn’t be too much longer.