Our first ever EC trip was a thrilling (and exhausting success). Six, seven days across Ontario’s majestic Killarney Provincial Park, over hill and dale, no obstacle could deter the incredible attitudes of these fine folk!
Members (alphabetical): Sam Cutforth, Colin Pollard, Anneke Ritchie, Cam Ritchie, Stephen Ritchie.
To see if this adventure is offered again this winter, please see our Killarney Krossing expedition page.
Check out the adventure below!
We’re on the road early this week, presenting at the Toronto Outdoor Club on Oct 22, and the Barrie Canoe and Kayak Club on Oct 23. Â Looking forward to meeting with other winter enthusiasts!
That wee-little thing to your left is boring, like way boring, and we’re looking to make a change. Â From now, until late November (or whenever a logo is selected) we are holding a logo design contest. Â Send your logo(s) to: info@lureofthenorth.com for a chance to win!
Our 2013 trip schedule is now live, and it’s our best one to date! Â We can’t wait – bring on winter! Â View the trips chronologically on our “Upcoming Events” page, or head right to the store for a description of each trip. Â Finally head here if you don’t know anything about our trip style, and want to learn more general info about what we offer.
Finally, these fantastic saws are available in Canada! Â Whoohoo! Check them out in the store.
We’re back from a fantastic trip on the beautiful Petawawa River, and plan to really ramp up in the coming weeks for the fall season. Â Plenty of updates (and Petawawa photos) are on their way!
After a summer of research and electronic finagling we finally have an online store we’re proud to publish!   Regular visitors to the site should now find things much cleaner and easier to navigate.  The purchasing process has been streamlined with the addition of Paypal payments direct through our website (though we’ve still kept the option to mail a cheque for those old-school visitors).  Finally, the option to register, store shipping and billing information and track previous orders rounds out the new features.  There are still some tweaks here and there to the layout, but for now we’re pretty pleased!
In an effort to streamline the site, we are now listing all of our various upcoming offerings on a single page. Â The “Upcoming Events” page lists all of our scheduled workshops, presentations, trips and other events of interest for the next few months.
Trail toboggans are quite simply the most versatile hand-hauled craft for winter travelers. Long and narrow, the toboggans are designed to keep a load low to the ground for maximum stability.  The large running surface allows the toboggan to float in your snowshoe track and go anywhere you do – regardless of snow conditions.  Because it is flexible, a toboggan gracefully follows the contours of undulating terrain, and crests fallen trees readily.  Toboggans are all cut in the traditional ‘coffin-shape’ for improved turning performance.
You will construct your toboggan in one day, out of black (UV-resistant) “High-Density Polyethelene†(HPDE), a very durable, extremely low-friction plastic which is ideal for pulling on snow and ice.  Toboggans roll up for easy transportation in vehicles!  When you leave our workshop, your toboggan will be completely ready to take to the trails.  You will:
8′ long (6′ usable space) trail toboggan: $215;
10′ long (8′ usable space) trail toboggan:  $225
12′ long (10′ usable space) trail toboggan: $260;
Join us to make a pair of deerskin over-mittens and felted wool inner mitts. You will start by hand-sewing a thick pair of 100% wool inner mittens from felted wool duffle (similar to an HBC blanket). You will be taught how to easily personalize your felted mittens by roving (‘needle felting’) designs into them. Next you will create a pair of 100% deerskin outer mitts, designed to cut the wind and protect your wool from damage whenever you’re working with your mitts.  We have tested this combination rigorously on our winter treks and have found them the perfect bush mittens, but they are also stylish and at home in the city as well!
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!
