Temagami Wilderness Photo by: Goh Iromoto
The geese and cranes are flying south which means now’s your chance to catch the draft! Our early bird discount is only available for another 3 days!!
Our Missinaibi Headwaters Expedition has already sold out and the other two are not far from it either. So if you’re trying to decide whether you’re in or not, connect with us and let us help you find which trip is best for you.
See our expeditions page for details about each trip.
Buy any DIY kit and receive a freezer bag of buckskin scraps for free!
We have had the best intentions to use our leather ends but the truth is, they are accumulating faster than we have time to do fun side crafts. So we want to pass the fun on to you, our valued customers.
With any purchase of a DIY kit you will receive your complimentary bag of leather ends along with your order.  Enter the coupon code: Scraps to let us know you’re in! These ends, will be a variety of sizes, shapes, colours and hide types and will be offered only while quantities last!
Our 2018 expedition schedule is live! Â You can find all the glory details on our expeditions page, or check out our newest newsletter!
PS. Early bird sale on until September 15th, and we’re expecting another sold out season, so don’t delay!
Our 2017 explorer’s club aimed to find remote wilderness in an accessible part of the Temagami wilderness. Â We departed from a beautiful log cabin and headed into a steep-walled canyon, difficult to navigate in the winter. Â The scenery and terrain were exactly what we’d hoped for, but this trip was defined far more by the weather than the landscape. Â This has to be, surely, our warmest, wettest trip on record, with melting ice, torrential downpours, and even a winter thunderstorm rolling through mid-morning! Â Incredible attitudes, despite incredible conditions, kept spirits high and the sense of adventure alive as we completed the route!
As an extra special treat, (perhaps to compensate for the weather?) filmmakers Goh Iromoto and Courtney Boyd joined us to document the adventure. Â We’re eagerly anticipating their finished video :)
Members (alphabetical): Graham Barnard, Courtney Boyd, Roger David, Frank Dempsey, David Hyndman, Goh Iromoto, Kevin Kavanagh, Cathy Marshall, Dave Marrone, Kielyn Marrone.
Alpine hiking on the West Coast
We have a few ideas for the upcoming winter and into spring and summer of 2018, but we want to hear from you!
Please check out our latest newsletter, and then let us know what you think at info@lureofthenorth.com.
Winter schedule will be live very soon!
Natural coyote pelts are back in stock for anoraks, mittens and moccasins! 
We’re heading to the Haliburton School of Art and Design for a week to teach winter moccasins and buckskin mittens! This course is for everyone and is filling up! Don’t miss out on this five day adventure with us. By the end of the week you will be ready to bare the winter with your new buckskin hand-made clothing which will be the warmest coziest outer wear you’ll have owned!
To register please head to their website linked below.
Squared up and ready to make boards!
Join us on Golden Pond May 13th and 14th for our first chainsaw milling workshop of 2017. Â Price includes all instruction and milling equipment, boat shuttle to and from our wilderness property and meals and accommodation for 2 nights!
Boiling Water at -42*C
We are officially finished our expedition season of 2017! Thank you so much to all of our participants for a SOLD OUT season! We are now back at the pond and have been taking a well-needed rest.
The pond ice is soon to be gone. The geese are coming back. The Robin has returned and the Sandhill Cranes are echoing through the mountains.
We will be starting to run through our big long list of improvements to the websites, our products and launching our 2018 expedition season schedule soon! So come back often, because we don’t want you to miss you!
The talented Goh Ironmoto uses his drone to caputre these amazing shadows of us.
We are now out on our Temagami Explorations Expedition for 8 days. We have a short lay over back home and then we’re back at it up on the Pontax River for 14 days.
This means that we will not be able to get any retail orders out to you unfortunately. Please know that we will be back at it as soon as we get back but that if you need something in a hurry you may not get the speedy delivery you were hoping for.
We want to thank you with all our hearts for your continued support. We are so privileged to be able to do this for a living.
All news, no fluff! We have only ever sent out 4 - 6 newsletters a year, and always when we have a major bit of news we want to share. You know, like one of us is going to be on a fancy TV show, or we're releasing our upcoming trip or workshop schedule. Plus we also offer the occasional newsletter-only special deal!
