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Written by Graham Ketcheson on Wednesday, 18 July 2012 10:37 Published in Latest Paddle News

1923-2011 Founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum

& Past President of Paddle Canada (1989-1997)

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paddle for kirk 1Matheson - July 31, 2012

12:00pm - "The Power Of The Canoe" Slide show at Family Lodge Inc. 378 Second Street
3:00pm - Brigade Starts at Black River Road Boat Launch Matheson.
7:30pm - The Coureurs-De-Bois Campground in Val Gagne, Ontario
9:30pm -   "The Power Of The Canoe" Slide show.


Iroquois Falls - Aug 1,2012

 7:00am - Brigade Leaves The Coureurs-De-Bois Campground heads to Iroquois Falls
11:30am - Paddlers to meet at the Black River Road Boat Launch. Come with Paddle and Lifejacket & Paddle with your Mayors, Iroquois Falls Mayor, Gilles Forget, Timmins Mayor, Tom Laughren.
1:00pm -Paddle to Meadow Creek Boat Launch then portage one canoe the De Troyes Expedition 1686 Historical Plaque. Presentation By: Edward Pedskalny.
2:30pm - Walk to the Jus Jordon Arena (Complex Hall) with all the canoes and meet the paddlers.  Guest speaker John Ziner on Voyage Of paddle for kirk 2Rediscovery. Birchbark building project, Bear Island, Lake     Temagami. The Power Of The Canoe slide show presentation.
4:30pm - The brigade will travel to The Kirk Wipper Voyageur Centre. 
    4235 Municipal Road to camp for the night. Follow by potluck and bonfire.
Aug 2nd - 6pm - Opening Ceremonies at Historic Anson Park. Centennial Parade with Birchbark Canoe.

Timmins (Connaught)- Aug 3,2012
12pm -brigade meeting at Massacre Historical Plaque on highway 610 in Barber's Bay, Ontario. Join the brigade for a day of paddling on the Frederickhouse Lake. Come with a canoe or kayak and canoe with us.
3:00pm - Connaught Museum


Come see for yourself. Check out the Voyage Of Rediscovery at 
http://www.voyagesofrediscovery.blogspot.ca/

For More Info Call Tim At The KIRK WIPPER VOYAGEUR CENTRE (705)-363-2122

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