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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 ...
The Need to be Known in Adolescence
What is it about the experiences at Northwaters & Langskib (NWL) that inspire young people to write comments like these on program evaluations: “It’s ...
Navigating the Murky Waters of Adolescence
I am fortunate to have a view of both sides of the coin. I am both a mother and a camp professional. We play outside ...
Parent Testimonials
What our first timers are saying about Northwaters and Langskib … “I just wanted to drop a quick note to say thanks to everyone for making ...
The belief that simple living, hard work and risk changes lives.
A thousand or so days after the ball began to roll, CG and Jodi have now officially become the caretakers and owners of Northwaters and ...
“The canoe trips I lead were stepping stones for the adventures that followed.”
Last year, life was getting a little too slow and too domesticated, I was missing the adventures I had leading canoe trips, the traveling into ...
Keeping It Simple
I was inspired recently by a lecture that I attended by Kim John Payne titled Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary power of Less to Raise ...
The World’s Canoe Camp
It was impossible to watch the Canada vs United States Hockey game without reflecting on one’s citizenship. I have the good fortune to be ...
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 ...
