A great time to be alive!

The winter tripping season kicks off for us in just a few days with some private outings and a nice family trip planned in January. The trips are filling up well and it looks like we will be quite busy from here right through until mid-March.

As a small company, Kielyn and I fill all company roles ourselves: we are the guides, sweatshop labourers, office managers and secretaries all rolled into one (or two). We think that’s pretty great for our guests because you get the opportunity to talk directly to your guides when you phone/ write about a trip. The downside is that while we are out on trip, there’s nobody to look after the office. We get home from a typical trip and our voice mailbox is full (we wish!), if we had a fax machine it would likely be out of paper, and even our 3.8gigs of Gmail space is practically full (of spam). But rest assured, even if it takes a little bit longer we will eventually get back to you. You might want to check the calendar on the right side of the page as well… could be we’re out on trip as you read this.

Our first bit of media. Whoohoo!

The Sudbury Star published an article about Lure of the North over the holidays.  Click the image to the left for a full-size image, or read the entire article on the Star site here.

An early Christmas present for Kie: Sheepskin moccasin liners!

The winter season has officially arrived; now hopefully the weather will take note and start cooperating (cold weather and snow is not too much to ask for Christmas is it?).  We continue to have a great response, and are excited that some Lure of the North goodies (even some trip deposits!) will be finding their way under Christmas trees this holiday season.   We are also visiting family this Christmas, so if we are a little slow on the ball over the next week, please be patient, we’ll be back to work on the 27th.

Another new trailer is up!  This is a 1-minute trailer from last year’s 8-day guided offering to Ontario’s highest point: Ishpatina Ridge.  We are offering this trip once again in 2012 – check out the Guided Trips page for more info.  View last year’s full 12 minute video here.

GBSS "Pursuits" Program, Ready for Winter!

With the holidays just around the corner Kielyn and I have just wrapped up our most successful workshop season to date!  This fall season we hosted over 60 participants in our various workshops.  We feel pretty good as we look back at the season and remember the moccasin and mitten making, snowshoe weaving, crochet instructions and birch bark crafting.  Thanks to everyone who helped make this such a great season!

We are now moving into our ‘tripping’ season, and want to be out as much as possible.  Check out our trips page for this season’s offerings.

A 2 minute trailer from our 40-day, 2010 winter trek is now live. Watch the trailer above, or check out the full video on our media page here.

More Beautiful Moccasins

The fall 2011 workshop season is now in full swing.
– Photos from our Nov. 5/6 moccasin workshop are now available here.
– Photos from our Nov. 19/20 moccasin workshop are now available here.

Check out our upcoming workshops here.

Rejoice, the trips have arrived!

Our winter 2012 trip schedule is now available online!  Head to the “Guided Trips” page for all the details.

Two new videos have been added to the site!
Our 40-day trek from the winter of 2010 and our first guided offering to the top of Ontario: Ishpatina Ridge 2011.  Head to the media page to find them or view them directly on Vimeo:

• Chasing the Melt (40 days on the Fox and Kabinakagami Rivers);
• Ishpatina Dreams 2011 (8 days to the summit of Ontario).

Special thanks to Dave Hartman of Hayfire Media for his work on these videos! 

Winter mittens ready for felting!

Our fall 2011 workshop schedule is now complete and online.  These workshops are available at this time of year only (many run just once annually), so don’t miss out!

Jump to the workshops page for full details.