2010: 40-day winter trek to Mammammattawa

Pilot Episode: Ishpatina Dreams (8-day)

Lure of the North’s first guided offering! An 8-day trip with six people to the top of Ontario in February 2011. Wild swings in the weather created a great variety of unique and challenging conditions. Read the trip report here … Continue reading

We’re Baaaaack!

After our planned spring/ summer hiatus to work on other ‘projects’ (including marriage!), we are more excited than ever to get lured back into cold-weather activities!  After a great first season of operation, we are thrilled to have even more to … Continue reading

EC 2011: Ishpatina Ridge

An Explorer’s Club expedition before the club was even born!  Ishpatina 2011 was Lure’s very first guided expedition.  These group members certainly had to demonstrate the “explorer’s mentality” to follow a couple of untested twenty-somethings into the winter wilderness for … Continue reading

Attention Wedding Guests!

While you are welcome to browse about this website to see what we have been up to lately, our official wedding website can be found by following the link below: theknot.com/ourwedding/DaveMarrone&KielynMasin

The Changing Seasons and Our Coming ‘Hibernation’

Winter is tenaciously trying to hold on here in Sudbury, with good ice still on many lakes, and most mornings still dawning crisp and clear. Inevitably, of course, spring will come though.  We are sad to see the end of … Continue reading

Exploration on the Kabinakagami River

All About the Trail Blazer’s Club

The Trail Blazer’s Club (previously “Explorer’s Club”) is an award, designed to recognize those expedition participants who have ‘broken new trail and left a path for others to follow’.  Though not for everyone (and certainly not for the faint of … Continue reading