2016 Ponask/Stull/Red Sucker and Gods Rivers trip
(Circa) November 2015 “Dwayne, would you be interested in joining me and two fellows from Germany on a canoe trip in northern NW Ontario? We’d »
Craft - Designing your own First Aid Kit
Canoeing, camping, and other backcountry leisure activities can be incredibly risky and dangerous. Having been involved in the planning/organizing of many outdoor activities, I am »
Me, A Bear, and My Boxers
I had been taking my time, and was just finishing my eighth day since leaving Lac Brochet, Manitoba. I had camped in one spot for three »
Rediscovering an old Knot
While you can pretty much get away with knowing just a couple of knots; maybe just a bowline, figure of 8, half hitch plus a trucker’ »
A Dam Retires, a Riffle is Born - 2018 Wednesday Evenings at La Barriere Park
In 1941 a dam was built on the La Salle river some distance upstream of St. Norbert. The reason for the dam was to provide a »
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Exploring the Black River Canoe Building »
This way in (Fall 2017)
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 »
President's Message (Fall 2017)
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 »
Committing to Style in the UK
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 »
1000 meters to Cabin Lake
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 »
A Surprise Visit
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 »
Returning to Keji
"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. »
DIY Fix for ThermaRest Inflation Blues
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 »
Canoe School, Summer Camp for Adults
"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 »
Aperture (Fall 2017)
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 »
Ceinture Fléchée
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 »
Flora & Fauna (Fall 2017)
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 »
All watercraft must report for inspection
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 »
Paddle Media (Fall 2017)
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 »
Leave your tent at home
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, »