ML Blue Mountains 20th Anniversary Issue Out Now
For the 20th anniversary issue of ML Blue Mountains we rewind to the mists of 2003 and trace the evolution of outdoor bliss vibes over the years—and also look to the future.
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Friday Flick: Chumash Powered
A new short film from Patagonia highlights the age-old craft of building Indigenous Chumash canoes on the coast of southern California.
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ML Podcast Episode 26: Eco-Explorer Mario Rigby
This week, ML talks to Mario Rigby, a self-described eco-explorer who simply comes up with an idea and goes for it.
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ML Presents: Pursuits Film Festival 6
The Pursuits Film Festival is back on Friday, April 14 with an evening of adventure films celebrating the outdoors in Ontario and beyond.
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Red Paddle Co Releases Limited Edition Board to Support Love the Oceans Charity
Red Paddle Co has just released its first limited-edition board, in partnership with conservation charity Love the Oceans.
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Jean Anderson: 40 Years of Ice Canoeing
With four decades of ice canoeing under his belt, Jean Anderson has dominated a sport that's unique to Quebec and that he helped shape.
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Friday Flick: Sheri
On the heels of Alpacka Raft‘s 20th anniversary, Sheri tells the story of founder Sheri Tingey, who navigated the male-dominated outdoor industry for decades before revolutionizing it with the design…
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The Action-Takers
As an antidote to all the scary news out there, here’s something to encourage less doomscrolling and more action-taking.
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ML Blue Mountains Fall ’22 Issue Out Now
In this issue, we take action and build a trail system, stop worrying about Covid, rebound from a tragic accident, spend a night in the Bluffs, and shred the Land of Water & Ice.
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Travels with Neegik: Humanity’s Default Watercraft
I was gifted a red Huron canoe for my 15th birthday. I named it Neegik (“otter” in Ojibwa). And it changed my life.
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Paddling Georgian Bay’s Stormy Northwest Corner
Our MEC gear and Blu Wave boards helped us navigate the exposed, wild waterscape of northwest Georgian Bay in comfort and style. Here's a rundown of some key pieces.
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‘Full Reset’ on the Spanish River
Low water but high spirits on the West Fork of Ontario's Spanish River.
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Three Waters Doc Screening
Paddler and photographer Scott Parent’s debut documentary film Three Waters will be screened at the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts in Parry Sound on Wednesday, August 17 at 7 pm.
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Tribal Waters
A new film examines the epic struggle over the Wind River's vast water resources inside a Native American Reservation.
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The SUP Destination We Can’t Share
We're leaving out the name of these islands we visited on a recent SUP trip, to protect them from overuse.
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Vie en montagne Summer/Fall 2022 Issue Out Now
The latest issue of Vie en montagne is now available.
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ML Blue Mountains Summer 2022 Issue Out Now
In this Water + Wheels issue, we visit a remote Great Lakes island chain but don’t name it, explore the life-directing properties of an old canoe, revisit the edge of the world and shoot the legendary rapids of the Spanish River.
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The Great Canoe
Much more than a mode of transportation, the cedar canoe provides an integral and tangible link to culture, history, community and homelands for local Indigenous Nations.
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The Artistic River Village: Discovering Paisley
The village of Paisley in Bruce County, Ontario, offers something for everyone—and isn’t overrun by summer crowds.
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