Category Archives: Wabakimi

From Lake Nipigon’s Echo Rock To Waweig Lake

Posted on 2018-11-10 by true_north

Last revised on September 5, 2022. Table of Contents: Day 10 Map and Essential Details Looking For the Echo Rock Pictographs The Vertical Majesty of Undercliff Mountain The Graffiti on Echo Rock Heading For Wabinosh Bay Paddling Past The HBC … Continue reading →

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WWII POW Camps in the Armstrong Station Area – Fact & Fiction

Posted on 2018-11-10 by true_north

Last revised on June 24, 2024. Table of Contents: Mention of a German POW Camp Piques Our Curiosity Some Background Info on WWII POW Camps in Canada Where were the Canadian POW Camps? NFB Documentary.The Enemy Within. 2003 Ontario POW … Continue reading →

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Down The Pikitigushi River From Cliff Lake To Lake Nipigon: From The Bear Camp To Windigo Bay

Posted on 2018-11-09 by true_north

Last revised on October 19, 2021. Day 4 – From The Bear Camp to Below Log Jam #3 Essential Data and Map Info Historical References To the Lower Pikitigushi The Portage Around  the Bear Camp Falls How Time Has Changed … Continue reading →

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Canoeing From The Pikitigushi’s Cliff Lake to Echo Rock on Lake Nipigon

Posted on 2018-09-25 by true_north

The northwest corner of Lake Nipigon is a canoe tripper’s dreamscape, offering countless trip possibilities.  Since our first visit in 2010, we have returned a half-dozen times. A Paddler’s List Of Wabakimi’s Top Six This post features images from the … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Three Rivers: Being An Account of a Trip By Canadian Canoe Up the Brightsand and Kashishibog and Down the Kopka

Posted on 2012-09-06 by true_north

last revised on March 23, 2022. aka: Kopka River Canoe Trip Report  Related Post: A Paddler’s List Of Wabakimi’s Top Six Click on the link to access…  The Route Overview Recommended Maps & useful information Accessing Wabakimi by Train from … Continue reading →

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Ogoki Lodge and The Beckwith Cabins: “All Things Must Pass”

Posted on 2011-09-01 by true_north

Last revised on September 2, 2022. Table of Contents: Introduction: Where Is Whitewater Lake? The Ogoki Lodge Site The Motivation For Building Ogoki Lodge The Main Building and Its Distinctive Design Update August 2022– Eneri Paul’s Comment Other Buildings On … Continue reading →

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Wabakimi Canoe Trip- From Flindt Landing To Collins Via The Flindt, Ogoki, Palisade, Grayson, and Boiling Sand Rivers

Posted on 2011-09-01 by true_north

Related Posts: Smoke Over Wabakimi – Canoeing In A Season Of Fires The Ogoki Lodge And The Beckwith Cabins: “All Thing Must Pass” If you really want to get away from the crowds, then Wabakimi Provincial Park in NW Ontario … Continue reading →

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Down Wabakimi’s Allanwater River To Whitewater Lake and “The Center of the Universe” – Day-By-Day Trip Report

Posted on 2010-09-29 by true_north

Last revision: April 2, 2022. This post looks at each day in more detail and provides specific info on rapids, portages, and campsites. We have also made use of close-up satellite images for certain key points of the route. Click … Continue reading →

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