From the globe-traversing outriggers of the South Pacific to Amazonian dugouts to the birchbark craft of Turtle Island, the canoe is a fascinating example of convergent cultural evolution: in many isolated cases around the world a very similar design of craft has emerged to answer the question of the most beautiful and efficient way to navigate the regional waterscapes.
Made famous by The Tragically Hip’s rhyme with “constellations,” Bobcaygeon rests upon three islands right at the meeting point of Sturgeon and Pigeon Lakes. These two waterbodies create the distinctive zig-zag pattern of the Kawartha Lakes section of the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Great paddling routes don’t just “happen.” It takes a network of people interested in developing them. There is an amazing network of cyclists in Kawarthas Northumberland, all of them discovering, developing and planning amazing cycling routes.
Nogies Creek is one of our reflective paddling spots right in our back yard; located near Highway 36 between Buckhorn and Bobcaygeon, it’s less than 45 minutes from downtown Peterborough.
Visit our Trip Planner: Search for “Lakefield” on our Trip Planner and you’ll get plenty of options and ideas to connect your adventures along the Trent Severn Waterway.
Escape to Another World: One of the uncanniest sensations that canoeing creates in the mind of the paddler is the sense of being so close and yet feeling so far away.
Wolf Island Provincial Park is another unsupervised provincial park on the list of hidden gems along the Trent-Severn Waterway. The park covers 220 hectares between Burleigh Falls and Buckhorn Ontario.
The key to micro-adventuring with kids is to set yourselves up so you can surf the chaos when it happens. And sometimes, picking the right place is all the help you need to enjoy both the plan and the un-planned parts of your trip.