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Members of the Paddling Ontario Alliance   The Paddling Ontario Alliance is the most respected association of adventure travel providers in Ontario, Canada. Our members have set the highest standards for guided canoe trips and kayak tours in the areas of safety, service and environmental responsibility. Together, we offer an incredible variety of paddling vacation packages and outfitting services from Ontario’s multitude of fresh waterways. Our experienced tour operators are committed to providing quality service and safe outdoor travel that will entertain and inspire.

Registered Paddling Ontario Outfitters Algonquin Outfitters * Primary Address: Email RR#1, 1035 Algonquin Outfitters Rd. www.algonquinoutfitters.com Oxtongue Lake Dwight, ON P0A 1H0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-800-469-4948 Local: (705) 635-2243 Fax: (705) 635-1834 We make your trip happen! We rent and sell virtually anything you need for year-round camping and outdoor activity in and around Algonquin Park. In addition, we have high quality mountain bikes, kayaks, cross country skis, snowshoes and winter camping gear. Our rental operation offers two outfitting options, partial or complete. Both Guided and self guided trips are available. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter | Job postings | Profile video Madawaska Kanu Centre Primary Address: Email PO Box 635 www.mkc.ca 247 River Rd Barry's Bay, ON K0J 1B0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Local: (613) 594-5268 Summer: (613) 756-3620 Fax: (613) 234-4097 Summer: (613) 756-3667 Seasonal Address:   39 First Ave   Ottawa, ON K1S 2G1 Whether you're a beginner at our weekend clinics or a ready to go pro on a five-day whitewater vacation, MKC is a unique, whitewater vacation centre, rated as one of the best paddling schools worldwide. Our tradition is to please the needs of every student, so don't settle for anything less. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter | Profile video Canoe Canada Outfitters Primary Address: Email P.O. Box 1810 www.canoecanada.com Atikokan, ON P0T 1C0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Local: (807) 597-6418 Fax: (807) 597-5804 Get away to the most preserved, pristine wilderness in North America - Quetico Park. It covers 4,800 square kilometers of untouched wilderness in a Precambrian shield rock forest. No hunting, roads or development of any kind are allowed. Even motorized boats are banned from the park so you can travel by canoe through a truly remote wilderness. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter Caribou Expeditions Primary Address: Email 1021 Mission Rd. www.caribou-expeditions.com Goulais River, ON P0S 1E0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-800-970-6662 Local: (705) 649-3540 Kayak Magnificent Lake Superior! Guided sea kayak tours include Pukaskwa National Park, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Slate Islands and Sibley Park to Rossport. Tours vary from a one-day excursion for the novice, to a seven-day, Rail-River-Sea Tour for the adventurer. Overnight camping, or lodge-to-lodge kayaking. We also offer courses for beginners and intermediate to advanced paddlers. Our experienced and professional guides will ensure that you have a vacation of lifetime. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter Grand Experiences Primary Address: Email 113 Grand River St. N. www.grand-experiences.com Paris, ON N3L 2M4 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-888-258-0441 Local: (519) 442-3654 Fax: (519) 442-6563 Experience the Mighty Grand, a Canadian Heritage River that offers over 150 miles of canoeing and kayaking. Discover osprey, deer, bald eagles, beaver, bass & trout. Paddle this unique Southern Ontario wilderness - experience fast-water kayaking on the Nith River, journey to the 17th Century Iroquoian Kanata Village, drink from freshwater springs. Come dip your paddle in this award winning "best restored" river, just one hour west of Toronto. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter | Profile video Kawartha Kayaking-Soft Adventure Primary Address: Email (before June 1) 51 Cameron Ave. www.kawarthakayaking.com Toronto, ON M2N 1C9 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-877-877-2735 Local: (416) 229-0494 Seasonal Address:   (June 1 -Sept. 15th) R.R. #2   Lakefield, ON K0L 2H0 Seasonal Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-877-877-2735 Local: (416) 229-0494 Kayak amongst the 1100 islands of Stony Lake. Warm and friendly waters in which to kayak with a guide and less than 2 hours from Toronto. Experience nature with loons, osprey and beautiful Canadian Shield. Experience not necessary, instruction included. Bed and Breakfast packages available. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter Killarney Mountain Lodge & Outfitters Primary Address: Email 3 Commissioner Street www.Killarney.com Killarney, ON P0M 2A0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-800-461-1117 Local: (705) 287-2242 Fax: (705) 287-2691 Enjoy the spectacular scenery of Killarney Provincial Park and the rustic comforts of our wilderness lodge. Join our guides on unique lodge-based trips and camping adventures. Sail Georgian Bay aboard our 46-foot cruising yacht, paddle on a gourmet sea kayak journey or explore Killarney in a photography class by canoe. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter Missinaibi Headwaters Outfitters Primary Address: Email Racine Lake www.missinaibi.com Chapleau, ON P0M 1K0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Local: (705) 864-4318 Seasonal Address:   Box 1207   Collingwood, ON L9Y 3Y9 Seasonal Telephone Numbers:   Local: (705) 444-7804 The source of adventure for northern waters. Located 4 hours from the U.S. Border, we outfit and lead canoe adventure packages on 20 arctic watershed rivers. Self-guided trips, complete outfitting, nature tours, canoe rental, paddling school, food packs, route consultation, waterfront campground, cabin and shuttle service are available from our canoe centre in the heart of the world's largest game preserve. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter Naturally Superior Adventures * Primary Address: Email RR#1, Lake Superior www.naturallysuperior.com Wawa, ON P0S 1K0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-800-203-9092 Local: (705) 856-2939 Fax: (705) 856-7168 Experience the spectacular beauty of Lake Superior! We offer trips by sea kayak, tandem canoe, 36ft Voyageur canoe, as well as fall hiking trips. We offer a program of certified instruction in Canoeing and Kayaking with Canada's most comprehensive Sea Kayak instruction program. All our programs and trips incorporate a focus on safety and understanding our heritage, environment and ecology. Spectacular Lake Superior destinations include: Pukaskwa National Park, Michipicoten Island, Lake Superior Park, the White, Sand and Agawa Rivers - all part of Ontario's Wilderness Heritage Coastline signature destination, the longest virtually undeveloped stretch of fresh water coastline in the world! Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter | Job postings | Profile video Northern Edge Algonquin * Primary Address: Email Box 329, 100 Ottawa Ave. Unit 3 www.northernedgealgonquin.com South River, ON P0A 1X0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-800-953-3343 Local: Int'l - 01 (705) 386-1595 Fax: (705) 386-1597 At Northern Edge Algonquin, we offer an adult-only environment for retreats and adventure retreats by canoe and sea kayak in Algonquin Park's northwest corner. The Edge is a welcoming sanctuary for nurturing yourself with healthy food, fresh air, intimate conversation, and unique learning opportunities. Meet passionate facilitators, teachers and guides who invite you to rediscover yourself and reconnect with the natural world. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter | Job postings | Profile video Smoothwater Outfitters & Ecolodge of Temagami Primary Address: Email P.O Box 40 www.smoothwater.com Temagami, ON P0H 2H0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-888-569-4539 (Canada & US) Local: (705) 569-3539 Fax: (705) 569-2710 For excellence in wilderness adventure and regional cuisine, visit Smoothwater Outfitters & Ecolodge in Temagami. We're a personal, quiet lodge nestled in an unspoiled wilderness of tall pines, rock and water lilies. Relaxation and rejuvenation is the order of the day. Canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and getaways with yoga, art, wild edibles and cooking are featured throughout the summer. Our rental canoes and equipment are top notch for those wishing the convenience of canoe trip outfitting. During winter, celebrate the snow with unsurpassed cross country skiing, snowshoeing, dog sledding and cabin to cabin skiing. Our culinary style features the freshest and best from local farms, forests and lakes. Try our homemade rose ice cream, Trapper's breads, and wild herbed fish. Call us to make your dream getaway a reality. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter Thorncrest Outfitters Primary Address: Email 193 High Street Southampton www.thorncrestoutfitters.com 258 Queen St. Paisley Southampton, ON N0H 2L0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-888-34KAYAK (52925) Local: (519) 797-1608 Fax: (519) 797-5971 Seasonal Telephone Numbers:   Local: (519) 797-1608 Thorncrest Outfitters is your complete outdoor lifestyles shop for Grey and Bruce counties and the Bruce Peninsula Shorelines. We offer Soft Adventure tours and courses in the heart of Southern Ontario by canoe, kayak, sea kayak and on foot. From our three shops in Paisley, confluance of the Teeswater and Saugeen River and in Southampton, where the Saugeen meets Lake Huron and at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula in Tobermory, we can create a outdoor adventure from two hours to four days. 1-888-34KAYAK (1-888-345-2925), Southampton: (519) 797-1608, Paisley: (519) 353-9283, Tobermory: (519) 596-8908, Fax: (519) 797-5971, E-mail: info@thorncrestoutfitters.com http://www.thorncrestoutfitters.com Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter Voyageur Quest and the Algonquin Log Cabin * Primary Address: Email 22 Belcourt Rd www.voyageurquest.com Toronto, ON M4S 2T9 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-800-794-9660 Local: (416) 486-3605 Fax: (416) 486-3604 Voyageur Quest and the Algonquin Log Cabin specialize in Algonquin Park guided wilderness canoe trips and lodge-based multiadventures. Explore Algonquin on guided canoe trips, experience sea kayaking on Georgian Bay or enjoy lodge based packages which combine canoeing, sea kayaking, hiking and wildlife interpretation. Algonquin Park's northwest corner is also home to our Alonquin Log Cabin and Algonquin Cottage Outpost which features private chalet suites with fireplaces. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter | Job postings | Profile video Wabakimi Canoe Outfitters and Eco-Lodge Primary Address: Email Summer: Frontier Trail, Hwy 527 www.wabakimi.com Armstrong, ON P0T 1A0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Local: (807) 767-2022 Fax: (807) 768-8149 Seasonal Address:   Winter: c/o Wabakimi Outfitters RR #14   4088 Dog Lake Road   Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E5 Seasonal Telephone Numbers:   Local: (807) 583-2626 (summer) Floatplanes, trains and canoes! Wabakimi is the world's largest wilderness paddling area - over 5 million acres! Paddling (and lobbying to protect!) Wabakimi since 1976, we offer guided and unguided trips and full or partial outfitting. Route planning specialists for Wabakimi, Albany River, Lake Nipigon. Northern Ontario maps galore! Our drive-to Ecolodge is great jumpoff for wilderness trips. Our fly-to or train-to log cabin retreats are perfect for families, fishers, naturalists. We ARE Wabakimi! Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter White Squall Paddling Centre Primary Address: Email 53 Carling Bay Rd. www.whitesquall.com Nobel, ON P0G 1G0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Local: (705) 342-5324 Fax: (705) 342-1975 Seasonal Address:   White Squall Town Store   19 James St.   Parry Sound, ON P2A 1T4 Seasonal Telephone Numbers:   Local: (705) 746-4936 Fax: (705) 746-5131 Our 23rd Season on Georgian Bay, Ontario- White Squall takes you to the Bays 30,000 Islands of white pines, glacier smooth granite and sparkling fresh water. We are leaders in sea kayak instruction and tripping plus many of our staff are nationally certified instructors and wilderness guides. trips, lessons, kids kayaking, family programmes, private coaching, shuttles & route info Paddle Canada Kayak Certification Courses - Skill and Instructor world class kayaking amongst the 30,000 islands of Georgian Bay, a World Biosphere Reserve! two shops in the Parry Sound, Ontario region - close to Georgian Bay stuffed full of great paddling and camping gear bzillions of sea kayaks, canoes, for sale and rent a waterfront centre with one of the largest selection of sea kayaks in all of Ontario free test paddling any day of the week Please join us for a sea kayak adventure trip of a lifetime on Georgian Bay, Ontario! Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter | Profile video PaddleFoot Primary Address: Email 1035 Long Line Lake Rd www.paddlefoot.ca Baysville, ON P0B 1A0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-888-388-3668 Local: (416) 801-3668 Fax: (416) 342-1751 PaddleFoot designs exciting trips for people of all different skill levels and interests. From novice to expert, PaddleFoot offers a diverse range of adventures and aims at providing our community with safe and easy access to the outdoors. PaddleFoot programs include: * Summer camp for Youth * * Learn how to Kayak Trips* * Adult and family Canoe Adventures * * Experiential Education Programs * * Expedition white-water paddling * * Special group & custom trip packages * * Guide certification & training * * Trip planning, outfitting & shuttles * * Leadership training * * ....and much more! * PaddleFoot are adventure-industry leaders in training and guide certification. Providing safe paddling and leadership environments has been a goal we continue to strive for and achieve, year after year. We look forward to providing you with an exceptionally fun, exciting, and safe adventure. Join us on Canada's fresh, clean clear waters this summer! Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter Frontenac Outfitters On Water Canoe & Kayak Centre * Primary Address: Email SIte 9B-6, RR #1 www.frontenac-outfitters.com Sydenham, ON K0H 2T0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-800-250-3174 (Ontario) Local: (613) 376-6220 Fax: (613) 376-6888 Frontenac Outfitters Canoe & Kayak Centre is one of Canada's largest, most respected, full-service on-water Paddlesports shops. Our goal is to introduce you and your family to a new world of fun and knowledge about this environmentally friendly, responsible and enjoyable way to explore our waterways. We stock 100's of the world's finest kayaks & canoes, and every day is a demo day for you to test paddle on our own pristine lake. As enthusiastic matchmakers, we are constantly searching the globe for the best models to suit our customers' needs. Buying a canoe or kayak should be fun and educational! Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter | Job postings Algonquin Canoe Company Primary Address: Email Long Sault Island www.algonquincanoe.com P.O Box 27 Thorne, ON P0H 2J0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-866-889-9788 Local: (705) 981-0572 Fax: (705) 981-0567 Seasonal Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-866-889-9788 Local: (705) 981-0572 Fax: (705) 981-0567 Qwe Qwe and Welcome! Located just forty minutes east of North Bay Ontario, nestled in the Laurentian Mountains, you will find one of the best kept secrets in the industry. The Algonquin Canoe Company, at Long Sault Island, is a waterfront full-service outdoor outfitting shop servicing the traditional waterways of the Algonquin people. Algonquin owned and operated, we are proud to offer the finest in technical equipment, clothing, canoe and kayak rental, tour and guide service, lodge, cabin and camping accommodations as well as a unique selection of First Nation gifts and fine art. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter Wanapitei Canoe Primary Address: Email 338 Caves Road www.wanapiteicanoe.com Warsaw, ON K0L 3A0 Primary Telephone Numbers:   Toll Free: 1-888-781-0411 Local: (705) 652-9461 In today's ever-changing outdoor adventure industry you are inundated with conflicting promises of thrills, excitement and quality. Wanapitei CANOE has a very long tradition to back up our promises. From our foundation in the 1st decades of the 20th century through to today we have made canoe tripping safe, enjoyable and fun. Whether you want to use the canoe trip as a vehicle to discover the natural world, as a means for personal challenge and revitalization or simply as a great holiday, we can help you out. Packages from this outfitter | Outfitter's website | Locate outfitter

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