Since January 1, 2024
Recent Comments
Most Viewed Posts & Pages (last 48 hours)
Author Archives: true_north
Halloween Decor in Riverdale –
It’s October 29, just two days before “trick or treat” time. Parents are checking the weather forecast to see if the weather this year will be better as their kids make the rounds in Toronto’s Riverdale neighbourhood. Given the number … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto
Leave a comment
Up and Down The French River Delta’s Many Channels And Outlets
Table of Contents: Introduction The Route: Overview Map Day 1: From Toronto to Hartley Bay to A Pickerel River Campsite Day 2: Down The Pickerel & Up the Fox Route to Pickerel Bay Day 3: Pickerel Bay Campsite to Georgian … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Bay, wilderness canoe tripping
Leave a comment
Skuggi: The Fall Colour Collection
Prime autumn colour has come and gone here in Riverdale, and my Icelandic Sheepdog Skuggi and I have managed to walk into a few scenes with some of that fall magic. Here are a few from the past month from … Continue reading
Up The Humber And Down The Don – A Bike Ride Around Toronto
Table of Contents: The Route – main sections and overview map An Alternative Somewhat Shorter Route To The Martin Goodman Trail The Goodman Trail To the Humber Bridge Up The Humber River Trail To Finch Along Finch Avenue and The … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle touring, Toronto
3 Comments
Missinaibi-Area First Nations & Their Recent History
Update: While I have paddled through Dog Lake and into the Missinaibi River system a few times over the past 45 years, I only recently delved into the history of the Cree and Ojibwe people who live(d) in the area. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
Canoe Tripping From East Pashkokogan Lake To the Palisade River and Kenoji Lake
Table of Contents Route Overview Map and GPX file Day 8: From East Pashkokogan Lake To Greenbush Lake Day 9: From Greenbush Lake To Metig Lake Getting a Wabakimi Park Backcountry Camping Permit Day 10: From Metig Lake To Muskiga … Continue reading
The Savant River From Jutten Lake To East Pashkokogan
Table of Contents: A Journey Worth Making Accessing Wabakimi Canoe Country Our West Side of Wabakimi Route Through The Caribou Forest Northern Canada Wildfires And Canoe Trip Planning Getting To The Put-In From Toronto VIA Rail – Washago To Savant … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Wabakimi, wilderness canoe tripping
17 Comments
Tappan Adney And His 1930 Visit To Missinaibi Lake’s Fairy Point
Who Was Tappan Adney? Since I uploaded this post in 2023, a new biography of Tappan Adney has been published. My thanks to his great-granddaughter, whose comment below prompted me to check out the Amazon site! Click here to access … Continue reading
The Chiniguchi Lake & Matagamasi Lake Pictographs
Table of Contents: The Chiniguchi River System – Significance The Matagamasi Lake Pictograph Site The Most Well-Known Images Selwyn Dewdney’s Account The Cross Shape To The West of the Site More Pictographs To The East Back To The Main (West) … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
NE Ontario’s Chiniguchi/Sturgeon Canoe Route
updated on August 10, 2024 Table of Contents: Introduction – Off To The Chiniguchi Some Historical Background Trip Highlights Put-In Options Our Choice – Shuttle From The Sportsman’s Lodge To Matagamasi’s Public Put-In The No-Shuttle Option: Kukagami-Doon-Matagamasi Route Maps: NRC … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
6 Comments
