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Tag: Mattawa

  • 5 life-changing paddling routes of Northeastern Ontario

    Whether you’re planning a scenic day trip or a rugged backcountry adventure, Northeastern Ontario is a paddler’s playground. Last year, Northeastern Ontario Tourism asked their readers to vote for their top paddling destinations… …and the votes are in! Join us in counting down the top 5 paddling destinations of Northeastern Ontario:

  • Spend a day paddling the Mattawa

    Today’s post comes from Jess Knowlton, Assistant Discovery Leader at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. People travel far and wide to paddle the historic Mattawa River. For the full experience, most people take 2-5 days to paddle the full the 64 km from North Bay to Mattawa, which can be quite challenging, even with proper research…

  • Mattawa River Provincial Park: a heritage river

    Today’s post comes from Assistant Discovery Leader Mat St-Jules of Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. As your paddle meets the water, look up to the towering cliffs. Pass marshes teeming with activity. Touch trees that set roots hundreds of years ago. With such incomparable beauty, it’s hard to imagine that Mattawa River Provincial Park is…

  • Mattawa River: sculpted by time

    Today’s post comes from Mat St-Jules, a park interpreter at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. The sights of the Mattawa River keep drawing me back. I find incredible beauty in a scraggly cedar clinging to sheer rock or in the gleaming coat of a river otter standing on a sandbar. But, of course, these marvels…

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