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The Wolf As A Teacher
Revisting the wolf as a teacher….for my favourite Ma’iingan (wolf) kwe who has taught me much already….and has more yet to teach…. “Perhaps it was the eyes of the wolf, measured, calm, knowing. Perhaps...
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Wood Canvas Canoes….As Green As They Come
Nothing feels like a cedar-strip canvas canoe – Omer Stringer, a confirmed traditionalist Beautiful things made by hand carry within them the seeds of their survival. They generate a spark of...
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Native Teachings On Eagles And Eagle Feathers
A photo found on Facebook. The Eagle (Migizi in Ojibway) holds a very special place for Native peoples. The Eagle soared so high in the heavens that Native peoples held it in high esteem since it was...
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Some Of The History Of Canoe Building In Peterborough
Some of the canoes from Peterborough area builders in the Canadian Canoe Museum (in Peterborough of course). Aerial view showing the industries of downtown Peterborough, circa 1918 One of the earliest...
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White Lodge Artist Series 2014 Gallery Show
Went to White Lodge Artist Series 2014 Gallery show opening (upper level of Lavish & Squalor in the CITY BAR Café) on Wednesday January 29th to see some great art work….Duke Redbird with one of his...
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Groundhog Day 2014….Looks Like Another Six Weeks Of ‘Shoveling’ Through It All
Some thoughts for a winter day….we have had our share of the ‘polar vortex’….finally a bit warmer….though we had snow yesterday….maybe not that much….but enough to make driving fun in Toronto (but then...
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Songs Of The Voyageurs
For 24 years I was a light canoeman. I required but little sleep, but sometimes got less than I required. No portage was too long for me; all portages were alike. My end of the canoe never touched the...
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A Northern Icon: The Wood And Canvas Freighter Canoe
From the Canadian Canoe Museum comes the following great article on Freighter Canoes (http://canoemuseum.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/a-northern-icon-the-wood-and-canvas-freighter-canoe/) : A Northern...
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Thundering Tuesday: Well OK Not Quite Thundering….But About Thunderbird
Sunday morning….not exactly thundering….certainly no thunderstorms….but I thought I would post about Thunderbirds…. To Native Americans, the Thunderbird was usually a friend to humans, a benevolent...
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DIY: Canoe Building In 1930s American How-To-Do Magazines
In the 1930s two articles were published in American how-to-do magazines on building a canoe. One was from Home Craft (March 1936) and the other from Popular Mechanics (March 1938). Both were on how to...
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Let’s Make Pack Baskets….Check Out These Videos
OK it’s still snowing….but maybe the answer is to consider paddling….warmer times….so instead of making snowshoes, maybe I should be looking at making pack baskets. There is something about pack...
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A Canoe ‘Tip’ From Omer Stringer
Canoes don’t tip, people just fall out of them. – Omer Stringer From a previous blog post here is Omer’s story: Omer Stringer was defintely a legendary figure in canoeing. Here’s some info on him from...
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Canoe On A Bus….
So cool….modern transportation (bus) depicting an older version of transportation (canoe)….telling a story of our journey….by my good friend Jimson Bowler. This is on a Peterborough Transit bus…. Mock...
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Two Weeks To St. Patrick’s Day
Two weeks to go until St. Patrick’s Day…. From Hello Kids: St. Patick\’s Day- Leprachauns. From St. Patrick\’s Day Wallpaper. From Irish Views: St. Patrick\’s Day Wallpaper. From Real Shamrock: History...
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Monday Moaners….Errrr Cartoons
From Scouter Network is this link, http://www.rogerknapp.com/knap/peanuts.htm, to these two “Peanuts” comics featuring the World Famous Eagle Scout himself….Snoopy is obviously a leader of “men” LOL...
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!!…..A Green Day….St. Patrick’s Day And ‘The Wearing...
Monday is St. Patrick’s Day….and many folks will be wearing the green….even some drinking green beer. Green is certainly found in the outdoors….with the warmer weather soon coming (hopefully) with...
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Chestnut Canoes….Bill Mason And His Chestnuts….Some Of My Favourite Chestnut...
The all-wood canoes had aesthetic appeal, they were light and much more durable than their bark predecessors, and they were used by latter-day explorers such as the Tyrrell brothers, but for use in...
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Using A Tumpline To Portage A Canoe (Especially A Wood Canvas Canoe)….And...
Tuesday morning….and woke up to a wintery wonderland….well at least a covering of wet snow on the ground and the trees….yet I’m still thinking of canoes and canoeing….even thinking of tripping…. I have...
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Final Post Of Reflections On The Outdoors Naturally
This will be the 1,095th post….and sadly the last one. This will be my last post of Reflections On The Outdoors Naturally. For the past few months I have been merely recycling older posts. I guess I...
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I’m Not Getting Older….I’m Getting Better….Well At Least Middle-Aged….But No...
I posted the final post on this blog a few days ago….but the news of Farley Mowat’s recent passing at the age of 92 got me thinking….and I thought I would repost this ‘old chestnut’: I’ve described...
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