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        Modern Day Waterway Voyages

        You may be surprised to hear that there are many of these recent waterway voyages occurring throughout North America. If you know of anymore waterway voyages that are ongoing throughout the region please
         e-mail me the information through the 'Contact Us' page!

        Mike Ranta's Epic Voyage

        Picture
        Courtesy of Atikokan Progress
        Please check out this news article from the Atikokan Progress, depicting Mike Ranta's goal to paddle (in support of Atikokan Youth Initiatives) the full voyageur route from Rocky Mountain House-Alberta to Montreal-Quebec! Be sure to keep tabs on him with his spot locator (on facebook) and cheer him on when he is paddling by your community!
        http://www.atikokanprogress.ca/2011/03/30/mike-ranta-to-paddle-full-voyageur-route-5200-kms-one-paddle-stroke-at-a-team/
        Or facebook: Mike Ranta's Paddle


        Mountains to Montreal

        This expedition launched May 1st, 2011 and will cover 4500km in 130 days. This trip started near the North Saskatchewan River in Jasper Alberta and will end in Montreal Quebec. They will also be paddling through Quetico Provincial Park. Keep checking their whereabouts on the website below and be sure to head on out to Quetico to cheer them on!
        http://www.mountains2montreal.ca/

        Trans Caneauda

        This team of 8 is going to cover 7000km from Ottawa, ON all the way to Inuvik, NWT. Their goal is to reach the waters of the Beaufort Sea. For more information please follow the link below!
        http://www.transcaneauda.ca/
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