Typically the Palmer Fest has been all about white water playboating. With the increased interest in sea kayaking over the past years, the festival has tacked on an additional weekend for Sea Kayaking and Canoeing. Online registration for Palmer Fest, Canada’s Premier Canoe and Kayak Festival, is now open for both the new Sea Kayak [...]
Call to action emails spreading the dire consequences of potential amendments to the federal Navigable Waters Protection Act have been going around for awhile now. As paddlers and environmentalists, I think allowing free reign for development on Canadian rivers and gutting the environmental assessment process for waterway-related infrastructure are huge concerns. The worst part that [...]
Every three years, Sea Kayaker Magazine invites subscribers and online readers to vote for their favourite paddling products. It is truly the will of the people, as the readers have no limitations or guidelines in naming their best choice. Voting for this triennial award took place earlier this year and a record number or submissions [...]
Every year we sell off our entire fleet of boats and gear to make way for new stuff for next year. It is a great opportunity for folks to buy a kayak or canoe and still have enough time left in the season to try it out. Some of our kayak fleet includes; Boreal Designs’ [...]
The traditional refers to the paddling, not the symposium. August 21-24, 2008, we are hosting our 3rd annual Traditional Paddling Symposium also referred to as the Greenland Style Paddling Symposium. There will be workshops devoted to Greenland style paddling for women, novice, intermediates as well as rolling and building your own paddle. Friday will be [...]
Canada Day was celebrated in style over Wawa lake. A pretty impressive display of pyrotechnics considering we are just a wee, small community. Here is a 2 minute clip of what you would have seen if you were here. Wawa Fireworks Display
NSA staff spent their weekend co-hosting the Rossport Symposium along with local company Superior Outfitters. The weekend was a huge success and we managed to attract over 60 participants to the little hamlet on the shore of Lake Superior. Weather was on our side (more or less). We had a huge thunderstorm overnight Friday night [...]
The paddling season is upon us and here are some suggestions to get your body in shape so you don’t injure yourself. In addition to using kayaking to improve your fitness, you can also condition your body beforehand to enhance your experience. Improved physical fitness will make your paddling more enjoyable because you will feel [...]
On June 10, 2008 Dee Miller will begin biking throughout Ontario (7,645 kms) for 100 consecutive days to raise awareness of the free programs Renewed Strength offers and to help raise needed funds to provide every cancer patient in Ontario the opportunity to take advantage of these programs. Dee will be in Wawa, staying at [...]
There is one thing about the people who live, work and play on Lake Superior, and that is that they are really passionate about Lake Superior. Here at Naturally Superior Adventures, we want to share all that is Superior with you too. We will dedicate this space to letting you know more about what is [...]
