Paddling Partners - Fifty Years of Northern Canoe Travel

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Width:  6  Inches
Height:  9  Inches
Pages:  176
Format:  Paperback
Publication Date:  January 31, 2008
Illustrations:  35 Illustrations, black & white
Publisher:  Dundurn Press

Description

Carol and Bruce Hodgins began leading canoe trips in 1957 for Camp Wanapitei on Lake Temagami in Northern Ontario. Paddling Partners tells the story of their shared canoe travel over the past 50 years - the joys, the challenges, the triumphs and the mishaps. Excerpts from daily logs highlight the authenticity of their experiences.

Initially, canoeing took them to the great rivers of northern Ontario and Quebec. Their first venture “north of 60” found them on the Southern Nahanni, soon to be followed by travels on the Coppermine. By the mid-1990s, their tripping took them to Soper River on Baffin Island. Included in their richly descriptive accounts are kayak adventures in California, Mexico and the Queen Charlottes, winter canoeing in and near the Everglades and explorations on Heritage Rivers in the Maritimes.

Paddling Partners outlines specific canoeing routes and countless fascinating adventures. Useful tips on planning, as well as tidbits of know how garnered over years of experience round out this work by these veterans of the Canadian canoeing fraternity. Included are sketch maps and photos by the authors.

Authors

Bruce and Carol Hodgins have lived in Peterborough since 1965, where Bruce was a Professor of History and Canadian Studies at Trent University until his retirement in 1996. Carol ran the Wanapitei‘s trip stores (Sangego) from 1967 until 1987, and wrote two books on wilderness nutritious cooking. Bruce served as Wanapitei‘s summer Camp Director until 1993. Both remain with Wanapitei, where Bruce is still Company President.

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