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Canoe Trip, Bremner River, Aug 2008

See links on left sidebar. Slideshow of photos of the Aug. 2008, Bremner River Trip I made with my chum David Desmoulin, Samantha Courchene and Chantal Cress. The portages were all grown in and we had to cut them all out so it was a bit tough to say the least but the girls hung in there and did a good job. Hope they can come out on another trip someday. Perhaps Wabakimi or Caribou Prov Park. Also see some good areas north of Sioux Lookout also.

Also would like to paddle from here up the Pic River to White Otter Lk, over height of land to Nagagami R then down to Kenogami and Albany to James Bay. Probably take 6 wks to a month so I'll probably have to wait 'till I retire for that one. It is a historical route for our people, the Anishnabek also.

Any takers??????

When the going gets tough the tough get going.

School Outers Club Links

I've added a few more links today to some of the schools in the region that provide canoeing as part of their curriculm in the Outers Club. See the school links to the left side bar.

There are some good photos there as well as some interesting historical items in the Atikokan High School site. They have been running an Outdoor Program since the 1960's. I recognize at least one name there. He now works for OMNDM in Thunder Bay.

Atikokan, Gearldton, Manitouwadge and Wawa ( Michipicoten High ) all have outdoor programs. Marathon High HAD one but discontinued it for some reason.

I would like to see a program like that in Pic River.

Anyway enjoy the phots. I will be posting a lot more just after New Years when I have more time.

Dunc M ( Mishomis )

Wilderness Travels By Canoe

Wilderness Travels By Canoe

Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff): Heritage North Museum - Birchbark Canoe

Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff): Heritage North Museum - Birchbark Canoe

Duncan Michano Canoe Page: Santoy Lake, Eli Mijakibinens.

Duncan Michano Canoe Page: Santoy Lake, Eli Mijakibinens.

Santoy Lake, Eli Mijakibinens.

Just added a couple of more photos to the bottom of the page. The one at the very bottom is my Grandfather on my dad's side. Eli Mijakibinens ( Michano ). Long story there. May go into it there when I create my Genealogy Page.


The photo was taken sometimes in the 1930's. Eli died of some type of lung disease when his family was quite young. They trapped the Jackfish, Santoy Lake ( Mountain Lake ), Owl Lake, Steel Lake, Cairngorm Lake ( Trout Lake ), Killala Lake areas. They had canoe routes all over this area including the one now popularily used by paddlers through Diablo Lake ( Devil Lake ) to Steel Lk then down the Steel River to Larry Lake. ( The names in brackets are the names the Anishnabek used to call them ). The old cabins were on the south side of Jackfish Lake. They also appear to have had a cabin on the Santoy somewhere. I have a photo. Will post it someday.


Annie. Working on the Tripoli stuff. Do you have photos?


Brenda. Eli Mijakibinens is your grandfather.

Annie W

Yeah. Hang in there Annie. Check back once in a while. I'm trying to include all the trips I've gone on since I started taking digital photos. Have to organize all those photos. For now look on Google Earth or Panoramio. I've got some photos there of our Bremner R. trip. Will put the Tripoli Trip oin there also. Just going to take a while. I'll try to post the "Journal" of the trip also.
When I get going I will try to include maps also.
Just takes time.
Dunc M

Have a bit more patience.

Hang tight. I'm getting the hang of it.

Will post more photos and a few slideshows.

Mishomis ( Dunc M )

New Blog Site, Mishomis.

Have patience. Just created this and am working on it and becoming familiar with the inner workings.

Dunc M ( Mishomis )