Timber Wolf, Lake Superior, Ontario


A lone timber wolf greets
paddlers along the north shore
of Lake Superior, Canada
(Photo by Michael Neiger)

 

The care of rivers
is not a question
of rivers,
but of the
human heart.
   -- Tanaka Shozo

 

At times
on quiet waters
one does not
speak aloud
but only
in whispers,
for then
all noise
is sacrilege.
   -- Sigurd F. Olson

 

To stick
your hands
into the river
is to
feel the cords
that bind
the earth together
in one piece.
   -- Barry Lopez

 

Paddles none
had Hiawatha,
Paddles none
he had or needed,
For his thoughts
as paddles served him,
And his wishes
served to guide him;
Swift or slow
at will he glided,
Veered to right or left
at pleasure.
   -- Henry Wadsworth
      Longfellow
      The Song of Hiawatha

 

The Rucksack Masthead
By Michael A. Neiger, Marquette, Michigan
Wilderness tripper: backpacking, winter camping, swift-water canoeing
Web site URL: http://therucksack.tripod.com • E-mail: mneiger@hotmail.com
Contents copyright © 1984-2007 by Michael A. Neiger • All rights reserved.

                                                           

Ice on Pigeon River

Gary De Kock
slides off an ice shelf,
launching himself into
the Pigeon River
for an early season paddle,
Otsego County
(Photo by Michael Rizzio)

Paddlesports

Paddlesports
destinations
in Michigan,
Wisconsin,
Minnesota,
& Ontario, Canada
                                       

By Michael A. Neiger
Copyright 2001

Last updated on October 13, 2004


Contents of page

   Michigan destinations
      Links
      Guidebooks
   Wisconsin & Minnesota destinations
      Links
      Guidebooks
   Ontario, Canada destinations
      Links
      Guidebooks


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a book, catalog,
or Web site
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** Recommended


 

American Whitewater--Michigan Rivers
   http://www.americanwhitewater.org/

Get Outdoors
   http://www.getoutdoors.com/

Michigan Canoeing and Kayaking Directory--
Liveries and Outfitters
   http://www.michigancanoe.com/
   This site provides a listing of
   over 30 Michigan-based canoe and kayak liveries
   as well as the paddling destinations they serve.

Trails.com
   
http://www.trails.com
   Select "trail finder" tab followed by United States,
   then flatwater, whitewater, or sea kayaking

 


Top

Michigan
paddlesports destination
guidebooks

 

Canoeing in Michigan (Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1975)

** Canoeing Michigan Rivers--A Comprehensive Guide to 45 Rivers, revised, by Jerry Dennis and Craig Date (Friede Publications, 2001)

Canoe Trails of Michigan (Michigan Tourist Council, circa 1950's)

Guide to Sea Kayaking on Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario--The Best Day Trips and Tours, by Sarah Ohmann and Bill Newman (Globe Pequot Press, 1999)

Guide to Sea Kayaking on Lakes Superior and Michigan--The Best Day Trips and Tours, by Bill Newman, Don Dimond, and Sarah Ohmann (Globe Pequot Press, 1999)

Isle Royale National Park--Foot Trails and Water Routes, by Jim Dufresne (The Mountaineers, 1991)

Michigan Canoe Trails (Michigan Tourist Council)

Michigan Guide to Easy Canoeing (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)

Paddling Michigan, by Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie C. Hillstrom (Globe Pequot Press, 2001). An excellent guide to dozens of paddling destinations in Michigan for both canoeists and kayakers.

Sea Kayaking Eastern Great Lakes, by Will Newman

Sea Kayaking Western Great Lakes, by Don Dimond

Whitewater Quietwater--The Wild Rivers of Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Northeast Minnesota, by Bob Palzer and Jody Palzer (Menasha Ridge Press, 1992)

Wild Shore--Exploring Lake Superior by Kayak, by Greg Breining (University of Minnesota Press, 2000)

 

 


 

Get Outdoors
   http://www.getoutdoors.com/

Trails.com
   
http://www.trails.com
   Select "trail finder" tab followed by United States,
   then flatwater, whitewater, or sea kayaking

 


Top

Wisconsin
& Minnesota
paddlesports
destination
guidebooks

Best Canoe Trails of Northern Wisconsin (Wisconsin Tales and Trails, 1984)

Best Canoe Trails of Southern Wisconsin, by Michael E. Duncanson (Wisconsin Tales and Trails, Inc., 1995)

Biking and Canoeing in Western Wisconsin--Vol. 1, by Bernard McGarty (Powers Press, 1993)

Boundary Waters Canoe Area, by Nancy J. Nielson

Boundary Waters Canoe Area--Vol. 1, The Western Region, by Robert Beymer (Wilderness Press, 1998)

Boundary Waters Canoe Area--Vol. 2, The Eastern Region, by Robert Beymer (Wilderness Press, 1998)

Canoe Country Wilderness--A Guide's Canoe Trails Through The BWCA & Quetico, by William N. Rom (Voyageur Press, 1987)

Canoe Trails of North-Central Wisconsin (Wisconsin Tales and Trails, 1973)

Canoe Trails of Northeastern Wisconsin (Wisconsin Tales and Trails, 1972)

Canoeing the Wild Rivers of Northwestern Wisconsin, by Gerald Lowry (Wisconsin Canoe Trails, 1998)

Explore the Waters of Southeast Wisconsin by Canoe (W.C.A., 1983)

Guide to Whitewater in Wisconsin, by Andres Peekan and Richard Snellgrove (John Muir Chapter of the Sierra Club, 1965)

Minnesota Canoe Trails (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 1980)

Paddler's Guide to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, by Michael E. Duncanson (Fisher Co., 1993)

Paddling Minnesota, by Greg Breining (Falcon Publishing, 1999)

Paddling Northern Wisconsin--82 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak, by Mike Svob and Elizabeth McBride (Wisconsin Trails, 1998)

Paddling Southern Wisconsin--82 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak, by Mike Svob and Stan Stoga (Trails Books, 2001)

Small River Canoe Adventures of Wisconsin, by Frank F. Piraino, (1999)

Whitewater Quietwater--The Wild Rivers of Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Northeast Minnesota, by Bob Palzer and Jody Palzer (Menasha Ridge Press, 1992)

Wisconsin Canoeing (Wisconsin Division of Tourism, 1979)

Wisconsin Water Trails, by C.L. Coon (Wisconsin Conservation Department, 1955)

Wisconsin's North Central Canoe Trails, by A. William Jipson and Gerald R. Lowry (North Central Canoe Trails, Inc., 1978)

 


Top

Canadian
paddlesports
destination links

 

Canadian Canoe Routes
   http://www.canadiancanoeroutes.com/
   This excellent Web site catalogues descriptions
   of dozens and dozens of paddling destinations in Ontario.
   http://www.canadiancanoeroutes.com/SectionResources
/RouteContacts/RouteContactsON.htm

   This handy page lists e-mail contacts for information
   about various rivers from paddlers who are
   reportedly familiar with the rivers.

Canoeing Sunset Country, Ontario
   http://www.canoenorthwestontario.ca
   This site lists wilderness canoeing and kayaking resorts,
   guides, outfitters, and suppliers located in
   Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Get Outdoors
   http://www.getoutdoors.com/

Trails.com
   
http://www.trails.com
   Select "trail finder" tab followed by Canada,
   then flatwater, whitewater, or sea kayaking

 


 

Adventures in Canoeing, Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting, by Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Recreation (Province of Ontario, 1994)

Algonquin Park--Visitors Guide, by W. Van Sickle. Covers canoe routes within park.

Brook Trout & Black Flies–A Paddler’s Guide to Algonquin,
by Kevin Callan (The Boston Mills Press, 1997). Covers 20 canoe routes in Ontario's Algonquin Provincial Park.

Canada’s National Parks, by M. Stephenson. This book provides information on the 34 national parks & park reserves in Canada.

Canoe Canada, by Nick Nickels (Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd., 1976)

Canoe Country Wilderness--A Guide's Canoe Trails Through The BWCA & Quetico, by William N. Rom (Voyageur Press, 1987)

Canoe Ontario, by Cheryl Mallen (Canoe Ontario, 1983)

** Canoe Routes of Ontario--A Comprehensive Guide to More Than 100 Canoe Routes Throughout the Province, by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1991)

Canoe Routes--Quetico Provincial Park (Department of Lands and Forests, 1965)

Canoe Trails Through Quetico, by Keith Denis (Quetico Foundation, 1967)

Canoe Trips in Ontario (National Development Bureau, 1930)

Canoeing Algonquin Park, by Donald L. Lloyd (2000). This book covers 20 routes in the Park.

Canoeing in Ontario, by Ian Scott and Mavis Kerr (Greey de Pencier, 1975)

Canoeing on the Grand River, by the Grand River Conservation Authority (Grand River Conservation Authority, 1996)

** Canoeing Ontario's Rivers--Great Canoe Trips in Canada's Northern Widlerness, by Ron Reid and Janet Grand (Sierra Club Books, 1986)

Canoeing the Wolf Range--A Guide to Canoe Camping in the North Woods of Peterborough County, by PaavoViuhko (1985)

Cottage Country Canoe Routes, by Kevin Callan (The Boston Mills Press, 1993)

Eastern Ontario White Water Rivers, by A. Angenent. A guide to 18 whitewater destinations, including the Madawaska, Petawawa, and Ottawa, in eastern Ontario.

Exploring Algonquin Park, 2nd edition, by Jane Kates (Douglas and McIntyre, 1983)

First I Bought a Paddle--A Beginner's Guide to Canoeing the Kawarthas, by Margaree Edwards (INME Communicates, 2000). Cover nine short routes in the Kawarthas region of Ontario.

French River--Canoeing the River of the Stick-Wavers, by Toni Harting (The Boston Mills Press, 1996)

Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada--Then and Now, by Eric W. Morse (University of Toronto Press, 1979)

Further Up The Creek--A Paddler's Guide to the Rivers of Ontario and Quebec, by Kevin Callan (The Boston Mills Press, 1999). Covers 20 canoe routes in Ontario and Quebec.

Gone Canoeing--Weekend Wilderness Adventures in Southern Ontario, by Kevin Callan (Boston Mills Press, 2001)

Kayaking Georgian Bay, by Jonathan Reynolds and Heather Smith (Boston Mills Press, 1999)

Killarney, by Kevin Callan (Boston Mills Press, 1990). Covers canoe routes in park.

Killarney Provincial Park Canoe Guide, by Leslie Joynt and Roel Teunissen (Friends of Killarney Park, 1998). Covers 11 canoe routes in Killarney.

Madawaska River & Opeongo River Whitewater Guide, by George Drought (Friends of Algonquin Park, 1996)

Missinaibi--Journey to the Northern Sky, From Lake Superior to James Bay by Canoe, by Hap Wilson (Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association, 1994). A comprehensive guide to the Missinaibi River.

Northern Ontario Canoe Routes (Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, circa 1970's)

Ontario Canoe Guide, by Jim Brown and Jim Sutherland (Lamont Press, 1984)

Ottawa River Whitewater--A Paddler’s Guide, by J. Hargreaves

Paddler’s Guide to Quetico Provincial Park, by Robert Beymer (W. A. Fisher Company, 1985). Covers 31 canoe routes in Quetico Provincial Park.

Paddle Quest--Canada's Best Canoe Routes, by Allister Thomas, ed. (The Boston Mills Press, 2000). Discusses 37 Canadizn canoe routes but does not contain specific route info.

Petawawa River Whitewater Guide, by George Drought (Friends of Algonquin Park, 1992)

Pukaskwa River Canoe Guide, by George Drought.

Rivers of the Upper Ottawa Valley, by Hap Wilson (Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association, 1993). Covers 37 canoe routes in the Ottawa River watershed.

Soft Paddling Guide to Ontario and New England, by Jonathan Reynolds & Heather Smith (Boston Mills Press, 2001)

Sweetwater Explorer--Paddling in Grey and Bruce Counties, by Andrew Armitage (Ginger Press, 1995)

Teasing The Spirit--A Coastal Guide From Pic River to Michipicoten Harbour, by Craig S. Zimmerman (Words for Wildlands, 1996). This guide covers the canoe and sea kayak route along the north shore of Lake Superior from the Pic River, through Pukaskwa National Park, and on to the Wawa area.

Temagami, by M. Barnes. Covers Temagami provincial park.

Temagami Canoe Routes, by Hap Wilson (Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association, 1988). Covers 23 canoe routes.

Trans-Canada Canoe Trail, by David S. Lavender (McGraw-Hill Companies, 1977)

Up the Creek--A Paddler's Guide to Ontario, by Kevin Callan (The Boston Mills Press, 1996). A guide to 15 river and lake canoeing routes.

Wakwayowkastic River Canoe Guide, by George Drought. Describes river route which runs from just north of Cochrane, Ontario to James Bay.

Wild Rivers--James Bay and Hudson Bay (Parks Canada, 1977)

Wild Rivers--Southwestern Quebec and Eastern Ontario (Parks Canada, 1980)

Wild Waters--Canoeing Canada's Wilderness Rivers, by James Raffan (Key Porter Books, 1986)


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