This way in (Spring 2017)
Welcome to the Spring 2017 Ripple. This issue launches a number of new regular features for the Ripple: Flora & Fauna, featuring stories of local plant »
President's Message
Hello, everyone! Another wonderful paddling season is upon us, so please remember to wear your life jackets and take along the proper safety gear for the »
In Search of Adventure
Cover Photo by Tannis Hydesmith I was just a baby the first time that I canoed, settled on the floor of the canoe with my aunt »
Changes Coming to La Barriere Dam
If you have paddled on the La Salle River at La Barriere Park anytime in the last few years, you have likely noticed the sorry state »
Paddle Media (Spring 2017)
The internet is rich and full of videos and other fun content. Below is a collection of recent paddle media that can be found in the »
Adventure and the Experimental lakes – A paddler’s diary
Day three - mid afternoon The campsite was nowhere to be found. And now, here at the northwest point of Crabclaw lake, there was no portage »
Gear Review: Olympus TG-4 Camera
For many years I have carried an SLR on canoe trips, switching from 35mm film to Olympus digital as the technology came within reach of my »
How Green is Your (Butane) Gas?
Canister stoves have become very popular since I started canoe tripping twenty years ago. There was a time when few serious canoe trippers would give them »
Hofman Outdoor Gear Supply
Have you been thinking about dusting down that old thrift store sewing machine and making some of your own outdoor gear? If so you'll quickly discover »
Aperture (Spring 2017)
Aperture features photo submissions by our paddling community. The La Salle flooding the river bank - Charles Burchill Winter camping - Jeff Vincent Cookfire - Selena »
Flora & Fauna (Spring 2017)
Spruce Grouse "Put, put, put, put, put." We could hear the sound of a motor boat, or maybe a lawn mower off in the distance, trying »
A rite of passage
Our little blue cottage was free of most modern amenities. Water was gathered at the local water pump for drinking and dishes. Calls of nature were »
This way in (Fall 2016)
Welcome to the new look of the Ripple. This issue marks our evolution to a fully online newsletter, optimized for your reading pleasure on any device »
Message from the President (Fall 2016)
Another year has come and gone. I hope everyone had a great paddling season. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kelly Stirling and I »
Editor's Message
Something New? Life would be pretty dull if we never tried new things. New can be simple. Perhaps we look for something different to do with »
Solo, but not Alone
After many day trips and countless outings on our neighbourhood lake (retention pond), this was the summer that all that paddling practice would become a full-blown »
A New Species of Water Lily
Editor’s Note: The plants and animals we find when we go paddling are a significant part of what calls us into remote waterways. When the »
Exploring the Boundary Waters
A Paddler’s Diary of Five Days in Canoe Mecca Last summer, when Eveline and I started to look into canoe trips further afield than Manitoba, »
Paddle Manitoba Rescue Clinic
A note from the board:An important part of what Paddle Manitoba does is help paddlers gain skills for safe, successful paddle tripping. We wanted to »
Voyages of Discovery
"But aren't many gardens beautiful because they are imperfect?...aren't the strange, new flowers that arise by mistake or misadventure as pleasing as the well-tended and »