Wabakimi Project trips in 2018 are open for scheduling. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about these week-long service/recreational forays.


Ray T.

Ray, can I bring my dog?

Sherman is welcome anytime, says Rosy.

Bumpity bump.... December is the time to start thinking about next softwater season!

...direct 'em to our Facecrack page too, Friends of Wabakimi.

Didn't know about the facebook page. thanks!

Friends of Wabakimi

Ray and I are both trip leaders again in 2018. There are plenty of openings for participants at this time. The worst part about being a trip leader is not being able to trip with great guys like Ray and the other leaders. Right Ray? Right?

Yep. I would much like to sit by a fire and get some of your stories about teaching school on the shores of James Bay.... I already know they take a break in Spring for the goose hunting...

Two weeks for the Goose Hunt and who knows how long after that for the pre-emptive evacuation in case of spring flood. Last year it was more than a 5 week break.

From Phil Cotton and the Wabakimi Project for 2018...

The Wabakimi Project is a unique grassroots volunteer initiative founded in 2004 to explore and map the historical and traditional canoe routes of Wabakimi Provincial Park. Since its inception, the scope of this ambitious conservancy effort has been expanded to include the canoe routes that lie on the Crown lands adjacent to the park. They provide vital access to Wabakimi as well as strategic links to other nearby provincial parks and conservation reserves.

Over the past 14 years, 208 volunteers from North America, New Zealand and Europe have collectively spent a total of 1,179 days on 142 trips exploring and mapping canoe routes in the Wabakimi Area. Together, they've travelled 5,146km (3,198 miles) through this vast, virtually-roadless wilderness area, inventoried 1001 campsites and rehabilitated 1020 portages whose measured lengths have totalled 262,935m (287,549 yards or 52,282 rods).

The Wabakimi Project conducts one-week (8-day/7-night) reconnaissance expeditions from late May to mid-September with a hiatus during July. Applications are welcome from eligible paddlers. Early registration is recommended as bookings are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Discounts are available to 3-person affinity groups that book the same trip and to 'designated drivers' who volunteer to transfer fellow participants and their gear between Thunder Bay and Armstrong Station.

2018 may well be the final year of operation of The Wabakimi Project. If a canoe trip to the Wabakimi Area is on your bucket list, now is the time to act! Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this worthwhile canoe route conservancy effort.

For more information, visit: http://www.wabakimi.net. To obtain a copy of this year's prospectus, Wabakimi 2018 - Dates, Rates & Terms, contact The Wabakimi Project at: info@wabakimi.org.

Hey, I'm not proud. I need participants on the Wabakimi Project trip I'm leading in 2018 from Saturday August 4 to Saturday August 11. If you are interested or know of someone who is interested, contact me at mrcanoe@sympatico.ca ... I will be pleased to give you more info and I'll be glad to have you on the trip with me.

BUMP!

Of 11 planned one-week trips, 6 are now fully booked. Only 13 vacancies remain: 11 in June; 2 in August.

Bookings for next summer's volunteer trips are coming in at a record rate! The previous message in this thread is regularly updated to indicate how many vacancies are still available. Don't miss the last chance to participate in what has possibly become the most ambitious canoe route conservancy initiative in all of North America.

Come to Canoecopia in Madison, WI (March 9-11) to meet organizers, trip leaders and past participants of The Wabakimi Project but don't wait until then to make your reservation . . . you may be too late to secure a placement!

Interested? Contact information is posted in the original message to this post.

The Wabakimi Project would like to apologize for the length of time our website was down. Our IT people corrected the problem and the site is up again.

www.wabakimi.org

Please visit the site for any information you need on opportunities for the summer of 2018.

The latest update of vacancies for this summer's trips now shows 9 openings in June and 1 in Aug.! With the upcoming paddling shows fast approaching, sign up now to secure a spot on this year's reconnaissance trips!
visit: www.wabakimi.org
or contact: pjcotton@tbaytel.net

Update, update update... from Phil Cotton

Canoecopia in Madison, WI was a huge success! Organizers of the Wabakimi Project and trip leaders met many enthusiastic paddlers interested in our service trips and signed up several new members of our not-for-profit, Friends of Wabakimi organization.

Only 5 vacancies remain in early June. If you've ever had the Wabakimi Area on your bucket list, now is the time to act. Don't delay! Contact 'Uncle' Phil to secure your placement. We subscribe to a very strict first-come, first-serve basis.

Latest update from Phil Cotton...

Only 4 vacancies remain as of this date:

2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, June 2, 2018
2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, June 16, 2018

Significant discounts are available to each member of an affinity group of 2 participants who fill either of the vacancies for these 2 trips. First-come, first-served!!!

This is the fifteenth and final year of operation of The Wabakimi Project. Don't miss the last chance to participate in this important wilderness canoe route conservancy effort.

...In plain english, come on a trip with a friend and the two of you get a reduced price.

This offer only good till the trips are filled. This is the last year of The Wabakimi Project. When we complete mapping this year there will be no more trips under this banner. C'mon aboard for our last kick at the can.

June 16 trip will offer some splendid long days over the summer solstice... just sayin'

Due to two cancellation on a one week trip in August, there are now 6 (six) openings for this summer's trips. Here's the update from Phil Cotton...


6 vacancies remain as of this date:

2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, June 2, 2018
2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, June 16, 2018
2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, August 11, 2018 (a recent vacancy due to a last-minute cancellation)

This is the last year of operation of the Wabakimi Project. Don't miss this final opportunity to participate in this wilderness canoe route conservancy effort. Significant discounts are available to an affinity group of 2 who fill any of these trip vacancies. Some 'designated driver' allowances are still available too! First-come, first-served!!!

Contact 'Uncle' Phil to receive a copy of our prospectus, Wabakimi 2018 - Dates, Rates & Terms.

Alert! Alert!

It's okay with 2, but better with 4. When one door closes another opens. We had two participants drop out of the June 23-30 trip for family reasons. Totally understandable and we wish them well. However, now we have two openings for the "Trip of a Lifetime". Led by Cary Keller and his able assistant Amy, this trip promises nice weather, fun companionship and paddling extraordinaire. If you can find the time and wish to help the Wabakimi Project one last time on our last kick at the can, please, jump aboard. Contact Barry Simon at wabakimimaps@hotmail.com and get the ball rolling.

HA HA!!! This is an unauthorized use of my likeness. I demand royalties.

Ya'll missed out, but Cary & I held down the fort!!

Wish I could go back up in August. : ( . boo hoo----I am already plotting next year.

Enjoy your trip, Goatroti, and Ray, thanks for the detailed notes! It was fun to follow your path from last year, and find your portage markings.

Gorgeousness abounded. I'll try to post some pix.

Wabi project video 6/2018 Pillar Lake

Nice vid. Thanks for posting.
This is what I need to get me through the "no trip" time.

Now that it's almost August, do you have a sense of whether there will be 2019 trips? This sounds really interesting.

3/4 of our team is here at Phil's house, #4 arrives tomorrow. We're in on Saturday afternoon. Me and John Sinclair, Dick Jenks and Martin Talbot. Pictures and a trip report in 13 daze.

Enjoy!!

Beautiful slideshow! You all look happy even in the rain!

rtallent: "Beautiful slideshow! You all look happy even in the rain!"

Thanks, Ray! It was a great paddle. I like rainy days as much as sunny days.