Canadian Canoe Guides

Top 70 Canoe Routes of OntarioNewly updated for 2023, Top 70 Canoe Routes of Ontario adds 10 more routes and over 50 more pages, making it THE classic guide to the very best canoeing the province of Ontario has to offer.

Kevin Callan's A Paddler's Guide to Algonquin Park - 3rd EditionOnly 320 kms from Toronto, Algonquin Park is one of Canada's foremost canoeing destinations; a paddler's paradise of spectacular lakes and rivers. This 3rd edition book by Kevin Callan features 64 more pages, 10 new canoe routes (for a total of 35), new photographs by Mr.Callan, and detailed redesigned maps showing portages and permitted campsites.

Kevin Callan's A Paddler's Guide to Killarney and the French River - 2nd EditionThis second edition update to Kevin Callan's guidebook series provides the 30 best canoeing, kayaking, and hiking trips in Ontario's picturesque Killarney/French River region, a favourite wilderness getaway spot in central Ontario. At least three of the routes in this book are documented here for the first time.

Canoe Atlas of the Little NorthFirst Nations people call it Nishwawbe-Aski; "Land of the Original People." The area known as the Little North lies in Ontario and Manitoba, north of Lake Superior, east of Lake Winnipeg, west of James Bay and south of Hudson Bay. Early French fur traders referred to it as Le Petit Nord, as distinguished from the vast area west and north of Lake Winnipeg, Le Grand Nord. Despite its name, the Little North encompasses over 20 major lake and river systems within more than 500,000 square miles. This remarkable atlas, in an oversize format, is a landmark publication - the result of five decades of travel, research and documentation.

A Paddler's Guide to Ontario's Cottage CountryAuthored by renowned canoeist and outdoorsman Kevin Callan, this updated (with additional routes, new maps and a new format) book features 20 of the best canoe routes in Ontario's Kawarthas, Haliburton, Muskoka, and Georgian Bay regions. Full of photos and original maps showing all access points, important river features, and accurate portage lengths.

Temagami - A Wilderness ParadiseCompiled by Hap Wilson, Temagami: A Wilderness Paradise (3rd Edition) features the best canoe, kayak and hiking routes in the wild Temagami region of Ontario.

Once Around Algonquin - An Epic Canoe JourneyKevin Callan's Once Around Algonquin is an entertaining and exciting tale of misadventure on Algonquin Park's legendarily tough "Meanest Link" - a 420km route made up of 55 lakes, 6 rivers, and over 100 portages totalling 68km in Ontario, Canada. In addition to tales of bloodthirsty mosquitos, stolen whiskey, moose pee in the campsite and an unexpected paddle through Huntsville's famed bathtub race, Callan also details the park's history and evolution, interweaving stories from this bromance adventure tale - all with Callan's strong storytelling, and trademark humour that shares insights into some of the challenges and rewards of canoe tripping for both the novice as well as the seasoned pro.

A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and BeyondKevin Callan's "A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond" is a guide to Northwestern Ontario's "Canoe Country" - Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park (the 2nd largest park in the province which adjoins Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area), and includes detailed route descriptions, maps showing all access points, important river features and accurate portage lengths.

The Adventure Map Mississagi RiverThis is one of Ontario's lesser known and lesser used wilderness paddling rivers. This waterproof, 1:80,000 scale map, features the area from the hamlet of Biscotasing on the Biscotti Lake via Ramsey, Spanish Chutes, Barney, Bark and Rocky islands to Aubrey falls, including campsites, portages detailed paddling guide.

Observing Nature By Canoe & KayakRenowned naturalist and award-winning photographer Michael Runtz takes readers on a journey through the waterways of Northeastern North America in this portable, pick-up-and-read field guide, with more than 350 species of flora and fauna beautifully captured in full-colour photographs.

Birchbark Canoe - Living Among The AlgonquinIn Birchbark Canoe - Living Among The Algonquin, author David Gidmark chronicles the story of the building of a traditional birchbark canoe and his apprenticeship learning the skills, language and relationship to the land of the Algonquin of western Quebec. A fascinating story not only about building canoes, but also about how to see and relate to the wilderness as the Algonquin do.