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Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Days 10 & 11 – From Georgian Bay To Hartley Bay Marina
Previous Post: Days 8 & 9 – Across The French River Delta From East To West Day 10 – Up To Robinson’s Bay From the West Side of French River Prov. Park distance: 20.6 km time: 8:20 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Bay, wilderness canoe tripping
Tagged Batt Bay French River, Boston Falls French River, Fort Island French River, French Rive campsite 822, 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
Previous Post: Days 6 & 7 – From Pickerel Bay to Georgian Bay Via Fox Creek Day 8 – From Fox Bay CS920 To CS723 W of Whitefish Bay distance: 15.4 km time: 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. portages/rapids: 0/0: weather: … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Bay, wilderness canoe tripping
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
Previous Post: Day 5 – From E of Cross I. to Below Recollet Falls (CS522) Day 6 – The Lower French From CS 522 To Pickerel Bay (CS 633) distance: 12 km time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. portages/rapids: 0/1: Second … Continue reading
Posted in Anishinaabek World, Georgian Bay, Pictographs of the Canadian Shield, wilderness canoe tripping
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 – CS419 To Below Recollet Falls
Previous Post: Day 4 – The Upper French Five Mile Rapids Section to CS 419 Day 5 – From CS 419 E of Cross I. to Below Recollet Falls (CS522) distance: 30.5 km time: 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. portages/rapids: 1/0: … Continue reading
Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Day 4 – Down The Five Mile Rapids Section of the Upper French River
Previous Post: Day 3 – From Canoe Pass To below Portage Dam Day 4 – Along Eighteen Mile Island From CS304 To CS 419 distance: 21 km time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. portages/rapids: 2/7 weather: sunny all day, light wind from … Continue reading
Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Day 3 – From Canoe Pass To Below The Portage Channel Dam
Previous Post: Day 2 – Lafleche Point to South of Canoe Pass Day 3 – From Canoe Pass to Below Portage Channel Dam distance: 27 km time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. portages/rapids: 1/0: ~570 m (FoFR says 600m), around the channel cut, … Continue reading
Posted in Anishinaabek World, Georgian Bay, Pictographs of the Canadian Shield, wilderness canoe tripping
Tagged Big Chaudiere Dam, Cradle Rapids French River, Gibraltar Point French River, Gibraltar Point rock painting pictograph, Kennedy Island Pictographs, Lake Nipissing Outlet dams, Little Chaudiere Dam, 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
Previous Post: Day 1 – From Sucker Creek Landing To Lafleche Point 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Bay, Pictographs of the Canadian Shield, wilderness canoe tripping
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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Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Day 1 – Lake Nipissing’s West Bay
Previous Post: Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Intro, Maps, and Logistics Day 1 – Lake Nipissing From Shuswap Camp to Lafleche Point We had left downtown Toronto at 6:40 a.m. and by 11 we were at the … Continue reading
Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Intro., Logistics, Planning and Maps
Related Post: Kayaking The Georgian Bay Coast From Killarney to Snug Harbour – Maps, Logistics, and Days 1 & 2 Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: A Bit of History: In 1989 the Ontario government created French River … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Bay, wilderness canoe tripping
Tagged French River best campsites, French River Canadian Heritage River, French River cell coverage, French River Delta, French River Fire, French River Five Miles Rapid, French River Gorge, French River maps, French River Provincial Park, Friends of French River map, La Vase Portages, Okikendawt Island, Shuswap Camp, Toni Harting French River, voyageurs French River
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Canoeing Lake Nipigon From Windigo Bay To Echo Rock
Previous Post: Canoeing The Pikitigushi From The Bear Camp To Windigo Bay Why go paddling on Lake Nipigon? This post will focus on the time we spent island-hopping the northwest corner of Lake Nipigon. The reason for doing this was so we … Continue reading
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