Rob Stevens
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
For those who may be planning extra travel or a canoe excursion around the Assembly dates (July 17-22nd), here is a compilation of resources that you may find helpful;
LOCAL INTERESTS & ATTRACTIONS:
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism; https://thekawarthas.ca/
Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park; https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/kawarthahighlands
Friends of Algonquin Provincial Park; http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/
Ontario Provincial Parks: http://www.ontarioparks.com/en (celebrating 125 years!)
Note; Reservations for Provincial Parks are done online 5 months ahead of time –which affects availability of sites. https://reservations.ontarioparks.com/
PADDLING RESOURCES:
Paddle Canada: https://www.paddlecanada.com/
Ontario Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking Association (ORCKA): http://www.orcka.ca/
Wilderness Canoe Association: https://www.wildernesscanoe.ca/
REGIONAL CANOE ROUTES
Algonquin Provincial Park: http://www.myccr.com/content/algonquin-provincial-park
French River Region; http://www.myccr.com/content/french-river-region
French River Provincial Park: https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/frenchriver
Georgian Bay; http://www.myccr.com/content/georgian-bay-basin
http://www.myccr.com/content/georgian-bay-coast
Massassauga Provincial Park: https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/themassasauga
Friends of Massassauga Provincial Park: https://friendsofthemassasauga.wildapricot.org/
“Thirty Thousand Islands” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Thousand_Islands
Haliburton, Kawarthas & Georgian Bay; http://www.myccr.com/content/haliburton-kawartha-muskoka
Kilarney; http://www.myccr.com/content/killarney-region
Friends of Kilarney Park: http://www.friendsofkillarneypark.com/
Ottawa River Valley; http://www.myccr.com/content/ottawa-region
+Whitewater Rafting; https://owlrafting.com/
http://www.wildernesstours.com/
http://www.riverrunners.com/
Temagami Region: http://www.myccr.com/content/temagami-region
Ottertooth forums; http://www.ottertooth.com/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics
ONTARIO WOODEN CANOE BUILDERS:
WCHA Builder Members: http://www.wcha.org/builders-and-suppliers-directory ("Ontario)
Wooden Canoe Builders Guild: http://www.wcbguild.com/
LOCAL INTERESTS & ATTRACTIONS:
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism; https://thekawarthas.ca/
Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park; https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/kawarthahighlands
Friends of Algonquin Provincial Park; http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/
Ontario Provincial Parks: http://www.ontarioparks.com/en (celebrating 125 years!)
Note; Reservations for Provincial Parks are done online 5 months ahead of time –which affects availability of sites. https://reservations.ontarioparks.com/
PADDLING RESOURCES:
Paddle Canada: https://www.paddlecanada.com/
Ontario Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking Association (ORCKA): http://www.orcka.ca/
Wilderness Canoe Association: https://www.wildernesscanoe.ca/
REGIONAL CANOE ROUTES
Algonquin Provincial Park: http://www.myccr.com/content/algonquin-provincial-park
French River Region; http://www.myccr.com/content/french-river-region
French River Provincial Park: https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/frenchriver
Georgian Bay; http://www.myccr.com/content/georgian-bay-basin
http://www.myccr.com/content/georgian-bay-coast
Massassauga Provincial Park: https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/themassasauga
Friends of Massassauga Provincial Park: https://friendsofthemassasauga.wildapricot.org/
“Thirty Thousand Islands” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Thousand_Islands
Haliburton, Kawarthas & Georgian Bay; http://www.myccr.com/content/haliburton-kawartha-muskoka
Kilarney; http://www.myccr.com/content/killarney-region
Friends of Kilarney Park: http://www.friendsofkillarneypark.com/
Ottawa River Valley; http://www.myccr.com/content/ottawa-region
+Whitewater Rafting; https://owlrafting.com/
http://www.wildernesstours.com/
http://www.riverrunners.com/
Temagami Region: http://www.myccr.com/content/temagami-region
Ottertooth forums; http://www.ottertooth.com/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics
ONTARIO WOODEN CANOE BUILDERS:
WCHA Builder Members: http://www.wcha.org/builders-and-suppliers-directory ("Ontario)
Wooden Canoe Builders Guild: http://www.wcbguild.com/