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I don’t have a floor in my small wall tent so I recently ordered a combination waxed canvas tarp with a wool blanket sewed to it. While it’s not an exact match to my tents floor dimensions, if I fold the sod cloth in at the bottom of the tent walls it will fit nicely and help keep out those...

There’s a new series on YouTube documenting a 1500 mile canoe trip starting in Old Town, Maine, going as far south to NYC, west as far as Syracuse NY, thru Lake Ontario then down the St Lawrence to Quebec City, then south back to Old Town. The paddlers are for the most part indigenous from...

"The wearer moves in a fluid gesture to install the raft on his shoulders, and once it is well balanced, he begins to cross the path several millennia old." He goes from rock to rock with the ease of a balancer on a wire wire. In addition to allowing us to jump an obstacle or connect two lakes...

I was rewatching Ray Mears video about his canoe trip on the Missanabie River years ago and I noticed his small leather pouches while he was preparing bannock. I ordered one off of Etsy, along with a couple of waxed cotton bags. Anxiously awaiting. Anybody else ever use them?

I spent 3 nights at a small lake in central Maine September ‘24 with my new canvas Campfire Tent. Here’s a short video,

I just spent 3 nights in my new Frost River 2 man Campfire Tent. Paddle in campsite, a few miles down a small lake here in Maine, camped on a island. Tent worked great, I made my own poles out of local ash but will be moving to lighter weight spruce. I used on site beaver chewed birch for the...

I just received two waxed canvas pouches from this company, perfect fit for my more traditional outfit. I also ordered a buck saw carrying case made of waxed canvas. I like the pouches as they have belt loops so you can attach them to your belt when you go out berry picking or tinder gathering...

Can you pay the ranger to shuttle canoes, gear and paddlers around Chase Rapids on the Allagash River.

(I will post updates as the story develops for those who don’t have a Facebook account) In the summer of 2025, a brigade of adventurers will embark on a crazy adventure: trekking aboard cedar canoes the 1200 km of the ancestral Route des Furrures, from Tadoussac to James Bay. To learn...

Here’s a nice feature about Wood Canvas canoes, builder Steve Lapey and White Rose Canoe store by Boston based WCVB

Years ago I salvaged this old Keewaydin Canoe Camp (Vermont) tripping canoe just before it was destined to the burn pile. The other half was beyond repair, as determined by the camp, it was cheaper to build a new one. Anyway, I’m never going to make a bookshelf out of it so I thought maybe...

Marc-Andre Pauze recently interviewed Garrett Conover and published the interview on his quarterly internet publication (marcpauze.net to subscribe). Some of Garrett’s observations might raise some eyebrows here, give it a read. North Woods Ways Wilderness culture through traditional canoe...

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...

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.

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...

Registration is open although they have not posted a schedule or presentors. New venue also. http://www.mainecanoesymposium.org/#about