A Paddler's Guide to the Rivers of Ontario and Quebec

by Callan, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9781550463873
• ISBN10: 155046387X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

Twenty top river trips through the wilds of Ontario and Quebec. Kevin Callan is one of the foremost authorities on canoeing Central Canada's lakes and rivers. But he's that rare ah-shucks expert who gives you the best information, spins a wild-but-true story, yet doesn't have to be the hero of his own tale. Includes detailed route descriptions and maps showing all access points, important river features and accurate portage lengths.Some of the routes included are: Rideau Canal Saugeen River Oxtongue Little Bonnechere Mattawa Sturgeon West Montreal River Mississagi Dumoine Coulonge Chochocouane Upper Gatineau

Author Biography

With eight titles to his credit, Kevin Callan is the leading author of books on canoeing in Ontario. He is a regular contributor to several outdoors magazines, a popular speaker at North American canoe gatherings, and a frequent guest on radio and television. He lives in Peterborough, Ontario, birthplace of the famous Peterborough canoe and home of the Canadian Canoe Museum.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Preface	7	(2)
ONTARIO
1 Decadent Adventure on the Rideau Canal	9	(6)
2 Dog Paddling on the Saugeen	15	(8)
3 Muskoka's Moon River	23	(6)
4 Algonquin's Oxtongue River	29	(5)
5 The Little Bonnechere River	34	(5)
6 The Restoule-Upper French Loop	39	(7)
7 The French River's Old Voyageur Channel	46	(7)
8 The Mattawa River	53	(8)
9 The Temagami River	61	(7)
10 Temagami's Sturgeon River	68	(10)
11 The West Montreal River	78	(11)
12 The Mississagi River: Land of Grey Owl	89	(11)
13 The Ivanhoe River	100	(11)
14 Lake Superior's Sand River	111	(7)
15 The Turtle River: Home of White Otter Castle	118	(13)
QUEBEC
16 The Dumoine River	131	(12)
17 A Weekend on the Coulonge	143	(6)
18 La Verendrye's Chochocouane River	149	(7)
19 The Desert River	156	(7)
20 The Upper Gatineau: Quebec's Playboating Hotspot	163