We have owned these 2 badger paddles for several years now (they have been thru some very busy paddling seasons) and bought the Badger oil from Mike @Badger paddles last year at the Outdoor Adventure Show in Toronto but never…
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Very happy to have our fishing license & renewed Ontario Outdoors Card arrive after just a week, that was quite fast! We opted for the 3 year conservation license and also had to renew our Outdoors card at the same…
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On Sunday June 25, 2017 we were part of the committee that helped put 150 canoes in ring on Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park on the rainiest day. While we couldn’t pick the weather, I don’t think the sun would have…
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If your anything like the regular person then you probably don’t like mosquitoes or black flies. On a recent trip to Algonquin Park, we found the black flies to be insanely bad. Mind you its to be expected in early…
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We usually spend long weekends camping, this year we were invited to a cottage built by some camping friends. Part of the family would be in tents and 2 kids would be sleeping inside. It was kinda like glamping. The…
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I’m dusting off some old recipes, I haven’t made these in years. The last time was on a canoe trip in Algonquin Park base camping on Crotch lake with 3 little kids. Making them from scratch today reminded me that I…
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Ice out in Algonquin Park was literally just announced, for the paddling community has been sitting anxiously awaiting for the official declaration. You see not everyone is a year round camper, I know shocking right?! People have patiently awaited the…
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We first came across Take Me Outside contest last year, sadly our film/tech savie oldest child had just graduated high school. The contest is open for students K-12 with different age group categories, the film only has to be 4…
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How excited are we for Kevin Callan’s new book! The Complete Guide to Winter Camping book from Firefly will be available this October. Pre-sale orders can be placed at http://www.amazon.ca/Complete-Guide-Winter-Camping/dp/1770859888. A brief description lists topics of both cold and hot…
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Happy Earth Day! Take a moment to appreciate what we have!