"The famous (and famously immense) birch bark canoe built by Matt Bernard of the Pikwakanagan Algonquins of Golden Lake is about to undergo something of an existential crisis.
The canoe, which was commissioned in 1957 by David A. Gillies, a lumber magnate from Arnprior, as a replica of the huge canoes used in the early fur-trading years of Canada, and even earlier by the Indigenous peoples of the region, has spent more than half a century in the possession of various museums, and has been at home at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) in Gatineau, Quebec for several decades, alternately on display or in storage."
Ontario Canoe Routes
Canadian Canoe Museum
Trails of 1812
Ontario boasts over 80,000 km in trails. Whether you're in downtown Toronto or North of Superior, we have a trail for you. The Ontario Trails Council is a registered charity, led by volunteers who promote the development, management, use and conservation of Ontario's trails. You'll find everything from gentle walking trails to rock faces for climbing and water routes to canoe and kayak.
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