Recognize the place where this picture was taken? I’ll give you a hint: it’s right in front of our Rock Island Lodge. OK so that wasn’t much of a hint as it was a give-away. Speaking of give-aways (made up word)- click on the image to be directed to order your free 2012 calendar (and [...]
There are not many occasions where we cross our fingers for inclement weather but the Gales Storm Gathering is one of them. In the past we’ve hosted our Surf Superior Confluence here at the mouth of the mighty Michipicoten however we’ve decided to put that weekend on hold and partner up with the folks from [...]
Following a successful pilot program last year we are again offering the world’s first combo BCU 3-star ~ Paddle Canada level 2 skills course from our location of Lake Superior, near Wawa, Ontario. In essence the 4 day course combines the high paddle skills and rescue features from BCU 3-star program with the weather/sea state [...]
Admit it. We’ve all done it. Not paid enough attention to getting in or out of our kayak and whoosh, in an instant, finding ourselves turtled over floundering embarrassingly, with our back end in the water beside our boat, beside the shore. In fact I’d wager that the majority of sea kayak upsets take place [...]
For the first time ever, we’ve added a component to our Paddle Canada Level II Sea kayaking skills program. We’ve brought in a BCU instructor to access the participants for their 3 star certification (which is very similar in skill level to the PC Level II course). David Johnston, of paddlinginstructor.com, and an instructor trainer [...]
