QAYAQ NEWSLETTER

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2016

Volume 28, Number 1, Spring 2016

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Paddling Ontario’s Canals, Jim Fitton
Bears and Boats, Tim Dyer
GLSKA Trip Survey Results, John Fitzsimons
Joy of Paddling, Debbie Clayton
Rendezvous 2016
Kayak Safety Tips, Paul Huber
Donald Keeshig, Sandy Richardson
Bits and Pieces
H.M.S Erebus, Sandy Richardson

2015

Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 2015

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The Fishing Station, Sandy Richardson
QAYAK Corner, Ralph Gardave
Editorial, Viki Maher
Almost there!, Šárka Lhoták
Life on the Edge, Tim Dyer
Maps
Rendezvous 2015
Rare Reptiles, Glenda Clayton
Zhupanova River, Jan de Grijs
“Big Water”, Rob Wright
Ageing on the Shield, Duncan Watterworth
Courses

Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 2015

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Georgian Bay’s Northeast Bay Coast, Tim Dyer
Editorial, Viki Mather
Bubble Street, Paul Mason
Remembering George Luste, Sandy Richardson
Abilities In Motion, Pauline Halstead
Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival
Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race, Leigh Grigg
How Long can You Tread Water, Richard Dunning (reprint 1989 Vol. 1 #s 3&4)
Whip-poor-will, Grace Hunter
Animal Encounters in the Wild, Duncan Watterworth
Fishing Station Addendum, Sandy Richardson
Nanook of the North
Book Review – Spirit of the Red Pine, Sandy Richardson
Snake Islands over the ice, Hart Haessler

2014

Volume 26, Number 1, Spring 2014

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TRIP REPORTS – Hunt for the Red-Necked Grebe, Stephen Threlkeld
QAYAQ Corner, Ralph Gardave
Editorial, Viki Mather
Stephen Threlkeld 1924- 2014, Sandy Richardson
Newsletter deadline
TRIP REPORTS – North Channel – Benjamin Islands, Nancy Morgan
Carpe Diem!, Viki Mather
Giving Back to the Land – Spring Project : Build a Thunderbox!
While we Wait for Water, Sandra J. Howe
Paddler’s thoughts … Still Waiting for Water, Gerald Croney
Whiling Away the Winter, Ralph Gardave
What do I do this time of year?, Lee Weitzel
Reflections on being a GBLT Property Steward, Robert B. Suter, PhD

Volume 26, Number 2, Summer 2014

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Madawaska, Stephen Threlkeld
Qayaq Corner – The Benefits of Learning, Ralph Gardave
Editorial – On the Learning Curve, Viki Mather
Trip Report – Exploring Your Own Backyard, Jennifer Kilbourne
Squallowing – From a Very Cheap Kayak Seat, Tim Dyer
Nature Notes – How to process a 45-pound snapping turtle in 10 (not so) easy steps, Megan Anevich
Able Paddlers – Paddle Print, Colette Brown
Giving Back to the Land – When Nature Calls, Viki Mather
Book Review – Remembering the Storm of 1913, Sandy Richardson

Volume 26, Number 3, Autumn 2014

The Richard Dunning Trips, Stephen Threlkeld
Editorial, Viki Mather
Qayaq Corner – Paddling with Sticks, Ralph Gardave
Maps
Able Paddlers – Paddling Blues, Colette Brown
Trip Reports – French River Kayak Trip, Fred Somerville
Trip Reports – Massassauga July 11-13, Elise Hug
Squallowing – Summer of Change, Tim Dyer
Book Reviews – Lazy Days in Summer, Sandy Richardson

Volume 26, Number 4, Winter 2014

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Shipwrecks of the Fishing Islands, Sandy Richardson
Qayaq corner, Ralph Gardave
Cracks in the Ice, Viki Mather
Is your kayak in need of some repair?, Sarka Lhotak
GLSKA 2014 Annual General Meeting
The Importance of Physical Activity, Pauline Halstead
Wake Up Call, John Francis
Squallowing, Tim Dyer
Tips for Meal Organization, Wendy O
A Day in the Fishing Islands, Kim Gregor
The Once and Future Great Lakes Country, Sandy Richardson
Twenty-four Years Behind the Shaft, John Fitzsimons

Qayaq Winter 2014 web version

2013

Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 2013

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GENERAL – 25 Years and Still Paddling: Looking Back at GLSKA’s Beginnings, Sandy Richardson.
GENERAL – Paddle Play in Bruce County, Sandra J. Howe.
GENERAL – Reminiscences of Rendezvous 2012, Howard Tulloch.
REVIEWS – Osprey Family Life on Georgian Bay (Georgian Bay Osprey Society – DVD), Reviewed by Rob Muylwyk.
VIEWPOINT – The Inner and Intuitive Kayaker, David Wells.
TRIP REPORTS – GLSKA’s First Official Trip: A Day Trip on Lake Ontario, Michael Kundu. (From Vol. 1, No. 2)

Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 2013

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DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Parque Nacional Bahia de Loreto, Ken Chorel.
REVIEWS – The Memory of Water (Allen Smutylo), Reviewed by Rob Muylwyk.
GENERAL – Kayakers I Have Met In My Wild Watery Travels, Jim Fitton.
EQUIPMENT – Have Kayak … Will Travel?, Keith Rodgers.
EQUIPMENT – Kayak Trailer, Jennifer Kilbourne.
TRIP REPORTS – Fishing Islands Trip, (On-Line photos only)
FROM THE ARCHIVES – The Last Inuit Kayak in Baker Lake, Mark Taylor. (From Vol. 4, No. 1)

Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 2013

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DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Parc National du Fjord-du- Saguenay, Nancy Morgan.
REVIEWS – Forget Me Not When Far Away (Ian Bell), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
GENERAL – Remembering the “White Hurricane” of 1913, Sandra J. Howe.
GENERAL – Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Symposium, Gerry Felsky.
TRIP REPORTS – Stay Cool the Superior Way, John Fitzsimons.
FROM THE ARCHIVES – Kayaking Ellesmere Island, Jim Coles. (From Vol. 2, No. 1)

Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 2013

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DESTINATIONS / TRIP REPORTS – No Honeymoon for Snow White (Trent Canal), Jim Fitton.
GENERAL – Cold Water Paddling (Qayaq Corner), Ralph Gardave.
GENERAL – GLSKA 2013 AGM Report.
GENERAL – Thoughts on Photography and Kayaking, Erwin Buck.
GENERAL – Earl Rowe Provincial Park Partners with Abilities in Motion, Pauline Halstead.
VIEWPOINT – Misshepizheu, Jim Fitton.
FROM THE ARCHIVES – Long Point, Robert Aucoin. (From Vol. 2, No. 3)

2012

Volume 24, Number 1, Spring 2012

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DESTINATIONS – Haida Gwaii, Ralph Gardave.
DESTINATIONS – Craig Lake State Park, Jennifer Kilborne.
SAFETY – Cold Water Blues, Paula Huber.
SAFETY – On-Water Group Management and Communication, Ralph Gardave.
TECHNIQUE – A More Powerful Forward Stroke, Tim Dyer.

Volume 24, Number 2, Summer 2012

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DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Monterey Bay, John Fitzsimons.
REVIEWS – No Roads to Follow: Kayaking the Great Lakes Solo (Michael Herman), Reviewed by Wendy Killoran.
TRIP REPORTS – Reciprocal Altruism and the Backwoods Ethic, John Fitzsimons.
TRIP REPORTS – Franklin Island Trip, Jennifer Kilbourne.
TRIP REPORTS – Flowerpot Island Orchid Search, Bob Farrington.

Volume 24, Number 3, Autumn 2012

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DESTINATIONS – In Search of Shangri-La On Northern Lake Huron, Wendy Killoren.
REVIEWS – Shores of Heaven: The Birth of Bruce Peninsula National Parks (Bob Day), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Norton Sound Kayak (Figure only).
TRIP REPORTS – GLSKA Virgins Trip: Massasauga Park, Debbie Darling.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 2012, Lori Moffit.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous Recollections, Sandra Howet.
TRIP REPORTS – Fishing Islands Post Script, Sandy Richardson.

Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 2012

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DESTINATIONS / TRIP REPORTS – The Sixpack in the Weeds, Jim Fitton.
HERITAGE – Nunivak Island Kayak (Figure only).
GENERAL – GLSKA 2012 AGM Report.
SAFETY – Rescue Stirrup, Ralph Gardave.
TRIP REPORTS – Clean-Up Weekend 2012, John Fitzsimons.

2011

Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 2011

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DESTINATIONS – The Forbidden Coast, Jan de Grijs.
VIEWPOINT – A Plea for a Paper Newsletter, Donna Griffin-Smith.
GENERAL – Canadian Canoe Museum Founder Dies.
GENERAL – Toward a Personal Paddling Philosophy, David Bain.SAFETY – Staying Alive on the Water, Tim Dyer.

Volume 23, Number 2, Summer 2011

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DESTINATIONS – The Pinery, Wendy Killoran.
GENERAL – Kayaking Class System.
GENERAL – The Bare Facts, Jan de Grijs.
TRIP REPORTS – 7th Annual Flowerpot Island Expedition, Susan Sutherland.

Volume 23, Number 3, Autumn 2011

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GENERAL – Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race, Greg Johnston, Lisa Luyten & Rob Muylwyk.
VIEWPOINT – Kayakers on Eastern Georgian Bay, Tim Dyer.
VIEWPOINT – Newbies in Kayaks: Comedy and Drama, John Francis.
NATURE – A Shaggy Squirrel Story, (The Raven).
TRIP REPORTS – GLSKA Spring Rendezvous 2011, Nancy Morgan.
TRIP REPORTS – Beausoleil Island Trip, Jennifer Kilbourne.

Volume 23, Number 4, Winter 2011

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DESTINATIONS / TRIP REPORTS – Phillip Edward Island, Nancy Morgan.
NATURE – Is Beauty Only Skin Deep? (The Raven).
GENERAL – GLSKA AGM Report.
GENERAL – GLSKA Volunteer Recognition.
GENERAL – An Armchair Adventure for Cold Winter Days, Šárka Lhoták.
GENERAL – Going on a GLSKA Trip? Keith Rodgers.

2010

Volume 22, Number 1, Spring 2010

DESTINATIONS – Paddling the Outer Coast of Nootka Island, Tim Dyer.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling Plettenberg Bay, Marti Uher.
VIEWPOINT – Why Are So Many Canadians Such Wimps?, Jim Fitton.
SAFETY – DSC VHF Radio: It Could Save Your Life, Ralph Gardave.
TRIP REPORTS – Trip Leader Workshop, Rob Muylwyk.

Volume 22, Number 2, Summer 2010

DESTINATIONS – Return to the Land of the Gitchi Manitou, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Stepping Stones of Ungave and Labrador (Nigel Foster), Reviewed by Rob Muylwyk.
HERITAGE – The Schooner Thomas Hume, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Kodiak Island Kayak (Figure only).
ENVIRONMENT – What’s Happening on the Bay? Keith Rodgers.
TRIP REPORTS – The Argonauts Make Good, Jim Fitton.

Volume 22, Number 3, Autumn 2010

DESTINATIONS – Paddling With Whales, Šárka Lhoták.
HERITAGE – The Pére Marquette 18, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
GENERAL – GLSKA Volunteer Recognition.
TRIP REPORTS – The Orchid Trip 2010, Šárka Lhoták.
TRIP REPORTS – GLSKA First-Timers Trip, Anna Mallin
TRIP REPORTS – To Kiss the Killarney Stones, Marti Uher.

Volume 22, Number 4, Winter 2010

DESTINATIONS – Paddling Back in Time, Craig Grandy.
HERITAGE – Ivuyivik Kayak (Figure only).
GENERAL – GLSKA AGM Report.
ENVIRONMENT – Georgian Bay Committee 2010 Report: Cleaning Up the Bay, Keith Rodgers.
ENVIRONMENT – Wilderness and Spirituality, Harvey Locke.
TRIP REPORTS – Minks and McCoys: The Long Way, Rob Muylwyk.
TRIP REPORTS – We’re Not Here for the Money, John Fitzsimons.

2009

Volume 21, Number 1, Spring 2009

DESTINATIONS – Five Days on the Sea of Cortez, Mark Noppe.
HERITAGE – The Old Schooner Oriole, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Leave No Trace: A Guide to Conscientious Camping, Chris Fuller.
GENERAL – Navigable Waterways, Rob Muylwyk.
GENERAL – Stay at Wingfield Cottage to Paddle the Bruce, Bob Gray.
GENERAL – First Paddle of 2009, Bert Millar.
TRIP REPORTS – GLSKA New Trippers Trip: Massasauga Park 2008, Sally Dobson.

Volume 21, Number 2, Summer 2009

REVIEWS – Guiding Lights, Tragic Shadows: Tales of Great Lakes Lighthouses (Edward Butts), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Lighthouses of Ontario’s Great Lakes (Bruce Coast Lighthouse Partners), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Crew of the Clara Youell, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
GENERAL – Full Circle: Bringing Kayaking Back to the Northern Coast Of Labrador, Neil Burgess.
GENERAL – ORCKA Kayaking Program.
GENERAL – Early Season Tripping, Melissa Hachkowski.
SAFETY – Visual Distress Signals, Wayne Spivak.
TRIP REPORTS – A Chilling Paddle?, Andrew Lawrence.
TRIP REPORTS – A Journey North, Marti Uher.

Volume 21, Number 3, Autumn 2009

DESTINATIONS – Tobermory to Killarney: A Kayak Adventure, Jocelyn Bertheau.
REVIEWS – Haida Gwaii: Journeys Through the Queen Charlotte Islands (Ian Gill), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – 26 Feet to the Charlottes: Exploring the Land of the Haida (June Cameron), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Darius Cole and Mackinac, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Two Alaska Kayaks: Kotzebue Sound Kayak and Point Barrow Kayak (Figures only).
GENERAL – Should You be Afraid to Camp in Bear Country?, (The Raven).
GENERAL – Adopt a Waterway, Jim Wood.
SAFETY – Kayakers and the Nautical Rules of the Road, Keith Rodgers.
TRIP REPORTS – GLSKA First-Timers Trip, Deborah Jackson.
TRIP REPORTS – McCoy Island Trip, Vivian Wade.

Volume 21, Number 4, Winter 2009

DESTINATIONS – Sojourn on a Georgian Bay Island, Wendy Killoran.
DESTINATIONS – The Western Islands, Marti Uher.
HERITAGE – The Dismasting of the Cummings, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – South Greenland Kayak (Figure only).
GENERAL – Kayaking and History, Bert Millar.
GENERAL – An “Erie” Paddle, Marti Uher.

2008

Volume 20, Number 1, Spring 2008

DESTINATIONS – Lake Superior: Silver Islet to Rossport, Mary Cavanaugh.
REVIEWS – The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region (Wayne Grady), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Water, Weather and the Mountain West (Robert Sandford), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – A Trips on the George C. Finney, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Flowerpot Island Lightstation, (Friends of Fathom Five).
HERITAGE – Southern Alaska Baidarka (Figure only).
EQUIPMENT – Inexpensive Fire Starters, Greg Dunlap.
GENERAL – Wind Speed Conversions, Bert Millar.
TRIP REPORTS – Wilderness 911, Sean Granville.

Volume 20, Number 2, Summer 2008

REVIEWS – The Shape of the Canoe (John Winters), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Baffin Island: Climbing, Trekking & Skiing (Mark Synnott), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Rolling Home, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Transporting Kayaks Overland, Franz Van de Velde.
EQUIPMENT – Going on a GLSKA Trip, Keith Rodgers.
EQUIPMENT – Boat Buying 101, John Winters.
TRIP REPORTS – Big Water Fiasco on Abino Bay, Bert Millar.
TRIP REPORTS – Playing with River Kayaks in the Snow, Rob Muylwyk.

Volume 20, Number 3, Autumn 2008

DESTINATIONS – More than Nova Scotia on My Mind, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Paddling and Hiking the Georgian Bay Coast (Kas Stone), Reviewed by Rob Muylwyk.
HERITAGE – Let the Lower Lights be Burning, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Philip P. Bliss – collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Great Lakes Water Levels: IUGLS Public Meeting in Owen Sound, Roderick W. Rice.
GENERAL – The Olde Inuit Elder Dicusses Trip Planning Etiquette.
TRIP REPORTS – How to Get Into a Kayak and Other Mysteries: Rendezvous 2008, Jennifer Hepner.
TRIP REPORTS – The Group of Seven (Sea Fleas) on Lake Superior: Silver Islet to Rossport, Šárka Lhoták.
TRIP REPORTS – Big McCoy Getaway, Betty Brown.

Volume 20, Number 4, Winter 2008

DESTINATIONS – On the Run: From Montreal to St. John’s, Rock Robitaille.
REVIEWS – Argonauts of the Western Isles (Robin Lloyd-Jones), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Totem Poles (Pat Kramer), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Old Barge Oliver Cromwell, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Point Barrow Kayak (Figure only).
ENVIRONMENT – GLSKA Georgian Bay Committee Stewardship Program: Report on Activities for 2008, Melissa Hachkowski.
GENERAL – The Olde Inuit Elder Dicusses Kayaking Etiquette.
TRIP REPORTS – Lake Superior Kayak Trip: Michipicoten to Cascade Falls and Back, Brian Rohde.
TRIP REPORTS – Umbrellas and Cathcarts, Rob Muylwyk.

2007

Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2007

DESTINATIONS – Rendezvous with Whales, Nick Donovan.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling the Rankin River, Rob Muylwyk.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling in Bluewaterland, David Butler.
REVIEWS – Kayaks of Greenland: The History and Development of the Greenlandic Hunting Kayak 1600 – 2000 (Harvey Golden), Reviewed by John Winters.
REVIEWS – The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas (Jerry Dennis), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Bound Away on the Twilight, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
TECHNIQUE – Handling Waves and Surf, Gary Bouck.
GENERAL – Innusiqarniq Project, (From a report in Up Here)
POETRY – The Adventure, Tom Newton.

Volume 19, Number 2, Summer 2007

DESTINATIONS – Ungava Bay and Labrador, Nigel Foster.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling in Bluewaterland, David Butler.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayak Strokes: A Guide to Efficient Paddling Skills (Doug Alderson), Reviewed by Rob Muylwyk.
REVIEWS – The Spirit of the Great Auk (Jay O’Callahan), Reviewed by Mary Jo Cullen.
HERITAGE – A trip on the Lavindy, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – A Simple Dare, Heather Sinnott.
GENERAL – Why do we go Sea Kayaking, Bert Millar.
POETRY – Where the North Begins, Anon.

Volume 19, Number 3, Autumn 2007

DESTINATIONS – Strait Ahead: A Sea Kayaker Challenges Himself Against the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Serge Savard.
REVIEWS – The Last Stand (Peter Kelly & Douglas Larson), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Georgian Bay Jewel: The Killarney Story (Margaret Derry), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Superior: Spirit and Light (Ian Tamblyn), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The U.S. Lightship 98, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Mackenzie Delta Kayak (Figure only).
SAFETY – Trip Leadership / Risk Management: Random Thoughts on Trip Leadership, Tim Dyer.
TECHNIQUE – Lower Body Action in Kayaking, W.V. Joerger.
GENERAL – Up, Up and Away, Dan Jenkins.
GENERAL – The Olde Inuit Elder Discusses Equipment Borrowing.
TRIP REPORTS – GLSKA Newcomers’ Trip 2007, Linda Harries.

Volume 19, Number 4, Winter 2007

DESTINATIONS – A Warm-water Paddle Among the Snook and Wild Pigs, Keith Rodgers.
REVIEWS – Around the Rock in a Bad Mood (Bernie Howgate), Reviewed by Terry Carleton.
REVIEWS – Adventurous Lives, Adventurous Dreams (Jason Schoonover), Reviewed by Rob Muylwyk.
HERITAGE – Good-bye, My Lover, Good-bye, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – GBC Year-end Stewardship Report: Overview of the Islands Included in the Project, Kielyn Masin and Mark Miller.
GENERAL – The Seal People, Taylor Edgar.
GENERAL – The Olde Inuit Elder Discusses Theology.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 2007: Confessions of a Paddler’s Wife, Dawn Lawrence.
TRIP REPORTS – Just a Might Too Confident, David Ivens.

2006

Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2006

GENERAL – Being on the Water: Spirituality and Kayaking, Wendy Killoran.
HERITAGE – The Car Ferry Marquette and Bessemer No. 2, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Copper Kayak (Figure only).
VIEWPOINT – GLSKA and Governance, Michael Daly.
LETTER FROM NOVA SCOTIA – Wave Watching, John Winters.
TECHNIQUE – To Feather or Not To Feather, That is the Question, Bert Millar.
DESTINATIONS – New Year’s Paddle, Keith Rogers.

Volume 18, Number 2, Summer 2006

DESTINATIONS – A Wild Ending to a Trip Around Lake Ontario, Louise Adie.
REVIEWS – At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness (Peter Stark), Reviewed by Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Arctic Crossing: A Journey Through the Northwest Passage and Inuit Culture (Jonathan Waterman), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Cold Oceans: Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat and Dogsled (Jon Turk), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Cruel Waves of Huron, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Cumberland Sound Kayak (Figure only).
SAFETY – Dealing With Boat Traffic, Bert Millar.
GENERAL – Sea Kayaking and Ageing, Heinrich Roling.
GENERAL – Around the World Without a Kayak, Stephen Threlkeld.

Volume 18, Number 3, Autumn 2006

DESTINATIONS – Newfoundland: A Place in My Heart, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Canadian Lighthouses: From Goderich to Christian Island (Laura M. Gateman), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Sephie’s Last Trip, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
NATURE – The Cape Croker Prairies, Terry Carleton.
GENERAL – The World’s First Seal Rescue Squad Founded by the Maltese, (Salzwasser-Union).
TRIP REPORTS – GLSKA New Members Trip: Massasauga Provincial Park, Leanne Hanna.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 2006: Two Stories About the Weekend, Tom Newton & Jennifer Pivovar.
TRIP REPORTS – Franklin Island, Dorothy Van Esbroeck.
TRIP REPORTS – Mink and McCoy Islands, Dorothy Van Esbroeck.

Volume 18, Number 4, Winter 2006

DESTINATIONS – Lake Nipigon: Paddling in the Wake of Stephen King, Melissa Hachkowski.
DESTINATIONS – Lake Ontario kayak Crossing, Bert Millar.
REVIEWS – Fallen Pieces of the Moon (Robin Lloyd-Jones), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – The Dynamic Great Lakes (Barbara Spring), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Old Mont Line, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Nejilik (Pelly Bay) Kayak, Franz Van de Velde.
GENERAL – Getting Your Wish, John Winters.

2005

Volume 17, Number 1, Spring 2005

DESTINATIONS – Toonoonok Dreamin’ (Baffin Island), Erik Antons.
DESTINATIONS – Late January Paddle on Lake Huron, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – The Cruelest Journey: Six Hundred Miles to Timbuktu (Kira Salak), Reviewed by Wendy Killoran.
HERITAGE – On Gravelly Bay, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
LETTER FROM NOVA SCOTIA – Sea Breeze, John Winters.

Volume 17, Number 2, Summer 2005

DESTINATIONS – Finding Espresso Beach in Sardinia, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Skywatcher’s Calendar 2005 (Stan Shadick), Reviewed by Doug Cunningham.
REVIEWS – Kayaking in Southwest British Columbia (Edward Homer), Reviewed by Rob Muylwyk.
REVIEWS – Inuksuit: Silent Messangers of the Arctic (Douglas Hallendy), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Dredge from Presque Isle, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Promoting Stewardship: GLSKA’s Georgian Bay Committee, Doug Cunningham.
SAFETY – Sea Conditions Rating System for Sea Kayaking, Sandy Richardson.

Volume 17, Number 3, Autumn 2005

DESTINATIONS – Around P.E.I. by Kayak, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayak Desolation Sound and the Sunshine Coast (Heather Harbord), Reviewed by Don Smith.
REVIEWS – In the Wake of the Jomon: Stone Age mariners and a Voyage Across the Pacific (Jon Turk), Reviewed by Wendy Killoran.
HERITAGE – The Schooner Jenkins, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Belcher Island Kayak (Figure only).
EQUIPMENT – Heavy Duty Duct Tape, Sandy Richardson.
GENERAL – Top 10 Reasons to Paddle Beausoleil Island, Dorothy Van Esbroeck.
GENERAL – A kayak Culture of Students and Teachers, John Dowd.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 2005: Two Reviews by New Members, Karen Hood-Caddy & Laura Matthews.

TRIP REPORTS – Phillip Edward Island, Dorothy Van Esbroeck.

Volume 17, Number 4, Winter 2005

DESTINATIONS – Isle Royale Solo, Melissa Hatchowski.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayak Paddling Through History: Vancouver and Victoria (Aileen Stalker & Andrew Nolan), Reviewed by Don Smith.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayak Barkley and Clayoquot Sound (Mary Ann Snowden), Reviewed by Don Smith.
REVIEWS – Bill Mason Wilderness Artist: From Heart to Hand (Ken Buck), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Loss of the City of Green Bay, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Cape Wolstenhome Kayak (Figure only).
HERITAGE – American Boys (From The Sports and Pastimes of American Boys).
LETTER FROM NOVA SCOTIA – Losing Our Skills, John Winters.
TRIP REPORTS – Lake Superior: Hattie Cove to Michipicoten River, Nancy Coulson.
TRIP REPORTS – Georgian Bay: Killarney to Parry Sound, Johanna Wandel.

 2004

Volume 16, Number 1, Spring 2004

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Into the Stillness of Grafton Pond, Richard E. Winslow III.
HERITAGE – The Sinking of the Steamer J.H. Jones, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Oswald E. Moore).
ENVIRONMENT – Michipicoten Mission: Protecting the Great Lakes Heritage Coast, Mary Jo Cullen.
GENERAL – Sea Kayaking: The Who, What, Where, Why, When and How of the Sport, Wendy Killoran.
GENERAL – Visit Fathom Five National Marine Park and Stay Awhile! Doug Cunningham.
GENERAL – The Canadian Canoe Museum.
TRIP REPORTS – The Ghost of Dunk’s Bay, Rob Muylwyk.

Volume 16, Number 2, Summer 2004

DESTINATIONS – Southeast Shore of Georgian Bay, Howard Williams & Rudi Rauch.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking on the French River, Doreen Blake.
REVIEWS – Paddling My Own Canoe (Audrey Sutherland), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Homeward Bound, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Cape Smith Kayak (Figure only).
GENERAL – Rejuvenation, Wendy Killoran.
TRIP REPORTS – The McRae Lake Trip, Hart Haessler.

Volume 16, Number 3, Autumn 2004

DESTINATIONS – Fjords of Ice (Greenland), Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayak Around Vancouver Island (Doug Alderson), Reviewed by Donna and Don Smith.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayak Nootka & Kyuquot Sounds (Heather Harbord), Reviewed by Donna and Don Smith.
REVIEWS – Surf Kayaking Fundamentals (John Lull), Reviewed by Ray Killen.
HERITAGE – The Carter and the Erie Belle, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Belcher Islands(?) Kayak (Figure only).
LETTER FROM NOVA SCOTIA – Settling In, John Winters.
TRIP REPORTS – Our First Rendezvous, Beth and Simon Mielniczuk.
TRIP REPORTS – The Slates and then Some, Melissa Hachkowski.

Volume 16, Number 4, Winter 2004

DESTINATIONS – In the Land of the Great Manitou, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayak the Gulf Islands (Mary Ann Snowden), Reviewed by Don Smith.
REVIEWS – Great Lakes Journey: Exploring the Heritage Coast (Gary & Joanie McGuffin), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Wreck of the Belle Sheridan, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton & C.H.J. Snider).
LETTER FROM NOVA SCOTIA – New Challenges and Experiences, John Winters.
TRIP REPORTS – Slate Islands Sojourn, Donna Griffin Smith.

2003

Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 2003

DESTINATIONS – Fathom Five National Marine Park: A Sea Kayaker’s Paradise, Wendy Killoran.
DESTINATIONS – Tales of Gomex and Gustav, Donna Griffin-Smith.
DESTINATIONS – A Late Autumn Paddle at Fanshawe Lake Conservation Area, Wendy Killoran.
HERITAGE – The Sailor’s Alphabet, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
EQUIPMENT – Kayak Ballast: Pros, Cons and How-to’s, Keith Rodgers.
EQUIPMENT – Rescue laser Flare, Sandy Richardson.
GENERAL – Preventing Sea Sickness: The Natural Way, Richard M Tokai.
GENERAL – Maine Island Trail.

Volume 15, Number 1, Spring 2003

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking the Edisto River in South Carolina, Keith Rodgers.
DESTINATIONS – Tales of the Rideau, Paula Huber.
REVIEWS – Building a Greenland Kayak (Mark Starr) and Building the Greenland Kayak (Chris Cunningham), Reviewed by Mike Daly.
REVIEWS – Camping in the Old Style (David Wescott), Reviewed by Cheryl Stolz.
HERITAGE – The Steam Tug Olson, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
GENERAL – Was It All a Dream?, Wendy Killoran.
GENERAL – Medical Proof that Paddlers are Bone-Headed, Heather Mummery.

Volume 15, Number 3, Autumn 2003

DESTINATIONS – Autumn Kayaking on Squam Lake, Richard E. Winslow III.
DESTINATIONS – Thanksgiving Paddle: Paddling from the Pinery to Bayfield, Ontario, Wendy Killoran.
DESTINATIONS – Mother-Ship Kayaking the B.C. Coast, Kari Osselton.
REVIEWS – Kayaking in Paradise: Journeys from Alaska through the Inside Passage (Greg Rasmussen), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Surfing the Great Lakes (Edited by P.L. Strazz), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – You Pretty Girls of Michigan, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
EQUIPMENT – Low-Tech Bear Repellent, Holger Hansen.
GENERAL – Good Timing, John Winters.
TRIP REPORTS – Tickling Gitchee Gumee: Paddling the Pukaskwa Coast, Joe Leering.

Volume 15, Number 4, Winter 2003

DESTINATIONS – Hakai: Paddling the Rain Coast, Donna Griffin-Smith.
DESTINATIONS – Liquid Magic: Paddling at the Pinery under October’s Full Moon, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Fit to Paddle: A Paddler’s Guide to Strength and Conditioning (Rocky Snyder), Reviewed by Elke Gruenewald.
HERITAGE – The Wreck of the Julia Dean, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – The Mormon Pirates of Beaver Island, (Inland Seas).
EQUIPMENT – Innovation or Hyperbole?, John Winters.
GENERAL – Truth in Sea Kayaking, Eric Soares.

2002

Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2002

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Lake Superior’s Mysterious Michipicoten Island, David Whyte.
REVIEWS – An Introduction to Michipicoten Island: Lake Superior’s Wild Heart (David Whyte), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Birthplace of the Winds: Adventuring in Alaska’s Islands of Fire and Ice (Jon Bowermaster), Reviewed by Wendy Killoran.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Franklin Island, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Fayette Brown, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Edith Fowke).
GENERAL – Victoria Jason’s Dream, Teresa Davey & Phil Hossack.
GENERAL – Kayaking Full Circle, Wendy Killoran.
GENERAL – Gulf of Maine Expedition, Sue Hutchins.
GENERAL – Should You Be Afraid To Camp In Bear Country? (The Raven)

Volume 14, Number 2, Summer 2002

DESTINATIONS – Paddling the North Channel, Donna Griffin-Smith.
DESTINATIONS – A December Paddle on Lake Huron, Wendy Killoran.
DESTINATIONS – First Paddle of the Year, Keith Rodgers.
DESTINATIONS – April Fool’s Day Paddle, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Windjammers: Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors (Ivan H. Walton with Joe Grimm), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Greenland Expedition: Where Ice is Born (Lonnie Dupre), Reviewed by Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – The Raven’s Gift: A True Story from Greenland (Kelly Dupre), Reviewed by Wendy Killoran.
HERITAGE – On the Schooner Hercules, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
GENERAL – KASK Sea Kayak Forum – Aukland, Dorothy Van Esbroeck.
GENERAL – Canoe Museum Visiting Artisans Programme, (Canoes).

Volume 14, Number 3, Autumn 2002

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Heaven: Well, Newfoundland Actually, Mike Daly.
EDITORIAL – Where Have All the Paddlers Gone?, Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – On Celtic Tides: One Man’s Journey Around Ireland by Sea Kayak (Chris Duff), Reviewed by Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayak Rescue: The Definitive Guide to Modern Reentry and Recovery Techniques (Roger Schumann & Jan Shriner), Reviewed by Penny Wells.
HERITAGE – The Steamer Idaho, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
GENERAL – Anniversary Paddle, Wendy Killoran.
POETRY – When I’m on the Water, Wendy Killoran.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 2002, Bill Lanning.
TRIP REPORTS – Rocks and Pines: GLSKA’s Michipicoten Island Trip, Johanna Wandel.

Volume 14, Number 4, Winter 2002

DESTINATIONS – Paddling with Puffins and Vikings: An Icelandic Paddling Adventure, Wendy Killoran.
DESTINATIONS – “Almost” a Marathon: Paddling the Hvammsvik Marathon in Iceland, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Paddling Through Time: A Kayaking Journey through Clayoquot Sound (Joanna Streetly), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Lightning, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – In a Handy Four-Master, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
GENERAL – Outdoor Learning Centre Coming to the Canadian Canoe Museum, (Canoes).
TRIP REPORTS – Franklin Island: Paddling Season “Warm-Up” Trip, Šárka Lhoták.
TRIP REPORTS – Franklin Island: Instructional Weekend, Johanna Wandel.

2001

Volume 13, Number 1, Spring 2001

DESTINATIONS – Bruce Peninsula: Cabot Head to Lion’s Head, Doug Cunningham.
DESTINATIONS – Cheeseburgers in Paradise (Florida), Bill Lanning.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Sanibel (Florida), Warren Williams.
REVIEWS – Reflections on a River (Elizabeth Noel), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Shooting Paddlers (Toni Harting), Reviewed by Yvan Marston.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Dancing High and Low, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Ward Line, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Steamer Entering Channel, among 30,000 Islands, Georgian Bay (Historic photograph).
ENVIRONMENT – Ontario’s Living Legacy Update, Rudy Rauch.
GENERAL – Kayak Surfing on the Web, Tom Newton.
GENERAL – Lake Ontario Crossing, (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle).
POETRY – On the Water, Wendy Killoran.

Volume 13, Number 2, Summer 2001

DESTINATIONS – Colpoy’s Bay Islands, Doug Cunningham.
DESTINATIONS – First Paddle of the Season: Pinery Provincial Park, Wendy Killoran.
VIEWPOINT – On Being a GLSKA Trip Organizer and participant, Glenn Davy.
REVIEWS – Keep Australia on your Left: A True Story of an Attempt to Circumnavigate Australia by Kayak (Eric Stiller), Reviewed by Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own (Graham Warren & David Gidmark), Reviewed by Michael Daly.
HERITAGE – Shallo Brown, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by William Doerflinger).
ENVIRONMENT – The Bruce Peninsula: A Rare Beauty, Cathy Moska.
POETRY – Kayaking on the Georgian Bay, Wendy Killoran.
TRIP REPORTS – Beausoleil Island: The “Bear” Facts, Glenn Davy.
TRIP REPORTS – Seven Days in Quebec, Hart Haessler.

Volume 13, Number 3, Autumn 2001

DESTINATIONS – The Lure of Labrador, Wendy Killoran.
DESTINATIONS – Bruce Peninsula: Barrow Bay to Cape Croker, Doug Cunningham.
DESTINATIONS – Late Spring Paddle on Fanshawe Lake, Wendy Killoran.
REVIEWS – Building Skin-on-Frame Boats (Robert Morris), Reviewed by Michael Daly.
HERITAGE – Lost on the Lady Elgin, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Henry C. Work).
ENVIRONMENT – Ontario’s Living Legacy Update, Sandy Richardson.
TRIP REPORTS – Killarney to Hartley Bay, Daniel K. Jenkins.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 2001, Donna Griffin-Smith.
TRIP REPORTS – Cape Chin to Lion’s Head, Dennis Niedbala.

Volume 13, Number 4, Winter 2001

DESTINATIONS – Sea Kayaking on Lake Erie, Wendy Killoran.
DESTINATIONS – South Baymouth to Key River, Bob Knapp.
DESTINATIONS – Bruce Peninsula: Stokes Bay to Cape Hurd, Doug Cunningham.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescues (John Lull), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Seamen’s Union, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Ice Watch, (CNF).
EQUIPMENT – Pack It In: Tips for Packing Your Kayak, (Outdoorplay.com).
GENERAL – Remembrance Day Paddle, Wendy Killoran.

2000

Volume 12, Number 1, Spring 2000

DESTINATIONS – Circumnavigation of Lyal Island, Doug Cunningham.
REVIEWS – The Canoe in Canadian Cultures (Edited by John Jennings, Bruce Hodgins, Doreen Small), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Yankee Brown, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Alan Lomax).
HERITAGE – Historic Georgian Bay, Elke Greunwald.
HERITAGE – At Point au Baril (Historic photograph).
ENVIRONMENT – Hunting in Wilderness Parks, (PPL).
EQUIPMENT – St. Kitts With A Boat In My Bag, Warren Williams.
EQUIPMENT – Kayak Gear List, Marcia Sixta.
EQUIPMENT – Emergency Repair Kit, Dave Blacoe & Marcia Sixta.
GENERAL – The CRCA Sea Kayaking Programme, Scott Cunningham.
GENERAL – Unusual Lakes, (Salzwasser-Union).

Volume 12, Number 2, Summer 2000

DESTINATIONS – Lion’s Head Provincial Nature Reserve, Doug Cunningham.
REVIEWS – Arctic Discovery (Journals of John Franklin and George Back on CD-ROM), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Thoughts for a Stormy Day, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Mules That Walked Our Fo’c’s’le Deck, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – Minnicoganashene, Georgian Bay (Historic photograph).
ENVIRONMENT – Great Lakes Heritage Coast, Sandy Richardson.
ENVIRONMENT – Georgian Bay Osprey, (GBOS).
ENVIRONMENT – Maine Island Trail Recreational Use Guidelines, (MITA).
SAFETY – GLSKA Trip Leadership Seminar, Donna Griffin-Smith.
SAFETY – Canoes, Polynesia, Kayaks, Bill Mason and “The Perfect Storm”, Tim Ingram.
EQUIPMENT – Binoculars for Paddlesport, Michael Malone.
GENERAL – Emily, John Winters.

Volume 12, Number 3, Autumn 2000

DESTINATIONS – Fishing Islands, Doug Cunningham.
REVIEWS – Superior Illusions (Richard Pope), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Sea Kayak Navigation (Franco Ferrero), Reviewed by Ray Killen.
HERITAGE – The Crack Schooner Moonlight, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – The Narrows “Go Home Bay”, Georgian Bay (Historic photograph).
ENVIRONMENT – Great Lakes Clean-up.
ENVIRONMENT – Hunting in Wilderness Parks Cancelled.
ENVIRONMENT – Endangered Spaces Campaign Wraps Up.
GENERAL – Georgian Bay Committee, Doug Cunningham.
GENERAL – Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium 2000, Bill Lanning.
GENERAL – The History of Cape Croker.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 2000, Lynda Beckett.
TRIP REPORTS – Symphony of Fire, Michael Daly.
TRIP REPORTS – Kayaking Killarney, Donna Griffin-Smith.
TRIP REPORTS – Clean-up 2000 – Fanklin Island, Bill Lanning.

Volume 12, Number 4, Winter 2000

DESTINATIONS – Bruce Peninsula Northeast Coast, Doug Cunningham.
REVIEWS – The Epic of Qayaq: The Longest Story Ever Told By My People (Lela Kiana Oman), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Extreme Sea Kayaking (Eric Soares & Michael Power), Reviewed by Laura Dixon.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Saying Goodbye to the Bay for Another Season, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Perry’s Victory on Lake Erie, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – First Portage, Moon River, Muskoka and Georgian Bay District (Historic photograph).
HERITAGE – The Griffon (Historic drawing).
EQUIPMENT – Winter Kayak Storage, Jonathan Hanson.
GENERAL – Do Real Kayakers Require Rudders?, Stephen Threlkeld.
GENERAL – An Incident on Lake Superior, Jim Mark.
GENERAL – The Night Before Christmas (The Kayaker’s version), Philip Torrens.
TRIP REPORTS – Of Ghosts and Airbourne Galleons, Glenn Davy.

1999

Volume 11, Number 1, Spring 1999

DESTINATIONS – Solo on Lake Superior: Part 2 – Silver Islet to Michipicoten Harbour, Mary Jo Cullen.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling Around Drummond Island, Craig S. Zimmerman.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – In Praise of Chuck Taylor, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Gallagher Boys, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Lands for Life Update – Potential Agreement Would Protect 12% of Total Planning Area, (FON).
EQUIPMENT – Boots for Kayaking, Holger Hansen.
EQUIPMENT – Simplified Boat Sizing, John Winters.

Volume 11, Number 2, Summer 1999

DESTINATIONS – Adventures in Pukaskwa, Dorothy McLaughlin.
HERITAGE – The Stomach Robber, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Ontario Finally Gets it Right, (CPAWS).
ENVIRONMENT – Committee Studies Integrity of National Parks, Mary-Lyn Tebby.
SAFETY – A Lesson in Humilty (or Rolling with Rolly), Rick Wise.
EQUIPMENT – Kayak Tow Rope, Sandy Richardson.
EQUIPMENT – Throwbag, Dave Hadfield.
GENERAL – Revival of the Georgian Bay Skiff, Brian Matthews.

Volume 11, Number 3, Autumn 1999

HERITAGE – Kayaking from the Belchers to Great Whale River, Told by Ali Apaqquq.
HERITAGE – The Scow Netty Fly, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
REVIEWS – Kayaking Georgian Bay (Jonathan Reynolds & Heather Smith), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Kayaking Certification, Tim Dyer.
ENVIRONMENT – Lands for Life Final Decision, (PPL).
TECHNIQUE – Kite Sailing, Sandy Richardson.
GENERAL – Are You Arthritic?, Stephen Threlkeld.
GENERAL – Topographical Map Grids are Changing, Gordon Haggert.
TRIP REPORTS – GLSKA Spring Rendezvous, John Winters.
TRIP REPORTS – Symphony of Fire, Laverne Eye.
TRIP REPORTS – Franklin Island Cleanup 1999, Bill Lanning.

Volume 11, Number 4, Winter 1999

DESTINATIONS – Circumnavigation of Cove Island, Doug Cunningham.
REVIEWS – Guide to Sea Kayaking Lakes Huron, Erie & Ontario and Guide to Sea Kayaking On Lakes Superior & Michigan (Bill Newman, Sarah Ohmann & Don Dimond), Reviewed by Mike Daly.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – New Horizons and Old, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Iroquoise Project, Dennis & Kathi McCarthy.
HERITAGE – The Rio Grande, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Lyal Island & McMaster Point Protected, (Wiarton Echo).
SAFETY – A Course for Sea Kayakers, (Salzwasser-Union).
EQUIPMENT – GPS and Y2K, Bill Ness.
EQUIPMENT – Kayak Towing Shock Absorption, Mike Daly.
GENERAL – Georgian Bay Association Delawana Conference, Thomas Schultz.

1998

Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 1998

DESTINATIONS – Land of the Long White Cloud: Part 1 – Kayaking on New Zealand’s North Island, Doug Hamilton.
HERITAGE – Heave ’Er Up and Bust ’Er, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Lands for Life Update, Rudi Rauch.
ENVIRONMENT – Lands For Life – GLSKA at the December Round Table, Howard Williams.
SAFETY – Paddle Signals for Sea Kayakers, Urdo Beier.
KAYAK CUISINE – Dried Food for Kayaking (Part 2): Apples and Bananas, Howard Williams.

Volume 10, Number 2, Summer 1998

DESTINATIONS – Land of the Long White Cloud: Part 2 – Kayaking on New Zealand’s South Island, Doug Hamilton.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking on the North Coast of British Columbia, Bart and Margaret Proctor.
EDITORIAL – GLSKA on the Internet, Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Tales from the Great Lakes (C.H.J. Snider & Robert B. Townsend), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – It’s Me for the Inland Lakes, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Lands for Life Update, Rudi Rauch.
ENVIRONMENT – Thunderboxes on the Bay, Rudi Rauch.
SAFETY – Instant Weather, John Winters.
KAYAK CUISINE – Dried Food for Kayaking (Part 3): Making Jerky and Drying Meat, Howard Williams.
POETRY – A Paddle, Peter Kohl.
TRIP REPORTS – The Richard Dunning Trips, Stephen Threlkeld.

Volume 10, Number 3, Autumn 1998

DESTINATIONS – A Superior Adventure (Lake Superior), Donna Griffin-Smith.
EDITORIAL – Qayaq is now Indexed, Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Bad Feelings on the Bay, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Hangin’ Johnnie, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Lands for Life Update, (Partnership for Public Lands).
SAFETY – Sea Kayak Safety, John Winters.
KAYAK CUISINE – Dried Food for Kayaking (Part 4): Drying Vegetables and Packaging, Howard Williams.
GENERAL – Vancouver Company Plans Dolphin Races in Caribbean, (Wave-Length Paddling Mail Lt).
TRIP REPORTS – Symphony of Fire, Sandy Richardson.
TRIP REPORTS – Winter Pool Sessions 1998, Michael Daly.
TRIP REPORTS – Lake Ontario Tour: Fair Haven to Oswego, Harry Weidman.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 1998, Donna Griffin-Smith.

Volume 10, Number 4, Winter 1998

DESTINATIONS – Tobermory to Manitoulin, Jocelyn Bertheau.
EDITORIAL – GLSKA’s Tenth Anniversary, Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Random Thoughts to Close the Season, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Povungnituk Kayak (Figure only).
HERITAGE – The Buffalo Whore, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
ENVIRONMENT – Lands for Life Update, Rudi Rauch.
EQUIPMENT – Traditional Kayak Building, David Wells.
KAYAK CUISINE – Dried Food for Kayaking (Part 5), Howard Williams.
GENERAL – GLSKA: Ten Years Old! Stephen Threlkeld.
GENERAL – A Brief History of GLSKA’s Georgian Bay Committee, Doug Cunningham.
GENERAL – Pictures from GLSKA’s First Decade.
TRIP REPORTS – Fall Gathering: Stewardship in Action, Doug Cunningham.

1997

Volume 9, Number 1, Spring 1997

DESTINATIONS – The Broken Islands (Vancouver Island), Donna Griffin-Smith.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Undercurrents of Change, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Jennie P. King, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
SAFETY – Treating Symptoms, John Winters.
SAFETY – Hypothermia, Dave Brown.
KAYAK CUISINE – (Recipes), Donna Griffin-Smith.
SYMPOSIA – Great Lakes Water Trails Conference, Rudy Rauch.

Volume 9, Number 2, Summer 1997

DESTINATIONS – The Northeast Bay Coast, Tim Dyer.
REVIEWS – Great Lakes Album Series (Robert Shipley & Fred Addis), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Songs to Lure You to the Bush: Dave Hadfield’s Northern Breeze, Reviewed by Boris Swidersky.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Human Waste, Rudy Rauch.
HERITAGE – North Greenland Kayak (Figure only).
HERITAGE – “Scrubber” Murphy, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
TECHNIQUE – Winter Paddling, Warren Williams.
EQUIPMENT – Make Your Own Dry Bags, Tim Mangan.
EQUIPMENT – Pump It Up, Chris Ladner.
KAYAK CUISINE – (Recipes), Donna Griffin-Smith.
GENERAL – The 30,000 Islands of Georgian Bay.
POETRY – The Ride, Dave Martin.

Volume 9, Number 3, Autumn 1997

DESTINATIONS – Hot Springs, Hot Stuff! (Vancouver Island), Donna Griffin-Smith.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling Georgian Bay, Harry Weidman.
REVIEWS – Voices Across the Water (Performer: Lee Murdock), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – The Real Experts, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Haul Away Joe, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
SAFETY – A Close Call, David Ivens.
EQUIPMENT – Seaworthiness and Stability, John Winters.
KAYAK CUISINE – (Recipes), Donna Griffin-Smith.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 1997: Two Views, Donna Griffin-Smith & Elke Gruenewald.

Volume 9, Number 4, Winter 1997

DESTINATIONS – Solo on Lake Superior, Mary Jo Cullen.
REVIEWS – Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak: One Woman’s Journey Through the Northwest Passage (Victoria Jason), Reviewed by Anne J. Westland.
REVIEWS – Paddle to the Arctic (Don Starkell), Reviewed by Anne J. Westland.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Lands for Life, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Shenadore, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
HERITAGE – The Christmas Tree Ship, Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Povungnituk Kayak (Figure only).
TECHNIQUE – In Defense of Solo Kayaking, James Philip.
EQUIPMENT – Common Sense Canoe and Kayak Safety, Tim Ingram.
KAYAK CUISINE – Dried Food for Kayaking (Part 1), Howard Williams.
GENERAL – The Canadian Canoe Museum, John Jennings.

1996

Volume 8, Number 1, Spring 1996

DESTINATIONS – Crossing the Circle: Return to Baffin Island, Gary & Linda De Kock.
BOOKS – The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking (4th Ed.) (Derek C. Hutchinson), Reviewed by John Winters.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – How to Lead a Trip, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The E.C. Roberts, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Edith Fowke).
SAFETY – Separation, John Winters.
GENERAL – Chinook and I, Dave Martin.

Volume 8, Number 2, Summer 1996

DESTINATIONS – Captain Cook was Wrong (Vancouver Island), Don Smith.
BOOKS – Ninety Fathoms Down: Canadian Stories of the Great Lakes (Mark Bourrie), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Eastern Arctic Kayak Discovered in Toronto.
HERITAGE – John Brown’s Imperial Towers: End of an Era, Helene Weaver.
HERITAGE – The Persian’s Crew, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Edith Fowke).
EQUIPMENT – The GDL, John Winters.
POETRY – Images, Stephen Threlkeld.
POETRY – Wide Open Space, Dave Martin.
TRIP REPORTS – In the Lee of Christian Island, Sandy Richardson.
TRIP REPORTS – Memories of a GLSKA Trip (Giant’s Tomb Island), Dave Martin.

Volume 8, Number 3, Autumn 1996

DESTINATIONS – The Saguenay in May, Brad Allard.
BOOKS – Alone in the Night: Lighthouses of Georgian Bay, Manitoulin Island and the North Channel (Andrea Gutsche, Barbara Chisholm, Russell Floren), Reviewed by Rudy Rauch.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Return to the Bay, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Loss of the Antelope, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Edith Fowke).
ENVIRONMENT – Georgia Straits Threatened, Bruna Nota.
EQUIPMENT – Exploring the Greenland Kayak Style, John Winters.
EQUIPMENT – Strobe Light Installations for Sea Kayaks, Len Disenhouse.
GENERAL – The Earliest Paddling Excursion.
POETRY – Wide Open Space, Dave Martin.
TRIP REPORTS – Symphony of Fire in the Rain (Ontario Place), Catherine Maunsell.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 1996, Hart Haessler.

Volume 8, Number 4, Winter 1996

DESTINATIONS – The Garden of the Great Spirit (1000 Islands, St. Lawrence River), Steve Lutsch.
DESTINATIONS – Crossing: Tobermory to Manitoulin, Robert Knapp.
BOOKS – The Little Kayak Books (3 Vols.) (John Brand), Reviewed by John Winters.
HERITAGE – Lighthouses of Georgian Bay, Andrea Gutsche & Barbara Chisholm.
HERITAGE – James Bird, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Edith Fowke).
EQUIPMENT – The Personal Sea Kayak Tow Line, Glen McLaughlin.
KAYAK CUISINE – (Recipes), Don Smith & Donna Griffin-Smith.
POETRY – The Race, Dave Martin.
TRIP REPORTS – An Introduction to the BCU, Catherine Maunsell.

1995

Volume 7, Number 1, Spring 1995

DESTINATIONS – Journey to the Inland Sea (Apostle Islands, Lake Superior), Peter Graham.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling Toronto – Christmas 1994, Warren Williams.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Georgian Bay’s Very Own Super Channel?, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Inuit Memories of Whaling by Kayak, Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Foundering of the Asia, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
NATURE – Zebra Mussels, Stephen Threlkeld.
GEORGIAN BAY COMMITTEE – Progress Report, Vic Thompson & Doug Cunningham.
TECHNIQUE – Rolling Home, John Winters.
EQUIPMENT – Choosing to Live with GPS, Dan Earle.

Volume 7, Number 3, Autumn 1995

DESTINATIONS – Grand Manan, Stephen Threlkeld.
DESTINATIONS – Let It Rain: Kayaking in Prince William Sound, Robin Mackey Hill.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Further Thoughts on Sponsons, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Caribou Island Light, Lake Superior, Harry T. Crump.
HERITAGE – The Loss of the Maggie Hunter, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
TECHNIQUE – Kayak Bow Rudder, Warren Williams.
EQUIPMENT – Speaking Good Boat (Part 1), John Winters.
GENERAL – The Grace to be Born Later, Joachim Herman.
POETRY – Summer, Stephen Threlkeld.
TRIP REPORTS – Lady Evelyn Lake, Stephen Threlkeld.

Volume 7, Number 4, Winter 1995

DESTINATIONS – Oysters, Octopus and a Hole in the Wall (Vancouver Island), Donna Griffin-Smith.
DESTINATIONS – Whale Watching on Monterey Bay, Charlotte Lawson.
DESTINATIONS – Moonlight Paddling in Sioux Lookout, Rob Cosco.
EDITORIAL – On Parking, Paddling, and Public Relations, Sandy Richardson.
REVIEWS – Songs of the Great Lakes: Hearing the Tunes, Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Trip of the Bigler, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Edith Fowke).
TECHNIQUE – Surfing Toronto, Warren Williams.
EQUIPMENT – Hull Speed and Beyond (Part 2 of Speaking Good Boat), John Winters.
GENERAL – Report on the Annual General Meeting, Stewart McIlwraith.

1994

Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 1994

DESTINATIONS – A Wild Run from the Minks, Warren Williams.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling in Pukaskwa National Park, Martin Mittelstaedt.
DESTINATIONS – A Typical Day on Georgian Bay, Harris Ivens.
DESTINATIONS – Yet Another Belize,Stephen Threlkeld.
EDITORIAL – Preserving Our Canoe and Kayak Heritage, Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – Gallery of Indigenous Peoples Open.
HERITAGE – East Baffinland (?) Kayak (Figure only).
SAFETY – Trip Leaders Training and Liability.
EQUIPMENT – In Praise of Kayaks Without Rudders, Mark Boekelman.
GENERAL – Time and the Sea Kayaker, K.A. Keisler.

Volume 6, Number 2, Summer 1994

DESTINATIONS – Crossing Lake Superior, Andy Knapp.
DESTINATIONS – Reflections on Lake Superior, Tom Hastings.
DESTINATIONS – Sea Kayaking the North Channel’s Mississagi Delta and the French Islands, Mark Boekelman.
EDITORIAL – GLSKA After Five Years, Sandy Richardson.
BOOKS – Spirit on Stone: The Agawa Pictographs (Thor & Julie Conway), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
HERITAGE – The Oldest News About Sea Kayaking.
HERITAGE – Mackenzie Eskimo Kayak (Figure only).
SAFETY – Towing Situations, Dave Ide.
EQUIPMENT – In Praise of Kayaks with Rudders, John Winters.
POETRY – Madawaska, Stephen Threlkeld.

Volume 6, Number 3, Autumn 1994

DESTINATIONS – Pictured Rocks & Apostle Islands National Lakeshores, Vic Thompson.
COMMENT – Two Letters re: GLSKA After Five Years, F.R.S. Binding & Vic Thompson.
BOOKS – St. John Ambulance Official Wilderness First-Aid Guide (Wayne Merry), Reviewed by Duncan Watterworth.
HERITAGE – Paallirmuit (?) Kayak (Figure only).
TECHNIQUE – Freestyle Canoeing, Sue Hutchins.
SAFETY – Look Out Behind You!, Al Gademsky.
SAFETY – Humber College Wilderness Emergency Care Course, Stewart McIlwraith.
EQUIPMENT – Learning to Live with GPS, Sue Hutchins.
GENERAL – Why Do We Paddle Sea Kayaks?, Hart Haessler.
GENERAL – Sea Kayaking on the Fringe: A Fictional Autumn Kayak Trip through McGregor Bay, Glenn Davy.

Volume 6, Number 4, Winter 1994

DESTINATIONS – Haida Gwaii, Doug LeClerc.
DESTINATIONS – High Water: Kayaking in Tennessee, George Schnabel.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking in the Deep South, Duncan Watterworth.
DESTINATIONS – Lake Huron’s North Channel, Glenn Davy.
BOOKS – Ghosts of the Bay: The Forgotten History of Georgian Bay (Russell Floren), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Learning to Live Without GPS, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – A Trip on the Schooner Kolfarge, (Songs of the Great Lakes), (Collected by Ivan H. Walton).
TECHNIQUE – Quest for the Eskimo Roll, Warren Williams.
EQUIPMENT – Prismatic Coefficient Demystified, John Winters.

1993

Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 1993

DESTINATIONS – Whales of the St. Lawrence, Micheal Kundu.
DESTINATIONS – Great Weather for Ducks (Duck Islands, Lake Huron), Duncan Watterworth.
HERITAGE – The Unwanted Child (Inuit Legend).
EQUIPMENT – The Handcrafted Paddle, David Walker.
TECHNIQUE – GLSKA Pool Sessions, Roelof Tjerkstra.

Volume 5, Number 2, Summer 1993

DESTINATIONS – Georgian Bay Solo, Steve Johnson.
DESTINATIONS – Kayak Shuyak (Alaska State Parks).
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Cole Lake Symposium Revisited, Tim Dyer.
NATURE – Bythotrephes.
EQUIPMENT – Iqyax Construction at Trent, Joe Calnan.
EQUIPMENT – Kayak Wheels, Bruce McLaughlin.

Volume 5, Number 3, Autumn 1993

DESTINATIONS – The Ups and Downs of Nova Scotia, Sue Hutchins.
BOOKS – Folding Kayaker (newsletter) (Author: Ralph Diaz), Reviewed by Ron Floyd.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Some Thoughts on Rescue Sponsons, Tim Dyer.
ENVIRONMENT – Toronto Projects to Restore Wetlands and Fish Habitats.
NATURE – River Ruffe.
SAFETY – John Heath is Right, Tim Ingram.
SYMPOSIA – I’ve “Bean” There, Sue Hutchins.
POETRY – Memories of Lake Superior, Bruce Lash.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 1993, Stephen Threlkeld.

Volume 5, Number 4, Winter 1993

DESTINATIONS – Maine Islands, Sue Hutchins.
DESTINATIONS – Long Point: Sea Kayak Exploration of the Carolinian Forest in Ontario, Mark Boekelman.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Finding Your Way, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Augitsisiaq (Inuit Legend).
NATURE – Lake Ontario Toxics.
SAFETY – Adventures and Observations, Friedrich W. Wetzel.
TECHNIQUE – Preparing for the Three Sisters, Bruce Lash.
TECHNIQUE – Introduction to Kayak Surfing, Duncan Watterworth.
TECHNIQUE – Surfing with Sponsons.

1992

Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 1992

DESTINATIONS – HMS Detroit Kayakathon, Geraldine Neill-McLaughlin.
DESTINATIONS – Sixth Annual Gales of November Rendezvous (Lake Superior), Bruce Lash.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Paddling in Groups, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Last Inuit Kayak in Baker Lake, Mark Taylor.
HERITAGE – Anarteq (Inuit Legend).
SAFETY – Kayaking Safety Network, Gary De Kock.
EQUIPMENT – Baidarka Speed Trials.
GENERAL – A Cautionary Tale for Trip Organisers, Stephen Threlkeld.

Volume 4, Number 2, Summer 1992

DESTINATIONS – Three Weekends in May (Lake Superior), Bruce Lash.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking in the Detroit River Area, Alan Henderson.
BOOKS – The Essential Sea Kayaker: A Complete Course for the Open Water Paddler (David Seidman), Reviewed by Stephen Threlkeld.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Offshore Islands, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Atlantic Labrador(?) Kayak (Figure only – basis for Qayaq masthead).
ENVIRONMENT – Thunder Bay & Nipigon Bay Remedial Action Plans Get Underway.
ENVIRONMENT – Hamilton Habitat to be Restored.
EQUIPMENT – Dry Suit Care, Bruce Lash.
EQUIPMENT – On Pods and Sea Socks, Ron Floyd.
GENERAL – On Being a Good Trip Participant, Vic Thompson.
TRIP REPORTS – A Winter’s Paddle (Cherry Beach), Mark Taylor.
TRIP REPORTS – Spring Rendezvous 1992, Stephen Threlkeld.

Volume 4, Number 3, Autumn 1992

DESTINATIONS – Paddling Among the Icebergs (Newfoundland), Tim Baetz.
DESTINATIONS – News from the Southwest, Alan Henderson.
DESTINATIONS – Assault on Lake Erie, Alan Henderson.
BOOKS – Northeastern Georgian Bay and its People (William A. Campbell), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – In Praise of Chuck Taylor, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – North Baffin Land (?) Kayak (Figure only).
NATURE – Cormorants on the Great Lakes.
ENVIRONMENT – Lake Ontario Waterfront Regeneration.
SAFETY – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
EQUIPMENT – How to Test Your PFD
TRIP REPORTS – Remember Those Overnight Trips? Fox Island Weekend, Glenn Davy.

Volume 4, Number 4, Winter 1992

DESTINATIONS – La Vieille: The Old Woman Wind (Lake Superior Provincial Park), Bruce Lash.
DESTINATIONS – A Newfie Tale, Don Smith and Donna Griffin-Smith.
COMMENT – What is a Safe Kayak, David Walker.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Trip Leadership, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Payne Bay Inland Kayak (Figure only).
NATURE – Unique Species Indicate “Community” Health.
SAFETY – Safety is a Hard Sell, Bob Hicks.
EQUIPMENT – Protecting VCP Hatch Covers.
GENERAL – Kayaks Anonymous.
TRIP REPORTS – Sibbald Point Workshop, Roeloff Tjerkstra.

1991

Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 1991

DESTINATIONS – Ice Caves and Castles (Lake Superior), Bruce Lash.
DESTINATIONS – Gilligan’s Island Revisited (Pukaskwa), Don Britton.
BOOKS – QAJAQ: Kayaks of Siberia and Alaska (David W. Zimmerly), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – The Most Essential Camp Chore, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Race for a Beautiful Woman (Inuit Legend).
NATURE – Zebra Mussels and the Great Lakes, Mark Taylor.
EQUIPMENT – Sea Kayak Rental Survey.
WEATHER – Pea Soup (Otherwise known as Fog), Glenn Davy.
GENERAL – Every Girl Should be so Lucky, Sue Hutchins.

Volume 3, Number 2, Summer 1991

DESTINATIONS – Crossing Lake Michigan, Dave Ide.
BOOKS – Form and Function of the Baidarka, The Framework of Design (George B. Dyson), Reviewed by John Winters.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Some Tips for Kayaking on the Bay, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Two Men, One Kayak (Inuit Legend).
HERITAGE – Ungava Bay (?) Kayak (Figure only).
ENVIRONMENT – Lake Huron Wilderness For Sale.
ENVIRONMENT – Greenpeace Plans Great Lakes Campaign.
ENVIRONMENT – Great Lakes Remedial Action Plans: A Progess Report.
EQUIPMENT – Cape Breton Kayak Course, Stephen Threlkeld.
WEATHER – Thunderstorms, Glenn Davy.
GENERAL – Family Kayaking, Bruce Lash.
TRIP REPORTS – Giant’s Tomb Island, Sandy Richardson.
TRIP REPORTS – Hunt for the Red-necked Grebe (Bruce Peninsula), Stephen Threlkeld.

Volume 3, Number 3, Autumn 1991

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking in Maine, Liz Wagner.
COMMENT – More on Form and Function of the Baidarka – George Dyson Responds.
BOOKS – The Hidden Coast: Kayak Explorations from Alaska to Mexico. (Edited by Joel W. Rogers), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Sea Kayak Towing Rigs, Tim Dyer.
NATURE – Migratory Birds on the Tundra, Mark Taylor.
TECHNIQUE – Not an Easy Course, Mark Boekelman.
EQUIPMENT – Building a Greenland Kayak: A Comedy of Errors, Richard Dunning.
WEATHER – Of Coloured Leaves and November Gales, Glenn Davy.
SYMPOSIA – Atlantic Coast Sea Kayak Symposium 1991, Liz Wagner.
TRIP REPORTS – A Great Paddle: No Bluffing (Scarborough Bluffs), Leigh Baetz.
TRIP REPORTS – Spring Rendezvous 1991, Robert Aucoin.

Volume 3, Number 4, Winter 1991

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking on Vancouver Island, Stephen Hindrichs.
DESTINATIONS – Sea Kayaking the Georgian Bay Archipelago, Wendy Killoran.
DESTINATIONS – Lion’s Head, Duncan Watterworth.
DESTINATIONS – Port Stanley, Duncan Watterworth.
DESTINATIONS – Lake Erie North, Duncan Watterworth.
COMMENT – Still More on Form and Function of the Baidarka – Steve Kaspar Responds from California.
BOOKS – How to Shit in the Woods (Kathleen Meyer), Reviewed by Fred Binding.
HERITAGE – The Kayaker Who Flew (Inuit Legend).
NATURE – Mayflies Still Missing from the Great Lakes.
EQUIPMENT – Paddle Floats, Gord Hutchings.
EQUIPMENT – Problems with Aquaterra’s Sea Lion, Merci Sixta.
WEATHER – Gadgets, Glenn Davy.
GENERAL – Kayaker’s Wedding on Lake Superior, Bruce Lash.

 

1990

Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 1990

DESTINATIONS – A Day Trip on the St. Clair River, Duncan Watterworth.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Ellesmere Island, Jim Coles.
BOOKS – Building the Jawbone Kayak (Zu Freeman) Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Dreams of a Sea Kayaker, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – An Old Woman (Inuit Legend).
TECHNIQUE – An Introduction to Kayak Touring, Mark Boekelman.
TECHNIQUE – Danish Traditional Kayaking, Bob Boucher.
EQUIPMENT – The Fifteen Dollar Paddle (Report on the GLSKA paddle building seminar), Robert Aucoin.

Volume 2, Number 2, Summer 1990

DESTINATIONS – North Shore of Superior, Bruce Lash.
BOOKS – The Coastal Kayaker’s Manual: A Complete Guide to Skills, Gear, And Sea Sense (Randel Washburne), Reviewed by Vic Thompson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Wild Weather Kayaking, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Alasuq and the Giant (Inuit Legend).
SAFETY – A Question of Experience, Glenn Davy.
WEATHER – The Atmosphere, Glenn Davy.
TRIP REPORTS – Second Annual Loon Watch (Duffin’s Creek), Vic Thompson.

Volume 2, Number 3, Autumn 1990

BOOKS – Eskimo Rolling for Survival (Derek Hutchinson), Reviewed by Tim Dyer.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Travelling in Style, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Mackenzie Delta Kayak (Figure only).
HERITAGE – The Ball Players (Inuit Legend).
NATURE – Close Encounters and Blessed Events (Georgian Bay Wildlife), Duncan Watterworth.
NATURE – Birds and the Leslie Street Spit, Mark Taylor.
WEATHER – Highs, Lows and What is the Map Telling Me?, Glenn Davy.
SYMPOSIA – Toronto Kayak Day – 1990, Richard Dunning.
SYMPOSIA – The Ninth Atlantic Coast Sea Kayak Symposium, Stephen Threlkeld.
TRIP REPORTS – Long Point, Robert Aucoin.
TRIP REPORTS – Northern Bruce Peninsula, Dale Cramm.
TRIP REPORTS – Spring Rendezvous, Cynthia Farrell.

Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 1990

DESTINATIONS – Bow to a Thousand Footer (Lake Erie to Lake Huron), Glen McLaughlin.
DESTINATIONS – In the Wake of the Voyageurs (Key Harbour to French River), Richard Dunning.
DESTINATIONS – An Outing on an Inland Sea (Northeast Lake Superior), Bruce Lash.
BOOKS – Seekers of the Horizon (Sea Kayaking Voyages from around the World) (Edited by Will Nordby), Reviewed by Bruce Lash.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Wilderness Close to Home, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The First Two-seated Baidarka (Inuit Legend).
HERITAGE – Caribou Kayak (Figure only).
NATURE – Fall Paddling in Toronto’s Outer Harbour, Mark Taylor.
WEATHER – Local Weather: Thunder Storms, Glen Davy.
TRIP REPORTS – Lyal Island, Christy Cunningham.

1989

Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1989

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking the Bruce Peninsula’s North Shore, Tim Baetz.
EDITORIAL – Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Association Launched, Stewart McIlwraith.
TRADITIONAL TALES – Origin of the Red Phalarope and the Web-footed Loon (Inuit Legend).
SAFETY – Kayaking Safety, Mark Hill.

Volume 1, Number 2, Summer 1989

BOOKS – Baidarka (George Dyson), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
ENVIRONMENT – Fathom Five Park, Sandy Richardson.
SAFETY – Deep Water Rescues: Some Lessons from the Rendezvous Rescues Workshop, Vic Thompson.
TRIP REPORTS – Lake Ontario Trip, Michael Kundu.
TRIP REPORTS – Spring Rendezvous, Marilyn Walsh.
TRIP REPORTS – Toronto Harbour Trip, Tom Brown.
TRIP REPORTS – Toronto Islands Trip, Joelle MacDonald.

Volume 1, Number 3, Autumn 1989

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking in the Mingan Archipelago, Gord Fenwick.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling Lake Superior’s Eastern Shore, Stewart McIlwraith.
BOOKS – Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation (David Burch), Reviewed by Stephen Threlkeld.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – White Squalls, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Fastest Netsilik Kayaker (Inuit Legend).
HERITAGE – Mackenzie Delta Kayak (Figure only).
ENVIRONMENT – Great Lakes Areas of Concern.
EQUIPMENT – How long can you tread water?, Richard Dunning.
TRIP REPORTS – Lake Huron: Bruce Peninsula Trip, Doug Cunningham.
TRIP REPORTS – Philip Edward Island Trip, Joe Hay.
TRIP REPORTS – Toronto Harbour Night Paddle, Dale Cramm

Volume 1, Number 4, Winter 1989

DESTINATIONS – Glacial Swirls in Georgian Bay, Mike Mickus.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Round the Bruce, Glen Davy.
DESTINATIONS – Mingan Islands: Trip Tips, Margie and John Wagner.
DESTINATIONS – Mink & McCoy Islands, Sandy Richardson.
DESTINATIONS – Philip Edward Island, David Windrim.
BOOKS – The Great Lakes: An Environmental Atlas & Resource Book. (Environment Canada and United States Environmental Protection Agency), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Knowing Georgian Bay, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – A Strong Paddler of Baffinland (Inuit Legend).
ENVIRONMENT – A Great Lakes Directory.
ENVIRONMENT – Lyal Island Park a Possibility.
SAFETY – Obtaining Help Out on the Water, Kathleen Doherty.
EQUIPMENT – Are Two Heads Really Better than One? (Part 2 of How Long Can You Tread Water?), Richard Dunning.
EQUIPMENT – Paddle Building, Richard Dunning.
SYMPOSIA – Tour International Danubien, Mark Boekelman.
SYMPOSIA – Sixth Annual West Coast Sea Kayaking Symposium 1989, Tim Ingram.