"Uncle" Phil is a retired high school teacher, avid canoe historian and active environmentalist who has guided fully-outfitted canoe trips professionally for more than 55 years. Since 2004, he has devoted himself entirely towards the preservation and protection of canoe routes that lie within Wabakimi Provincial Park and on adjacent Crown lands. A prolific author, Phil contributed a chapter for Kevin Callan's paddling guidebook, Quetico and Beyond. Each winter, he undertakes an extensive speaking tour throughout Southern Ontario and the Upper Midwest to promote the park and what has become popularly known as The Wabakimi Project.

Presentation Title & Synopsis: Through Fire, Flood & Drought--Exploring the Northern Waterways of Wabakimi

Wabakimi Provincial Park is bounded on the north by the Albany River which is designated as a non-operating provincial waterway park. Its southern tributaries include the Pashkokogan, Mishekow, Shabuskwia, Attwood, Witchwood and Opichuan Rivers that link to routes within the park. Home of world record speckled (brook) trout, these remote waterways provide exciting angling and photo opportunities as well as challenging whitewater and canoe camping experiences.

To fulfill the adopted mission of The Wabakimi Project "to promote the Wabakimi area as a world-class wilderness canoeing destination", volunteer participants have already spent two seasons exploring, rehabilitating and documenting these traditional and historical canoe routes. They have travelled through forest fires and extreme water levels clearing portages and cleaning campsites. Through Fire, Flood & Drought will focus on recent reconnaissance trips of the Albany and Misehkow Rivers. It will also include information about self-directed canoeing opportunities in the Wabakimi area and how to participate in The Wabakimi Project.

Coastal Adventures SEA KAYAKING IN ATLANTIC CANADA
When: check back soon for next years date
Where: Adventure Attic
Who: For anyone who loves the outdoors, and is curious about what else is out there!
What: Where the land meets the sea has always held a special fascination and Atlantic Canada has some of the most spectacular coastline on the continent. It's thousands of kilometres of bays, beaches, harbours and headlands is a world class paddling destination. Join Dr. Scott Cunningham in a slide show voyage to the rugged islands of Nova Scotia¹s Atlantic archipelago, the Cape Breton Highlands with their large pods of pilot whales, the highest tides on earth in the Bay of Fundy, the sand beaches and salt marshes of Prince Edward Island¹s, and the deep fjords and icebergs of Newfoundland.

Scott Cunningham is a biologist and sea kayaker who has explored the Atlantic coast by canoe and sea kayak for over three decades. Scott has developed Canada¹s first national sea kayaking program (for Paddle Canada) and is a Senior Instructor Trainer.. He is a BCU Level 4 Coach and has paddled extensively Germany, France, and Great Britain. Learn more at www.CoastalAdventures.com

Customer Appreciation Night
Once every fall, we take a chance to say thank you by keeping our doors open late, and we invite our customers to join together for a complimentary wine and cheese social. Come prepared with your latest trip story, or just drop in to say hi to staff and fellow patrons past and present.

Dazed But Not ConfusedTales of a Wilderness Wanderer.
When: T.B.A.
What: It's been a busy season for our Happy Camper. Kevin has released two new books - The New Trailside Cookbook and Dazed But Not Confused: Tales of a Wilderness Wanderer. He's going to present on the second book. Kevin will share some of his greatest (and newest) stories of wilderness travel, including paddling across Woodland Caribou park, canoeing across Algonquin park with his 7 year-old daughter, and kayaking along the east shore of Newfoundland. This is going to be a good one.

Kevin Callan