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Post by wisconsintrapper on Mar 19, 2011 16:56:24 GMT -5
Greetings all TLN enthusiasts! Halfway through reading the book for the umpteenth time. As each paragraph unfolds I can't help to think of the two trips I have taken to Nakina in the last few years. The story takes on a whole new meaning having visited the Nakina community, having strolled the shoreline of Cordingley Lake, having stood on the high-hill portage, having paddled the immense fetch of Wababimiga Lake, having camped within 100 meters of the winter cabin site and having caught a brace of speckled trout from a deep hole on the Waba River. The opportunity exists for any enthusiast to follow in the Vanderbeck's footsteps and visit this beautiful country. I would encourage each of you to give it a try. Bring your copy of TLN and sit at the Waba River portage on the east shore of Wababimiga Lake and read a few chapters in front of the campfire. Each day will provide a new memory. Each day will provide an unique perspective that will kindle your thoughts as you are drawn back to the book on a cold winter day far removed from the Canadian North. Make plans. Ask questions. bring a friend. Make it happen. Enjoy the book from a new perspective. It will change you forever!
Chris Lenard
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Post by traplines on Mar 26, 2011 11:14:03 GMT -5
I understand exactly what Chris is saying. My first trip to Nakina was a life time dream for me and I was not disappointed. People who have made the trip have brought pictures for those of you who haven't been able to visit Nakina and the trap line. I have tried to convey the thrill of walking the same train track from Nakina to the Vanderbeck home stead that Jim walked. Canoing Waba Lake and beauty of Hoff Lake. There is much to explore when you get to Nakina but Hoff Lake is a must. Like I've tired to convey in past posts, when you first stand & look out out at Hoff Lake, it's like stepping back in time. You may not see another sole on the lake, the calling of loons and you feel like you could meet Jim and Lindsay paddling around the next bend. Or being at the foot of Hoff Lake and seeing it still looks exactly like it did it the picture in the book. Standing on the same rocks as the Vanderbecks did. Every year when I leave Nakina I always think well that will probably be the last time I see Nakina yet every year something draws me back and I'm just as excited as I was the first time I stepped foot in Nakina. When you decide you are making the trip to Nakina contact people who have made the trip before. I know everyone one of us would be excited to help you plan your trip. You can contact me at traplinesnorth@hotmail.com.
Russ Kerr
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Post by twister on Apr 21, 2011 12:56:51 GMT -5
You guys are getting me going again, I,d love to do this , it is one of the few things I,ve
wanted to do since I read the book in 1970 @13yrs old. Can a person rent a good canoe
in Nakina as I,d have to fly to Thunder Bay from Prince George?
John [twister]
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Post by traplines on Apr 25, 2011 13:13:51 GMT -5
Hi john
Grant & Arlene Mackie who own Northland Outfitters situated on Cordingley Lake would be able to help you. I’m pretty sure they have a canoe they’d rent you. I think they rented a canoe to Chris Lenard on his first trip to Nakina. You can contact Grant & Arlene at northland.outfitters@astrocom-on.com or phone them at 807-329-5253. I’m pretty sure you could arrange for them to drop you off at a lake or river and to pick you back up again. When you decide when you’re going get in touch with me and we’ll talk about some of the things and places you might want to see when you’re up there.
Russ Kerr
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Post by Bill on Jan 12, 2013 8:37:29 GMT -5
I read the book in 1970 and loved it so much i never gave it back to the middle school library.
I would go out into the woods and imagine i was running a trapline. Me my dog and my .177 pellet rifle.
I built brush shelters, caught fish, made campfires.
I was only 13 and loved every bit of the book.
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