Our season wraps up – time to go snow walking!

Our last trip of the season just wrapped up yesterday – three amazing spring days right in our breathtaking backyard with a great group of folks! You can find the photos here. Our guiding season has now wrapped up, and … Continue reading

Back to the trails!

We’re off to explore the wonderful Lacloche hills this weekend.  We’re back on Sunday, but away again all next week for our final adventure of the season – this time to the frozen shores of Lake Superior! Follow us at: … Continue reading

Presenting: Snowwalkers!

“Snowwalkers” is a 50-minute documentary about a 10-day trip down (a section of) the Missinaibi River undertaken in February, 2013. We were extremely grateful to have legendary Maine guide, and co-author of “A Snow Walker’s Companion”, Garrett Conover, join us … Continue reading

Two More in the Books!

We’ve been slow keeping the website up to date with all the activity around here, so this post’s a double header! In mid-February we enjoyed an amazing 9-day “Eco Explorers” adventure with Dr. Gerard Courtin in the Wolf Lake region … Continue reading

The Planet D Share Their Thoughts on Snow Walking!

We had the pleasure last month of traveling 100km down the Missinaibi River with adventure travel couple Dave and Deb of the Planet D.  This 5 minute video does a great job of capturing that adventure.  Enjoy!

… And Gone Again!

We’re out again – this time to the SW corner of the grand Temagami wilderness.  We have nine days to travel, learn and explore on this year’s special “Eco Explorer” expedition.  This is a new trip for us: we’ll be … Continue reading

Back From a Wild Ride on the Mighty Missinaibi…

What an amazing journey we’ve just had again this year on the Missinaibi River!  Our 100km trip from CP to CN rails took us over small lakes, creeks, ponds, rivers, around (and even over!) rapids, and across the expansive Missinaibi … Continue reading

A Grand Adventure Awaits!

We embark tomorrow for a 13-day journey down a 100km section of the Missinaibi River! Joining us for this amazing adventure are Dave and Deb of The Planet D, with support from Ontario Tourism! Using satellite technology you can follow … Continue reading

Fueling the Adventure: Ristorante Verdicchio

Fine Italian cuisine may not be the first thing you associate with Lure of the North.  But when we visited Ristorante Verdicchio here in Sudbury last month, we quickly realized we shared a lot in common with owner Mark Gregorini.  … Continue reading

We’re off to Make Peace with Winter!!

We are off to Camp Kawartha to participate in the reconciliation with winter along with outdoor professionals from all across Ontario. We are the keynote speakers for the Saturday night presentation and are facilitating a leather snowshoe binding workshop. Come … Continue reading