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.
Josie and Dave
Nelson
Noatak River, Alaska: One of the premier canoe routes in Alaska, bush plane flight in and paddle out to the ocean, using Pak boats.
Jeff Evans
Owl River, Manitoba: a short 100 mile trip from the Churchill railroad east to Hudson Bay through Wapusk National Park, using Pak boats.
Adam Maxwell
Will Tanner
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.
Jane Jasperson
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.
Jim Gallagher
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.
Lee Sessions
Brian Johnston
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.
Jim Murphy
Cochrane River, Saskatchewan: a fall trip on another historic river that many used to gain access to northern routes before the bush plane.
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.