PRESENTATIONS Canoecopia Presentations for 2018 Places to go, things to do, new ways to do it. We’ve got it all and then some. the right size are all available to you as a paddle Four Rivers to the Labrador Sea Christopher Amidon maker, not to mention choosing the wood you Sun 11:30a, Superior Paddling Isle Royale National Park want in your paddle. Stop by and view the demo Sat 2:30p, Superior Jim set off on a 33-day canoe trip from Sun 12:30p, Superior paddles and materials that wavetrainSUP uses Shefferville, Quebec to Hopedale, Labrador via Isle Royale National Park offers unique to build handmade wood paddles for both canoe the Du Pas, George, Adlatok and an unnamed opportunities for paddling in and around and SUP. river. With three height-of-land crossings, a wilderness island in Lake Superior. The significant up-river travel on the George, raging challenges facing paddlers are many, from the whitewater runs on the Adlatok, and two trail- logistics of transporting equipment, to the New less, two-day portages, this is a tough route by unpredictable, cold waters of Lake Superior. any standards. And that’s not even considering Join Ranger Chris Amidon to explore the the blackflies, bear trouble, bad weather and paddling options and challenges of Isle Royale lack of food that Jim and his group of four dealt National Park. with on the journey. Lessons from the Trail abc Sat 2:30p, Quetico Greg Anderson They say good decisions come from experience, The Wild Coast: and experience comes from bad decisions. Circumnavigating / Photo LLC. A+E Networks, ©2017 Knapp Richard credit: There is no other place than the trail to gain real Vancouver Island Sat 10:30a, Voyageur experience. In this presentation, Jim shares the From the turbulent skills he’s used and learned on his wilderness tide races of the inside SPECIAL GUEST canoe trips in Alaska, and the Canadian North. passages to powerful Jim Baird These include everything from whitewater surf and swell on the How Canoe Tripping Helped Me Win History strokes and rigging a quick sail, to camping skills outer coast, Vancouver Channel’s Alone like axemanship, cleaning fish, and lighting fires Island is surrounded by Fri 7:30p, Quetico in the pouring rain. Sat 12:30p, Quetico dynamic waters. Greg After surviving on northern Vancouver Island will share lessons learned from a fifty-five day, for 75 days for History Channel’s self-shot John Bates solo circumnavigation of Vancouver Island. survival reality series Alone, Jim Baird and his Our Living Ancestors: Whether you are interested in paddling a brother Ted outlasted six other teams to come The History and short protected section or planning your own home with a cash prize of $500,000. With a Ecology of Old Growth expedition, Vancouver Island has a wilderness background in wilderness canoeing, the brothers Forests in Wisconsin adventure waiting for you. It is a place of rugged Sat 10:30a, Algonquin were unsure how their skills would translate in beauty and amazing wildlife, including bears, Sun 11:30a, Algonquin a purely survival situation. While on the show, wolves, whales, sea lions, sea otters and more. Old-growth trees they built a canoe and paddles using a tarp and dominated Wisconsin’s their knives, and they survived on everything forests prior to European Jeff Bach from fish, to wild mushrooms, to whatever they settlement. Ecologists Making Your Own could scrape off the bottom of a rock. When it estimate that between Bent Shaft Wood was all said and done, they credit their multi- two-thirds and three-fourths of Wisconsin’s Paddle abc week canoe expeditions for teaching them the forests lived into their old age. What we see Sat 1-4p, Atrium most important survival skill of all, and it’s not 150 years later is a far cry from what our forests Paddling is all about something you can learn on YouTube. In this once looked like, but some remnants still using your hands. presentation, Jim will speak about his journey flourish. Questions to be answered: How did Making a paddle with on Alone, and will share survival lessons he this happen, what are the values of current old- those same hands really learned along the way, including what it is about growth, and where can one combine a beautiful closes the loop. A canoeing that makes paddlers better survivalists paddle with a hike in old-growth? handle made to fit your than they realize. grip and hand width, a shaft just the right length, and a blade just 28 | Canoecopia Show Guide 2018 — Presented by Rutabaga Paddlesports PRESENTATIONS River Falls smorgasbord of side creeks, and the The Farthest Side of Widlife Ecology Sat 3:30p, BWCA East Branch of the Pecatonica River. Ranging The Big Bang, natural selection, population from quiet water paddling to adrenaline-crazed Hey! What do those symbols mean? dynamics, amazing adaptations, reproductive rapids, with an emphasis on gorgeous geology, strategies (sex!), animal behaviors—here’s Timothy will share his tips on some of the best- Special Guest. New to wildlife ecology 101 for the paddler in 45 kept secrets of paddling in the Badger State. Canoecopia with unique minutes through the lens of Far Side and other stories to tell cartoons. Laugh your way into understanding Jimmy Blakeney Young presenters (under more about wildlife you see while paddling. Brought to you by BIC SUP age 35) leading the way. Free Your Hips from Timothy Bauer Their Cockpit Prison: abc Newbie-friendly talks appeal Three Paddling Moving Around on a to those just starting out. Destinations for SUP with Style Camp skills: how to live the 3-day Weekends in abc Sat 12:00p, Pool easy life when you’re in the Wisconsin Sun 12:30p, Pool Fri 5:30p, Superior wilderness. Sat 9:30a, Superior For paddlers accustomed Focusing on three of to being “locked” in Water drops form a Pool. his favorite places to a cockpit, SUP offers Pool is at the Clarion Hotel. spend a long weekend the opportunity to free your hips from their paddling and camping cockpit prison. In this on-water seminar Youth & family topics help in Wisconsin, join Jimmy Blakeney walks you through the various adults get kids outdoors. local author and one-half of the popular methods of moving around your board with “MilesPaddled.com” website, Timothy Bauer, style, as well as how to incorporate your paddle It’s a film. But you knew that. on his tour of the Bois Brule River, the Black skills to make it effortless. dagger.com pleaseDG_2018_Canoecopia_Ad.indd see canoecopia.com 1 for changes 1/16/18 5:05 PM Rutabaga Paddlesports presents — Canoecopia Show Guide 2018 | 29 PRESENTATIONS John Browning Ontario’s Top Canoe Routes What’s in Your First Aid Kit? abc Sat 1:30p, Quetico Fri 4:30p, Killarney Sun 12:30p, Quetico Sat 11:30a, Bear Author Kevin Callan will present on a number Do you carry a first aid kit when you paddle? of his favorite canoe routes across Ontario, Did you purchase one? If so, do you know from Algonquin Park to Quetico. He’s written a what’s in it and how to use all that stuff? What number of popular guide books on the subject. do you need to add to meet your needs? If you This is definitely the presentation to go to if built one yourself, do you have the right stuff? you’re thinking of paddling Ontario. Do you know how to use everything? John will explore first aid kits and what he carries. He will Mary Cerami Lou Alec & Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin also provide some helpful tips on first aid and Brought to you by Aqua-Bound Ten Tips for Becoming a Better Paddler abc backcountry medicine. Fri 7:30p, Killarney SUP Basics: A Beginner’s Sat 9:30a, Voyageur Navigation 210: Beyond “Look, See, Go” abc Guide abc How do you balance safety with adventure, and Sun 11:30a, Killarney Sat 10:30a, Loon improvement with enjoyment? We’ll present What happens when the fog rolls in or darkness Paddleboarding may ten tips for managing your risks and your goals. descends and you can’t “look, see, go”? Will seem intimidating, but in This talk is for all kinds of paddlers of all kinds you know what to do? Do you know how to reality it’s a very beginner- of craft who want to paddle more, paddle safer, plan for this possibility? We can’t always friendly sport. Join Mary and paddle better. focus on our destination and just paddle to it. Lou for this informative Attend this discussion of what to do to prevent talk as she explains step abc Assisted Rescue Workshop a possible “lost at sea” call-out. Filing a float by step what you need to get on board and on Sat 12:30p, Pool plan, planning a crossing, basic chart and map the water. She will discuss what to look for in In this interactive, pool-based session, you reading, as well as how to use a compass will be a paddleboard and other gear you need. Learn will break down and reassemble the sea covered. Come and learn some basic tips, tricks, how to easily stand up, paddle straight, turn, kayak-assisted rescue to make it work for you... and techniques of staying found. and get back up on the board when you fall off. without ever getting wet! Come prepared to Get a jump start on summer fun with SUP! participate, and you’ll go away with tips for making your assisted rescue safe and effective in Kevin Callan John all conditions.