David Jackson
Features
How An Unconventional Beer Run Inspired Canada’s Most Exciting...
Gently billowing in a light breeze, a Wikwemikong First Nation flag rises and falls as if dancing with the growing wind. Busying themselves in front of the Little Current...
Canvas
Why Mike Ranta is busy building the world’s largest...
When Mike Ranta dreams, he dreams big. During the past year, the two-time cross-Canada canoeist has been building the world’s biggest canoe paddle. He calls it the Big Dipper. “I was...
Canvas
What’s So Special About Wooden Canoes And Their Builders?
Waiting near the Via Rail train station in Bathurst, New Brunswick, digging down in my pocket scrounging enough change for a cup of coffee, my hand emerged a few...
Canoes
Northstar Canoes B16 Touring Canoe Review
My stomach sinks whenever I see a canoe atop the roof of a car. I feel for the vessel, sympathizing with it passing by flowing rivers and crying out...
Camp Kit
8 Essentials For A Paddling Expedition Photographer
Expert advice from a cross-continent canoeist on capturing the trip of a lifetime.
Destinations
Discovering A Canoeist’s Paradise On Lake Superior
As canoeists lust after Canada’s furthest latitudes, they often bypass one of the finest wilderness lakes on our planet. Lake Superior is North America's largest freshwater lake and represents...
Campcraft
Mike Ranta’s 6 Steps To Build Miniature Canoes
Spend 60-minutes handcrafting a tiny prospector for someone with big dreams.
Adventures
Mike Ranta’s Third Cross-Canada Canoe Trip
Mike Ranta's third coast-to-coast adventure is full of thanks and appreciation.
