Introducing: Camp-to-Cottage!
Hi folks, Sally here! Program Coordinator at The Land and accidental founder of a very new and exciting program that we are just itching to continue developing and delivering in the coming seasons. Allow me to explain. We got an email this summer. Well,...
Lakefield Paddle: A Kawartha Tradition with a Fresh Face
What does community mean to you? On June 29th We teamed up with local Lakefield businesses to rally a group of cross-Ontario paddlers and pups for an awesome day on the water!
The Land’s Young Leaders
Are your young trippers ready to take their paddling to the next level? The Madwaska River awaits!
Get the Kidlets Outside #1
This kitten is All Dressed for winter success!
TLCA 2018 By the Numbers
After several hours’ paddling, folks often begin to wonder how many kilometers lay along our day’s route, how many more portages we’ll have to complete, and most importantly, how many more hours separate us from our next camp and cup of coffee. Guides need to have these numbers ready at a moment’s notice, or at least be able to craftily outsource responsibility to the group’s leaders and navigators of the day!
Born in a Storm Canoe Rap is LIVE
The sensory experience of being around the fire – the smell, sights and sounds – helps set our hunter-gatherer psychology at ease: the fire is lit, we’ve enjoyed our food, now we are safe: let’s have a song!
Climbing Silver Peak in Winter 2018
Above me lay a near vertical route that would require no less than three perilous moves to ascend; a fall on this exposed face would have put our two-person team in dire straits.
From Forest to Fire – Bushcraft Workshops
Making and using a bowdrill kit is a beautiful synthesis of many outdoor and bushcraft skills that will keep you warm for the rest of your days.
Path of the Masters – Plein Air Painting
It's the kind of thing folks do on a dare or a whim. For some, it's an impulsive decision made after a night on the town. For others, a lifelong process that approaches an obsession. As for me, I looked down at my right arm, through eyes unclouded by whisky, and...
Boyd Island Shoreline Restoration
Our hearts sank as we paddled past one of the sites our most recent shoreline restoration excursions to find a massive bonfire pit and a tramped mess of freshly-planted baby cedars and dogwood. Only one week earlier, we'd raked the site clean of party debris, busted...