Innisville via Lake Mississippi and River to the Ottawa River (completed in 2002) As mentioned earlier in 2002 I kayaked from Innisville to the Ottawa river so, for the sake of those who might want to do the entire voyage I will share a brief summary of that sector. Putting in at my s

May 20, 2013 Bridge on Hwy #511 to Innisville on Highway #7 (Day 1, 2 hrs) Mal’s Campground slipped past on the north shore with me manoeuvring through the nicely rounded rocks just below the surface. One would have to line or portage later in the summer. Parts of this stretch were re

May 30, 2013 Lake Mackavoy to Mazinaw Dam (Day 5, 2 to 3 hrs) An intriguing sight was a helicopter pilot watching me from atop an 80 m hill to the south. Distracted, I nearly missed a beaver dam stretching in from the south side. The river narrows, wanders and then lazily spreads into

June 4, 2013 Mazinaw Dam to Kashwakamak Dam (Day6, 4 hrs) In at the Mazinaw Dam (P.1: 40m South side – easy)I idled down lovely Little Marble Lake and back into the river where I ran 95% of the rapids of Marble Narrows on the north side (possible only in high water) (P.2: 80m, Rt Side

 June 12, 2013 Kashwakamak Dam to Ardoch & River Rd E. of Mud Lake (Day 7, 4 hrs)   Alex Broadbent (MVCA) had walked P.5. to P.6. and it was readily passable so, instead of my getting a ride all the way to “Kash” Dam, I put in at Ardoch and reversed course to restart at Log J

June 20, 2013, Mud Lake/River Rd. to Miller Lake Rd #509 (Day8, 7hrs)   Wow! It was a godsend that Alex decided to join me and for us to do this section in his canoe –even though I am not a canoeist. It turned into a truly amazingly spectacular dayon the River with some of the hi

June 25, 2013, Rd #509/Miller Lake Bridge to Dalhousie Lake. (Day 5, 3hrs) A great day so back into the water and under Rd. 509 bridge for a nice easy ride down to the cut off left into the McLaren’s Depot Snye portages (P.15. Left side 30m –I ran it-, Right side 50m, Right side 50m,

May 27 , 2013, West Dalhousie Lake to Sheridan Rapids Bridge (Day 3, 2hrs) The put in was easy at the west head of Dalhousie Lake (just had to follow my dried blood stains). There are many cottages scattered for the most part along the south side while on the north they were clustered

May 24, 2013 Sheridan Rapids bridge to Hwy #511 (Day 2, 1.5 hrs) It was a very cold 4 to 6 degrees, very windy and snowing when my granddaughter launched me below the bridge at Sheridan Rapids. My maps showed the Sheridan Rapids (P.19: 400m North side) but I must have missed the sign

My Wonderful Kayak Trip on the Mississippi River and its many lakes ME: Hi, Bob Kelly here, at 76 still fit—chased my 19 year old granddaughter Caitlin up Kilimanjaro two years ago. I write, but I focus most on my family, Liz, volunteering and kayaking. The former continue to chase or