The Happy Camper
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This is awesome news! Ted East, owner of Killarney Outfitters in northern Ontario, introduced a brand-new kayak design for his rental fleet this season—Seaward’s Expedition—and everyone absolutely loves it!
For three solid years, Ted worked with Seaward, a Canadian company...
I’ve cherished the work of several Canadian authors throughout my life. Raconteur Farley Mowat, naturalist R.D. Lawerence and Canadian historian Pierre Berton. They could all spin a good yarn. But for me the most gifted Canadian storyteller has always been...
Georgian Bay’s Philip Edward Island is located just south of Killarney, so the La Cloche Mountain Range makes a gorgeous backdrop. It also has knobs of pink granite, stout white pine and the ocean-like vistas of Georgian Bay. It also...
Earlier in the year I had Recreational Barrel Works produce The Happy Camper canoe pack. It was a huge success story. The company released a limited edition of 50 canoe packs, and they sold out in just over a day.
If you’re not quite ready for backcountry camping but growing a little tired of having massive RVs—with generators humming through the night—parked beside you, some Ontario Provincial Parks have “walk-in” alternatives to pitch your tent. They’re a little more...
At the end of my daughter’s first year at university, she changed her major from Psychology to English Literature. It seems she likes books. So, to add to her summer reading list, I gathered up my collection of unique...
The final part of The Happy Camper's journey along Canada's Mississippi River is here! Need a refresher? Read parts one, two, three, four and five.
Evan brought gifts for us when he arrived to do our shuttle around Mississippi Lake:...
Avoiding a good stretch of the route was a somewhat unethical move on our part. Or was it? I’ve learned through countless canoe trips that original trip plans can quickly change. Goals and objectives are altered. It’s inevitable.
Here's part four of The Happy Camper's paddling journey along Canada's Mississippi River. Missed a part? Read parts one, two and three.
Andy and I made the right choice to camp at the start of the Miller Rapid portage. When...
I got myself two new Mountain Hardwear tents to try out for this camping season: one for backcountry canoe trips (Meridian 3) and one for front country camping (Bridger 4). Both are brand new designs for 2023.
Now, after...
We expected company the morning of the third day. Paddlers David Skinner and Mary Hagerman wanted to meet up with us to paddle the next section of river, from King’s Falls to Miller Lake. It was the only section of...
The Algonquin interpretation for Kashwakamak is “the lake with rocky shoals.” That interpretation would have made sense before the timber barons and settlers dammed “Kashwakamak” to raise the water levels, flushing their logs and running their mills.
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