Étienne Brûlé
Expedition -
2007
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Day by Day
Thanks to Jay Bailey for keeping track of this.
LEAVE OTTAWA - JULY
1 – Bob, Jay, Ken portage
from Bob’s home to Rideau Canal - paddle to Hartwell Lock,
Diane and Christian join
2 – Overnight - Paul's lawn near Long Island
3 - Overnight - near 416 at Kemptville
4 - Overnight - Burritt's Rapids Lock
5 - Overnight - Poonamalie Lock
6 - Overnight - Narrows Lock,
Christian leaves
7 - Overnight - Hog Island
8 - Overnight - Kingston Mills
9 - Overnight - Kingston Royal Military College (degrade)
10 - Overnight - past Nicholson's Point near smokestacks
11 - Overnight - just short of Adolphustown campground, (degrade) (Dennis
& Norma Reid)
12 - Overnight - Dan's trailer on reserve, (degrade)
13 - Overnight - Jerry's place just before Belleville (degrade)
ENTER THE TRENT- SEVERN SYSTEM
14 - Overnight - Trent-Severn Lock #6 - Diane leaves, Sue arrives
15 - Frankford Lock #7 - Christian arrives midday
16 - Overnight - Healey Falls Lock
17 - Overnight - Lang's Resort - Rice Lake
18 - Overnight - Municipal Park by Wallace Point Road Otonobee river -
Christian leaves
19 - Overnight - Lakefield Lock
20 - Overnight - Young’s Point Lock -(degrade)
- Sue leaves - Casey arrives
21 - Overnight - Scotsman’s Resort, Buckhorn Lake
22 - Overnight - Fenelon Falls, after being kicked off Sturgeon Point by
Mary Rose Finley & Heather McGraw
23 - Overnight - Gamebridge Lock near Beaverton
24 - Overnight - McRae Point Provincial Park
25 - Overnight - Bridge past Couchiching Lock - Bridgemaster’s lawn
26 - Overnight - Big Chute Lock
27 - Overnight – day off - Big Chute Lock - Casey leaves - Patrick arrives
– visit from Ron
ENTER GEORGIAN BAY
28 - Overnight - some island, Georgian Bay, past Penetang Rock, on
northerly channel
29 - Overnight - Island, 23 km, nearby cottagers say 100 km to French
River
30 - Overnight - just past Parry Sound, 30 km
31 - Overnight - Leland Island
August
1 - Overnight - North side of Byng Inlet
2 - Overnight - Sabine Island, 34 km short of Hwy 69 on French River
ENTER FRENCH RIVER
3 - Overnight - French River
4 - Overnight - French River Supply Post - Patrick leaves - Art arrives
5 - Overnight - French River
6 - Overnight - French River - 4 portages
7 - Overnight - French River
8 - Overnight - Keystone Lodge, Torrent Island, 6 km short of Lake
Nipissing
LAKE NIPISSING
9 - Overnight - Lake Nipissing, 5 km short of Rusty Rock -
(degrade)
10 - Overnight - Champlain Park Trailer Park at mouth of La Vase River
LA VASE &
MATTAWA RIVER
11 - La Vase Portage - Art leaves - Rolf arrives - Overnight – Overnight
in park on Trout Lake
12 - Mattawa River
13 - Pimisi Bay
14 - Overnight - Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, Portage Campion
15 - Overnight - Museum grounds, Mattawa - joined by Al and Mike
OTTAWA RIVER
16 - Overnight - Deux Rivières - Hilltop Cottages
17 - Overnight - Parking lot near Bissett Creek Provincial Park
(degrade)
18 - Overnight - Driftwood Provincial Park
(degrade) -
Rolf leaves Christian arrives
19 - Overnight - end of portage at Rapides des Joachims/Da Swisha
20 - Overnight - Pointe au Baptême- baptize Jay and Ken as per tradition
21 - Overnight - Island about halfway between Petawawa and Pembroke -
(degrade)
22 - Overnight - Pine Ridge Park and Resort -
(degrade)
23 - Overnight - Pine Ridge Park and Resort -
(degrade)
24 - Overnight - Lyle’s lawn (retired OPP), QC
25 - Overnight - Kiosk, Fort Coulonge
26 - Overnight - Bryson - Casey replaces Christian for the day - forced
transfer to Portage du Fort
27 - Overnight - ??????????????????? 36 km + 17 km transfer to dock
28 - Overnight - marina lawn, Aylmer, QC
29 - Overnight - Victoria Island, Ottawa
30 - Arrive Ottawa and portage from Ottawa River to National Art
Centre and then to Bob’s place
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