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ML Blue Mountains Summer 2022 Issue Out Now

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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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Voyage to the Windswept Islands

A SUP trip to a remote island group in the Great Lakes reveals both the solace of nature and the long reach of the pollution crisis.

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ML Coast Mountains Summer ’22 Issue Out Now

Let the good times roll with the summer 2022 issue of ML Coast Mountains.

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Getting Schooled: An Alpine-to-Ocean Epic

Almost crumbling under the weight of an 80-pound pack with burning cramps firing through my legs, I feel serious doubt seep into my tired, overheated brain and I ask myself for the 300th time in the past two days… “What have we gotten ourselves into?”

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Speaking French: Savouring One of Canada’s Most Historic Rivers

You don’t have to be a Voyageur to enjoy the fur-trade routes on Canada's first designated heritage river, but it helps.

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The Ashlu River: Power vs. Fun?

From the ML archives: Will elite kayakers who paddle the Ashlu River feel the flow in the future?

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The Open Window: Motos & SUPs in Myanmar

In late 2019, with Myanmar's borders open and a large archipelago of limestone islands that could be the long-hidden cousin of Thailand’s Railay Beach rock climbing scene, three Mountain Lifers cleared their calendars, rolled up their inflatable SUPS, found what might be the only place in the country to rent enduro dirtbikes.

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364 Kilometres of River: Rafting the Grand Canyon

Rafting the Grand Canyon, like all the best adventures, is something pulled from your dreams, only better.

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For the Love of SUP

By: Bruce Kirkby. Late last summer, with smoke blanketing the interior of British Columbia and meagre salmon runs beginning to fight their way up drought-stricken rivers, Norm Hann and I…

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Lake Effect: The Big Canoe Project

Setting the pace for community paddle experiences and water stewardship. Words :: Ned Morgan. The Big Canoe Project continues to gain speed, powered by the collective paddle strokes of the…

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Pursuits Film Fest Returns

tival is back with an evening of adventure films celebrating the outdoors. The speakers are paddle guide/adventurer/ photographer Scott Parent and his daughter Acadia who will present about their SUP mission on the Great Lakes and the resulting film Three Waters.

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Paddle, Climb, Surf, Shred: Winter in Ontario

Winter in Ontario through the lens of Mountain Life photographers.

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Lake Huron Water Walk: A Jimaan Journey

words & photography :: Scott Parent. It’s been hours since we’ve shared words. The only sound is our paddles chugging through the water, as they have been for a long…

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Voyage to the Nameless Islands

words :: Ned Morgan // photography :: Scott Parent & Glen Harris. Thanks to the SUP guiding skills of ML Contributing Editor Scott Parent, we circumnavigated a remote Great Lakes…

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L’expédition de tous les (im)possibles / The (Im)possible Expedition

mots :: Frédérique Sauvée // photographie :: Expedition AKOR. Au moment où vous lisez ces lignes, quatre* Québécois sont en train de repousser les limites de l’aventure. Tandis que vous…

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What ‘SUP Garibaldi? Two Lakes, Six Mountains and a Homegrown Pack ‘n’ Paddle Mission

words :: Tim Emmett // photos :: Jim Martinello. Many moons ago, I was flying south from Whitehorse to Vancouver. For more than two hours, I stared out the airplane…

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Friday Flick: Africa by Kayak

“In 2007, Beau Miles attempted to paddle the 4000kms from one side of Africa to the other. Starting in Mozambique and continuing along the South African coast Beau allowed 5…

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Vie en montagne Summer-Fall Issue Out Now / édition été-automne, disponible dès maintenant

Fendre les flots Les jours s’enchaînent, les mois défilent, les saisons s’écoulent comme un puissant cours d’eau qu’aucun barrage pandémique ni écluse virale ne puisse dévier du formidable cours de…

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ML Blue Mountains Summer 2022 Issue Out Now

The Great Canoe

The Artistic River Village: Discovering Paisley

Voyage to the Windswept Islands

ML Coast Mountains Summer ’22 Issue Out Now

Getting Schooled: An Alpine-to-Ocean Epic

Speaking French: Savouring One of Canada’s Most Historic Rivers

The Ashlu River: Power vs. Fun?

The Open Window: Motos & SUPs in Myanmar

364 Kilometres of River: Rafting the Grand Canyon

For the Love of SUP

Lake Effect: The Big Canoe Project

Pursuits Film Fest Returns

Paddle, Climb, Surf, Shred: Winter in Ontario

Lake Huron Water Walk: A Jimaan Journey

Voyage to the Nameless Islands

L’expédition de tous les (im)possibles / The (Im)possible Expedition

What ‘SUP Garibaldi? Two Lakes, Six Mountains and a Homegrown Pack ‘n’ Paddle Mission

Friday Flick: Africa by Kayak

Vie en montagne Summer-Fall Issue Out Now / édition été-automne, disponible dès maintenant

The Legend of Sam Dickie & the Cougar

The Great Canoe

ML Blue Mountains Summer 2022 Issue Out Now

Friday Flick: The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez

Property Valet: Creating (and Managing) Beautiful Memories

Gear Shed: Summer Trail Shoes

Brett Tippie’s Old Bike Day

Inuk Warrior Princess: Marika Sila

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