Nor'Wester Spirit - Backcounty Canoeing

Trip Overview

Immerse yourself in the wild, untamed spirit of Quetico Provincial Park world-renowned for backcountry canoeing and angling. Explore its rugged beauty, sheltered lakes, majestic waterfalls, and virgin pine forests. Your ecoadventure begins at Voyageur Island Ecolodge with a Bourgeois dinner (traditional fur-traders feast), a Montrealais canoe ride, campfire, and trip planning for 5 nights of backcountry canoe tripping. Expect to swim in crystal clear water, portage into remote areas, paddle routes used by the Voyageur original explorers and discover Aboriginal pictographs. On this eco-adventure you’ll find plenty of wilderness, history, and nature’s song.The park is accessible only by water and has a complete mechanical vehicles ban. This guarantees a truly tranquil Canadian wilderness experience.

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What's Nearby:

Thunder Bay is located on the shore of Lake Superior, the world’s largest freshwater lake. It has everything you need for your adventure and all the urban culinary and cultural attractions to complete your memorable epic adventure. While in Thunder Bay, explore back in time to the year 1815 to experience the fur trade at Fort William Historical Park. There are 42 authentic, reconstructed buildings on the site and actors in period dress to bring it to life. For more outdoor adventure and gorgeous panoramas, head east on Highway 17 and visit the cliffs of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park via its hiking trails. For regional travel information, visit Northwest Ontario.