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Down The Lower Wanapitei River From Secord Falls to Hartley Bay
Table of Contents: Why the lower Wanapitei River? Getting To The Put-In Day 1: Secord Falls To McVittie Dam Day 2: McVittie Dam To Hwy 634 Day 3: Hwy 634 To Sturgeon Chutes Day 4: Hwy 634 To Hartley Bay … Continue reading
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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
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Georgian Bay’s North and East Coast – Paddlers’ Eye Candy
last revised on March 3, 2024. Table of Contents: Better Late Than Never – Discovering G’Bay As A Paddling Destination The Possible Dangers To Prepare For Open Canoe Versus Kayak Some Photos From Various Trips The Essential Book On Paddling … Continue reading
Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Days 10 & 11 – From Georgian Bay To Hartley Bay Marina
Last revised: September 22, 2021. Table of Contents: Day 10 – Up To Robinson’s Bay= Basic Data and Overview Map An Alternative Exit From the French River Delta Up Batt Bay To Black Bay Checking Out The Voyageur Stopping Place … Continue reading
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Tagged Batt Bay French River, Boston Falls French River, Fort Island French River, French Rive campsite 822, french river canoe routes, French River Chikanishing, French River Visitor Center, FRPP Campstie 707, Hartley Bay Marina, La Prairie Voyageur Channel, old voyageur channel, Petite Faucille Old Voyageur Channel, Robinson's Bay Western Channel, Wanapitei River mouth, Washer Woman Voyageur Channel
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Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Days 8 & 9 – Across the Delta From East To West
Last revised: June 15, 2022. Day 8 – From Fox Bay CS726 To CS804 W of Whitefish Bay The Day’s Basic Data and Maps It’s A “No Go” To The Bustards Passing By The Georgian Bay Fishing Camp Heading West … Continue reading
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Tagged bad river channel, Bustard islands shortest route, campsite 723 FRPP, Dave Bulger, Devil's Door Portage, Devil's Door Rapids, east cross-channel, French River Delta cross channel, Georgian Bay Fishing Camp, Henvey Inlet wind turbines, La Dalle, La Petite Faucille, Lily Chutes - Bad River, old voyageur channel, paddling to Bustard islands, Parry Sound 33, The Fort - French River delta, west cross-channel
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Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Days 6 & 7 – To Pickerel Bay and Down Fox Creek to Georgian Bay
Last revised: February 27, 2024. Table of Contents: Day 6 – The Lower French From CS 601 To Pickerel Bay (CS 634) The Long-Gone Lichenographs Little Flat Rapids (aka Second or Derraud Rapids) A Favourite FRPP Campsite – CS634 Day … Continue reading
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Tagged best french river campsite, Fox Creek French River Delta, Fox Creek portages, French River pictographs, Little Flat Rapids French River, Pickerel Bay campsite French River, Second Rapids French River
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Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Day 5 – CS503 (old 419) To Below Recollet Falls
Last revised: March 29, 2024. Table of Contents: The Day’s Basic Data and Maps A Visit To Cross Island – And A Bit of History Checking Out Some Potential Pictograph Sites Campsite 512 – a dud of a site A … Continue reading
Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Day 4 – Down The Five Mile Rapids Section of the Upper French River
Last revised: August 10, 2022. Day 4 – Down The Five Mile Rapids Section of the Upper French River (CS304 to CS503) Table of Contents: Day 4’s Basic Data and Maps CS306 – A Better Tent Spot Downriver The Five … Continue reading
Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Day 3 – From Canoe Pass To Below The Portage Channel Dam
Day 3 – From Canoe Pass to Below Portage Channel Dam Last revised: October 12, 2022. Table of Contents The Day’s Basic Data and maps Looking For Gibraltar Point’s Pictographs The Kennedy Island Pictograph Site The Nick Adams Analysis of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Chaudiere Dam, Cradle Rapids French River, Gibraltar Point French River, Gibraltar Point rock painting pictograph, Kennedy Island Pictographs, Keso Point pictographs, Lake Nipissing Outlet dams, Little Chaudiere Dam, Okikendawt CaHa-06, Portage Channel Dam, Portage Channel Hydro Dam
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Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Day 2 – From Lafleche Point to Canoe Pass
Day 2 – From Lafleche Point to Canoe Pass distance: 25 km time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. portages/rapids: 0/0: another nice, easy paddling day! weather: sunny most of the day, light wind from NW campsite: CS105 with room for multiple tents, nice … Continue reading
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Tagged camping lafleche point, Canoe pass Upper French River, Frank's Bay seasonal Nipissing settlement, French River Park Campsites Upper French River, FRPP CS104, FRPP CS105, Iroquois massacre Lake Nipissing, Lafleche Point Lake Nipissing, Sandy Island Lake Nipissing
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