Sea Kayak Rossport to Marathon

Sea Kayak Lake Superior's Northern Crown

FAST FACTS
Description:	Guided and partially outfitted sea kayak trip–seven days kayaking, seven nights camping, half-day group skills workshop
Skill:	Intermediate to advanced paddling skills and backcountry camping experience
Pace:	Moderate with occasionally demanding portions
Min. Age:	18
Distance:	120 km (average paddling speed of 4.5 to 6 km/hr)
Dates:	Sat July 14- Sat July 21, 2012
Cost:	$1,780 CDN For this section. For pricing details as part of "The Big One" click here.
Includes:	Full guiding and outfitting, meals, park fees, shuttles. (Sea kayaks and tents additional.)

Sea kayaking Lake Superior’s northernmost shore includes sweeping black sand beaches, First Nation pictographs and legendary islands. The coastline between Rossport and Heron Bay is an infrequently paddled gem that makes up the third leg of the guided and outfitted Lake Superior Sea Kayak Pageant. This trip consists of a pleasant mix of island-to-island paddling, open coastline and quiet bays and coves. East of Rossport, we’ll visit the black sand beach at Worthington Bay, where Ojibwa people painted red ochre pictographs on a cliff face. Further along, the narrow channel at Le Petits Ecrits was another significant First Nation site. Voyageurs once camped at Bottle and Cork coves, two small inlets on an otherwise cliff-bound coast where brigades of paddlers once hauled their 36-foot Montreal canoes ashore for the night.

At Neys Provincial Park, an already impressive shoreline becomes spectacular. Weather-permitting, we’ll circumnavigate Pic Island and visit several former World War II prisoner of war camps. From here we will sea kayak past the town of Marathon and end at the former fishing village of Heron Bay.

Your trip begins on Saturday at noon when we will meet in Marathon. Alternatively, you’re welcome to meet us in the early morning at Rock Island Lodge, near Wawa, and shuttle in our vehicle. We’ll drive you back to Rock Island at trip’s end. We’ll shuttle to a Rossport bed and breakfast where we will prepare for our seven-day trip. On Sunday morning, we set off by sea kayak on the largest lake in the world. Seven days later, we’ll will arrive back at Marathon.

Daily paddling distances range from 10 to 26 kilometres with a full no paddling day included to accommodate rough weather or a more relaxed or exploratory group pace. Although time is built in for rough conditions, it is a trip for paddlers in good condition with previous paddling and wilderness camping experience.

The lake is mostly calm in summer, but when it gets rough we enjoy the view from shore. Although each group will travel according to its own pace, we tend to spend most of the day on the water leaving lots of time for “covering the distance” and exploring the coast.

You will be responsible for carrying a portion of the group gear in your kayak, as well as your tent, sleeping bag and personal gear. Don't worry about cooking or clean-up – all food preparation is taken care of by our wilderness chefs!

Equipment and Services- Partially Outfitted Trip

We Provide: Professional instruction and guiding; meals from Saturday dinner to the following Saturday afternoon; transportaion; all group safety, camping, cooking, eating and sanitation gear.

You Provide: Fully outfitted expedition sea kayak (minimum 16.5 feet in length with two sealed bulkheads - rudder or skeg are recommended), tent, sleeping bag and pad and all personal equipment and clothing. A detailed recommended list is provided on registration.


Outfitting: We have expedition outfitted sea kayaks ($20 day) and tents ($5 day) available at reduced rates for trip guests who prefer to use our equipment.

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