Parks Blog

Category: Paddling

  • Canadian canoe culture

    “If it is love that binds people to places in this nation of rivers and in this river of nations then one enduring expression of that simple truth, is surely the canoe.” — James Raffan, adventurer, acclaimed author and Director Emeritus of the Canadian Canoe Museum Through the stories of five paddlers across Ontario, “THE…

  • The Boundary Waters/Voyageur Waterway: a Canadian Heritage River

    Today’s post was written by Kestrel Wraggett, a planning intern from our Northwest Zone. Did you know that there’s a network of nationally recognized significant waterways all over Canada? There are 42 Canadian Heritage Rivers within the country, 12 of which are located in Ontario. Two of these designated heritage rivers run through Northwestern Ontario…

  • Are you ready for the Northwest Wilderness Quest?

    Do you dream of paddling the vast wilderness of Northwestern Ontario, gliding past moose, caribou and wolves? Can you hear the gentle sound of your paddle smoothly caressing endless lakes and rivers, drops of water slowly tumbling off the tip of your blade? Does the scent of pine and spruce forests invite fond memories of…

  • Maintaining the Missinaibi

    The Missinaibi River is one of the longest and most famous canoe routes in the Hudson Bay watershed – 500 km of whitewater river, from the Arctic watershed divide down to James Bay. This summer, our Northeastern Resource Stewardship Crew traveled 185 km of that river working to maintain Missinaibi Provincial Park‘s backcountry. Check out this…

  • Only at Quetico

    What can you do at Quetico Provincial Park that you can’t do anywhere else? We ask Quetico park superintendent Trevor Gibb. “That’s easy,” he answers. “You can cross an international border in your canoe to camp in a backcountry wilderness park.”

  • A day on the water…

    Today’s post comes from Bob Elliott, Superintendent of Lake Superior Provincial Park. A few staff from Lake Superior Provincial Park went for a paddle across Mijinemungshing Lake (Mijin for short) and through the Mirimoki Wetlands to Mirimoki Lake.

  • Wooden canoe- and paddle-making in Ontario

    Wooden canoes and paddles are closely linked to Ontarians’ collective sense of history. For centuries, rivers and lakes were the railways of their time: traversing our waterways by canoe was how Indigenous people and early European settlers explored this vast country. Ontario is known as the “canoe capital” of the world for good reason. Our…

  • Welcome to Grey Owl country

    Archie Belaney — the man many know as “Grey Owl” — dreamed of living in the wilds of Canada. Here’s how the now-famous author, public speaker and early Canadian environmentalist described the North Country: “It is a land of shadows and hidden trails, lost rivers and unknown lakes, a region of soft-footed creatures going their…

  • Are you ready for the Missinaibi River?

    Backcountry-lover Scott Elliott, a Partnership Development Specialist from our main office, shares the story of his nine-day wilderness adventure. Many parks are easily accessible; you just pack your tent and sleeping bag, hop in the car and roll into your weekend campground. But some parks require planning, motivation, and a refined skill-set. Missinaibi Provincial Park is one of…

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