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Paddling Georgian Bay’s Stormy Northwest Corner

  • September 12, 2022
  • Ned Morgan
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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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A Cottage Off the Shelf

  • July 19, 2022
  • Mountain Life Media
The Backcountry Hut Company’s simple, zero-waste designs bring new meaning to “prefabricated.”
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Lake Huron Water Walk: A Jimaan Journey

  • August 10, 2021
  • Mountain Life Media
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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  • Ontario

Paddle Large: The Big Canoe Project

  • November 28, 2020
  • Ned Morgan
Check this GoFundMe campaign to support a nonprofit paddling enterprise on southern Georgian Bay comprising tours, field trips, corporate team-building, fundraising events and day-camps in big canoes.   The Big…
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Megawatts of Protest on Georgian Bay

  • January 16, 2020
  • Mountain Life Media
words & photos :: Colin Field.  On a blizzardy December 11, 2019, the Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre was over capacity. They were forced to shut the doors to…
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Microplastic Sampling with Acadia Parent on Lake Huron

  • August 4, 2019
  • Ben Osborne
words:: Ben Osborne // photos:: Scott Parent Microplastics are a bit of a mystery—they’ve been known about for over 50 years, but only recently has it come to the public’s…
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Is the SS Norisle Sinking? The Uncertain Fate of the Chi-Cheemaun Ferry’s Predecessor

  • May 21, 2018
  • Ben Osborne
Now a rusting shell, the SS Norisle once sailed the same route as the MS Chi-Cheemaun, ferrying tourists and their vehicles between Tobermory and Manitoulin Island. Built by the Collingwood…
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Under Glacier Cove: Divers Discover Ancient Traces Preserved On The Bottom Of Georgian Bay

  • October 25, 2017
  • Ben Osborne
The four-hour drive from the Toronto area to Tobermory is a trip known to many scuba divers from across Canada, and around the world. Tobermory lies at the northern tip…
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Bay Windows: Photographer Mike Grandmaison’s 360° Tour of Georgian Bay

  • August 23, 2017
  • Mountain Life Media
Words & photography :: Mike Grandmaison. Georgian Bay is the northeastern arm of Lake Huron, the fifth-largest lake in the world. Located between Manitoulin Island to the northwest (the world’s…
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Keeping Endurable: Replica Skiff a Nod to Shipbuilding and Fishing Past

  • July 20, 2017
  • Ned Morgan
She looks a little out of place among the modern pleasure boats that jostle these days near the disused grain elevators in Collingwood, Ontario and the increasingly residential atmosphere of…
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The “Three Stage” Trails: A History

  • October 27, 2016
  • Ben Osborne
For local mountain bikers, there’s a mecca of trails on top of the Niagara Escarpment. It’s called Three Stage. Many consider it hallowed ground. For some it’s like a second…
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Locals Only: Guarding the Best Bruce Peninsula Swim Spots

  • August 4, 2016
  • Ben Osborne
Sun Tzu said, “Be so subtle that you are invisible.” In The Art of War, the ancient Chinese philosopher general was writing about craftily putting yourself into an advantageous position…
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The Monarch Effect: Helping Butterflies Find Their Waystations

  • July 18, 2016
  • Ben Osborne
Summer, 1999: I embark with three friends to paddle out to Giant’s Tomb Island on Georgian Bay, in one canoe. In the channel we encounter a lone monarch butterfly crossing…
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Willy Waterton: A Journey Through the Golden Age of Georgian Bay Life

  • May 20, 2016
  • Mountain Life Media
For the Mountain Life Blue Mountains Photo Issue we asked several of our regular photographers to pick a handful of their finest shots, and to tell the stories behind them.…
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The Last Light Keeper: Inside Cove Island’s Lighthouse at the End of an Era

  • May 16, 2016
  • Ben Osborne
Whenever I sail past Cove Island lighthouse – about 5km off Tobermory and the final beacon the Chi-Cheemaun ferry passes before heading into open water – my memories go back…
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Deadly Temps, Ice Boulders and Blow-Holes: Surfing Georgian Bay in Winter

  • February 18, 2016
  • Mountain Life Media
words :: Colin Field. On January 9, 2015, the mean temperature was -9C. That’s a cold day. Some would argue that’s too cold for skiing. But for Jim Schorer, Josh…
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The Scoot: Homemade Hybrids Once Ventured Over Frozen Lakes

  • November 29, 2015
  • Ben Osborne
Winters around southern Georgian Bay were much different 60 years ago. Once upon a time, ice would have settled in and bonded the 30,000 Islands until spring. People known as…
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Flying to Wreck Island

  • June 18, 2015
  • Colin Field
Flying over Georgian Bay is an experience not to be missed. Flying to Wreck Island over the islands on the eastern side of the Bay make for incredible bird’s eye…
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Crossing Georgian Bay on SUP in winter

  • March 16, 2015
  • Colin Field
    Often considered the sixth Great Lake, Georgian Bay is a huge expanse of water. And for the last few years, SUP adventurer  and Fathom Paddle Guiding owner Scott…
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Snowy Owl Photo Workshop

  • January 15, 2015
  • Colin Field
There’s something about owls. Perhaps it’s their human-like features; their large, dish-shaped face; their amazing side-by-side yellow eyes; or the beauty of their flight.  But it seems everyone feels the…
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