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2012 Far North Symposium at Metro State U, St. Paul MN
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Committee/Special Meeting
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About this event
The Far North Symposium is a day of storytelling and camaraderie among enthusiast paddlers. The event focuses on epic paddling journeys in wilderness places more than a day's drive from Minnesota.
The 2012 event will highlight Ernest Oberholzer's 1912 great canoe adventure - a five month canoe trip taking him from central Manitoba to Hudson Bay by way of the Thlewiaza River, down the ocean past Churchill to York Factory, up the Hayes River, across Lake Winnipeg and ending in the village of Selkirk, Manitoba. Many of this year’s trips will feature a portion of that route.
Held on
Saturday, March 24th, 2012 in the Founders Hall Auditorium on the Metro State University campus in St. Paul, MN.
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Josie and Dave
Nelson
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Noatak River, Alaska: One of the premier canoe routes in Alaska, bush plane flight in and paddle out to the ocean, using Pak boats.
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Jeff Evans
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Owl River, Manitoba: a short 100 mile trip from the Churchill railroad east to Hudson Bay through Wapusk National Park, using Pak boats.
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Adam Maxwell
Will Tanner
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Grand Portage, MN to York Factory, Manitoba on Hudson Bay: Over two months via multiple water-sheds, using the original voyageur routes, crossing Lake Winnipeg and in-corporating the God’s River into the mix.
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Jane Jasperson
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Paddling to Nueltin Lake, Manitoba: “In the footsteps of P.G.Downes” a canoe trip of two women seeking adventure in an old Kevlar canoe. A route through history with lots of evidence of the historic past.
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Jim Gallagher
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There is a Polar Bear in my Vestibule: waking at 2:00 a.m. to a surprise intruder. Following all the correct procedures, this group of six had to contend with a determined bear 25 miles upstream from the Bay who had no intention of leaving them alone.
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Lee Sessions
Brian Johnston
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Lorillard River, Nunavut: A small river east of Baker Lake that drains to Hudson Bay. This is a first descent trip on an unknown river using Pak boats exploring the mini canyons, rapids, eskers, and wildlife, culminating at Chesterfield Inlet.
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Jim Murphy
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Cochrane River, Saskatchewan: a fall trip on another historic river that many used to gain access to northern routes before the bush plane.
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Aaron Bergad
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Group Dynamics: How to select crew members, how to utilize the talents, how to make group decisions. What happens when mid trip the group splits into two, divides the gear and goes on their own.
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