In September 2022, we spent 10 days canoeing in the remote wilderness of Wabakimi Provincial Park in northwest Ontario, Canada. Wabakimi Provincial Park is northwest of Armstrong Station, which is 3 hours north of Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is 3 hours north of Duluth, Minnesota. This park in Canada’s boreal forest contains a vast and interconnected network of lakes and rivers and covers an area of 3,440 square miles.
We covered approximately 100 miles and portaged our gear over 33 trails for a total 4.3 miles one way. We usually double portage so we actually walked almost 13 miles. It was a great adventure and it left us eager to do more remote wilderness trips.
Some stats from our trip: 3 bald eagles, 15 loons, 2 hawks, 3 beavers, 5 ducks, 3 garter snakes (2 swimming in the water), 7 Canada geese, and 1 moose (on the road).
Fish caught: Ellen: 8 pike, 1 walleye. Jeff: 5 pike, 1 walleye for dinner
Travel Days – Farmington, MI to Armstrong, ONT
Day 1 – Caribou River to Beaver Island
Day 2 – Beaver Island to Funger Lake
Day 3 – Funger Lake to Outlet Bay
Day 4 – Rest day on Outlet Bay
Day 5 – Outlet Bay to Whitewater Lake
Day 6 – Whitewater Lake to Grayson Lake
Day 7 – Grayson Lake to Scrag Lake
Day 8 – Scrag Lake to Palisades River
Journeys with Jeff and Ellen 