Tuesday, September 11, 2007


We made it to Stonecliffe and Driftwood provincial park after paddling much of the day. The Ottawa River is a much wider river than the others. We met a father and son canoeing from Montreal since 2003....doing a part each year....hoping to get to the Sault in the next 2 years. They gave us good advice for the 2.5 km portage tomorrow in Des Joachim. It's the longest they said but not the toughest.
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Richard said...

Hi Ben and Ross,
Congratulations for the trip, the 14 hrs paddling days, the photos and videos!. I'm the father from the father son team you met near Deux-Rivières. We made it to Sault-Ste.Marie last summer. The story of our last trip with a few photos is at this address:http://www3.sympatico.ca/louis.verrette/routedesfourrures7.html. It's in French but I remember that Ross spoke good French. My E-mail address is at the end of the text. Would be great to hear from you.

Richard
richard.lheureux@videotron.ca

March 20, 2010 at 1:09 PM

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"The Route" Then and Now

"The Route" Then and Now
A section of a map of the fur trade route followed by Rene Menard in the late 1600's. The "Journey of Citizenship" started in Sault Ste Marie on August 24/07 and has a planned completion date of September 12/07 in Ottawa.

.....and the journey has begun

.....and the journey has begun
Ben demonstrates a potential new Olympic sport....Canooling

Photos from the start of the journey

Photos from the start of the journey
last minute preparations

As well-wishers cheered, off they went.