Grand River Canoe & Kayak Rentals

Anyone who has ever been to Algonquin Park can immediately see the importance of practicing “Leave No Trace” camping. Portage routes that resemble parking lots and campsites with not a speck of vegetation left intact can be the rule rather than the exception. The amount of use that parks like Algonquin see in a year is simply mind boggling. There is a very real danger that Algonquin can’t recover from the damage we inflict on it year after year. If we don’t practice LN...

Let's say you were lost in the backcountry and you could only choose one item to increase your chance of survival, what would it be...GPS? map? compass? matches? knife? emergency blanket? survival manual?  The list is endless, and while all those things can improve your odds, there is one item most of us never think about, it's a Trip Plan.  The best part is, unlike all that survival gear, it doesn't add any weight to your pack.

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I can’t ever remember seeing so many people on the river this early in April.

With the lack of snow this winter and the very warm weather earlier this spring the water is already close to its summer levels. This means a lot of people have already been out for a paddle. But you need to remember that even though the weather has been unseasonably warm, the water temperature is still a concern. An unplanned dunking still runs the risk of hypothermia. Make sure you take a ...