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NWL Articles

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Vast & Wild: Crossing the James Bay by Canoe

At 3:30 am, we wake up. We are camped on the narrow bank of the Harricana River in northern Quebec, with the great opening of the ...

New Years Day Paddle

January 1st 2010. My friend Bill Perkins wants to be the first one to paddle the Crystal River this year and this decade. So here we ...

Winter Greetings

Well, it’s finally happened.  Winter is here, and my thoughts now begin to shift from rivers and giant pine trees to cross country skiing ...

Voyaging in the Les Chenaux Islands of Lake Huron

Recently,  I took a four day Voyageur Canoe camping trip with the senior class from the Leelanau School where I work.  In many ways it ...

First Paddle of the season, Canoe Camp director escapes the office

For the past few weeks I’ve been watching the snow disappear from the High Peaks and the river rise at the Falls in Wadhams, ...

The Ladies of Eagle Lake

A Northern Lights Journal Day 1: The first day was cloudy. We crossed the lakes pretty quickly because we had a tail wind. Since it was ...

A Collection of Northwaters and Langskib Journal Entries

Langskib Coulonge River – Day 9 We woke up and paddled a few clicks or so to eat breakfast. While eating we saw a muskrat and an ...

Ladies of the Lady Evelyn lake Expedtion

A Northern Lights Journal Community Values: In our community we want for each other to be nice and helpful; happy, excited and not always depressed; ...


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