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Maruunik Taqsaalik “Taq”: Oct. 17 2005 – Sept. 8 2015

On October 2, 2015 · 9 Comments
Our best friend Taq is gone. Taq came into this world an adventurer, a protector, a loyal friend, and a gentle giant. He lived for walks on the prairies, runs in the mountains, and portages – always ready for adventure. He would run ahead only far enough to scout, then wait until we were in [...]
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Quebec City – We made it!!!!!

On September 23, 2013 · 14 Comments
Mother Nature made us work for it up until the final paddle stroke! On August 30, 2013, after paddling about 9,500 km from Victoria, BC, we paddled into Quebec City, QC. We bucked the tide and donned our rain gear to pull into the Yacht Club de Quebec in the dark on Friday, August 30, [...]
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Montreal to Cap-Rouge, QC on the St. Lawrence River

On September 17, 2013
The update for the final leg of the trip will  be broken into 2 parts: It took a while to get the last couple of newsletters out because we had to get ourselves and our gear back to Calgary, get somewhat settled back in, Jude started preschool, and Geoff headed back to work.  Needless to [...]
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Ottawa to Montreal on the Ottawa River

On August 28, 2013
Police officer:  “You can’t take a canoe to Parliament” The following series of events actually happened when we attempted to portage the canoe to Parliament to take a few pictures Meeting a fellow cross-country paddler What are the chances that one would “bump” into a fellow cross-Canada paddler?  Obviously pretty good!  Max was watching his [...]
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The Montreal Gazette: Couple nearing end of seven-year canoe trip

On August 21, 2013
Mighty St. Lawrence River part of their last leg from Montreal to Quebec City BY RENE BRUEMMER, THE GAZETTE AUGUST 21, 2013 MONTREAL — On their seven-year voyage across Canada by canoe, Pamela and Geoff MacDonald faced grizzlies, portaged 100 kilometres over Rocky Mountain passes and produced two infant passengers who can be challenging when [...]
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Paddling the Rideau Canal from Lake Ontario to Ottawa

On August 15, 2013
The Rideau Canal The Rideau Canal is a system of 47 locks.  It is 202 km long and connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States.  The [...]
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CBC Radio Ottawa interview with Jeanne Armstrong

On August 12, 2013
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Paddle down the Trent-Severn Waterway to the Bay of Quinte

On August 7, 2013
The Trent-Severn Waterway The Trent-Severn Waterway is made up of 44 locks over 386 kilometres (210 miles) of interconnected lakes and rivers stretching through central Ontario.  It was founded in 1833. After many, many kilometres of portages during this trip, we were happy to travel through this marvel of engineering.  Unfortunately, due to changes in [...]
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The Globe and Mail: Calgary couple’s incredible canoe journey across Canada

On June 29, 2013
by Roy MacGregor, The Globe and Mail PublishedFriday, Jun. 28 2013, 8:45 PM EDT Last updatedFriday, Jun. 28 2013, 8:58 PM EDT First God created a canoe – then he created a country to go with it. Bill Masson, legendary paddler The Incredible Journey doesn’t quite do it justice. Better descriptives might include: sensational, daunting, [...]
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The Packet & Times: Couple canoeing across Canada

On June 29, 2013
ORILLIA – When newlyweds Geoff and Pam MacDonald began canoeing across Canada six summers ago, their cargo looked very different. They didn’t bring snack-size Smarties, they didn’t bring Hot Wheels, they didn’t bring plastic beach toys and they most definitely didn’t bring two little boys. “We’ve become a lot more adaptable as we’ve gone,” Geoff, [...]
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