The Ripple - Paddling Manitoba

Welcome to the Fall 2017 Ripple. We’d love to hear what you think of this issue. Send us your feedback at communication@paddle.mb.ca »

Hello everyone, Well, another summer has come and gone. Paddle Manitoba had a great summer teaching and guiding canoe trips. Next summer we plan to guide »

This spring I had the opportunity to attend the Open Canoe Association Symposium (Canoefest 2017) in the UK from May 26th to June 4th. The OCA »

August is my favourite month for paddling. The temperatures are warm. The lakes and rivers are warm. The evenings are warm. So it was with dismay »

One of the benefits of my employment is that it takes me to places across the prairies and I often come across unexpected surprises. One such »

"Hang your food up outside! We hung from the rafters, and the mice came in. They got in everything. Made a terrible mess." "Beware the mice. »

I love my Thermarest mattress, well mattresses actually I have two, a Trekker for summer and an Xtherm for winter, but inflating them can be a »

"Again" Eric exclaimed. Pacey steered the canoe around, and we paddled back out to the buoy to try again. The sun continued its descent as darkness »

Kyle McFadyen, North of 57° Ralph Lake Paul Shipman, Pioneer Camp Kyle McFadyen, North of 57° Ralph Lake Éveline Bohémier, the bridge over La Salle Kyle »

As our world globalizes, it seems that our various cultures converge towards a centrist amalgam of customs. Worse, through the vaulted hands of capitalism, traditions that »

Wild Grape also known as Riverbank Grape or in science circles Vitis riparia Wild Grapes are often found along river and stream banks, but they may »

On a recent camping trip to Riding Mountain Park, my beau frère Éric and his fiancée Kaitlyn wanted to spend some time on the water. They »

Robin Lauer is the man behind Canoetripping.net and very much a traditional paddler and camper. In his latest video, he takes us on a fall »

When planning for any vacation involving camping, you need to make considerations for all of the gear you'll need and how you'll carry it. This summer, »

For those of you who have been keeping up to date - the Spring 2017 Issue of the Ripple remarked on pending changes to the damming »

It was a great summer with beautiful weather (mostly) and great company. The water was high in May, covering the bridge for a week or so, »