Guys Who Canoe

This podcast explores how folk culture endures by adapting, not freezing in time, using the canoe as a powerful lens on music, mythology, and national identity. Moving from the electrification of folk music to the French-Canadian legend of the Flying Canoe and the canoe’s role in Canadian nationalism, the episode shows how tradition survives through reinvention. By linking technology, storytelling...

Are you a speed demon or a seeker of silence? Dive into the ultimate canoeing showdown: the clash between high-tech efficiency and wilderness tradition. This episode pits the relentless velocity of a bent shaft paddle engineered for the 'sit and switch' technique against the soulful artistry of the straight-shaft blade. Discover why proponents of carbon fibre claim it saves your body, while tradit...

On a sultry July day in 1917, Canada's answer to Vincent van Gogh paddled into the Algonquin wilderness and vanished, leaving behind an empty, upturned canoe and a century of questions. When Tom Thomson’s body finally surfaced eight days later, it bore a mysterious four-inch bruise on the temple and fishing line wrapped strangely around his ankle. Was this a clumsy accident by an expert woodsman,...

The history of the Canadian Canoe Museum. How it started and what it's been through to become what it has today.

How Paddling Resets the Modern Brain explores why stepping into a canoe may be one of the most powerful antidotes to the hyper‑digital, overstimulated world we live in. Drawing from Indigenous teachings and emerging clinical research, the episode shows how the rhythmic act of paddling grounds the mind, reconnects identity, and restores cognitive balance. Listeners will learn how culture acts as a...

This is a journey of 4 guys that started back when we were kids. Although the group has grown and changed over the years, this is the spot where we are putting the canoeing and camping records in place about our trips.

An interactive discussion about some of the basics of first aid and rescue. Get some basic information that could help get you out of a tight spot.

The Meanest Link is a challenging route that links Oxtongue Lake, Huntsville, Brent, and Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Outfitters stores. A true endurance test.