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À vos pagaies et boucliers pour la rivière Magpie

Située en Minganie sur la Côte-Nord, la rivière Magpie est dans la ligne de mire du gouvernement du Québec pour son potentiel hydroélectrique. Combien de temps encore pourrons-nous y pagayer ?

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Family Routes: Long-Haul Canoe Trip with Kids

In today's Friday Flick, off-grid Yellowknifers Leanne Robinson and Dwayne Wohlgemuth take a season-long canoe trip across the Northwest Territories with their young sons, one-year-old Aleksi and four-year-old Emile.

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THE GEAR SHED

TESTED: Bluetti’s EB3A Portable Power Station

Even in the great outdoors it’s difficult to get away from the need for power these days. And as an outdoor photographer, I always need more power in the wilderness.

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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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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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Pack Lighter, Go Farther: MEC Flash Cloud GORE-TEX Jacket & Pants

Paddling in the rain requires your gear to simultaneously fend off water and allow your skin to breathe–a true test of waterproof-breathable cred.

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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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Houdini Mono Air: A More Sustainable ‘Houdi’

On a recent paddling trip, Houdini’s Mono Air Houdi served as an all-purpose lightweight layer for cool evenings and stormy days. Winner of both ISPO Award Gold and OR Innovation…

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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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What SUP: Hardboard or Inflatable?

Five things to consider before choosing a SUP.

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Mason Mashon Photo - Xaays Canoe Journey ML

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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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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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Gear Shed: Platypus QuickDraw Microfilter System

Platy’s new QuickDraw Microfilter System comes in two parts: the durable and taste-free 1L QuickDraw “dirty” reservoir and the hollow-fiber filter cartridge that attaches to it with one precise turn.…

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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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What Every Paddling Trip Needs: Tailwind

Tailwind Nutrition was developed for endurance athletes but it works for the rest of us, too. We tested it on a Great Lakes SUP trip recently and gave it high…

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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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À vos pagaies et boucliers pour la rivière Magpie

Family Routes: Long-Haul Canoe Trip with Kids

TESTED: Bluetti’s EB3A Portable Power Station

Friday Flick: Chumash Powered

Jean Anderson: 40 Years of Ice Canoeing

Pack Lighter, Go Farther: MEC Flash Cloud GORE-TEX Jacket & Pants

Travels with Neegik: Humanity’s Default Watercraft

Houdini Mono Air: A More Sustainable ‘Houdi’

Paddling Georgian Bay’s Stormy Northwest Corner

‘Full Reset’ on the Spanish River

Three Waters Doc Screening

What SUP: Hardboard or Inflatable?

The Great Canoe

The Artistic River Village: Discovering Paisley

Voyage to the Windswept Islands

Lake Huron Water Walk: A Jimaan Journey

Gear Shed: Platypus QuickDraw Microfilter System

Voyage to the Nameless Islands

What Every Paddling Trip Needs: Tailwind

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

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El Paso Austral: Running 120 km Across the Andes

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