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| Where Sky Meets Water: Ontario's paddle-perfect Wabakimi Provincial Park (courtesy, Ontario Tourism) |
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Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park and Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are the continent's best-known canoe destinations. Yet, a mere 200 miles north of Quetico lies a swath of boreal forest that is bigger than Quetico and the Boundary Waters combined—and it's far wilder. At 2.3-million-acre Wabakimi, you can fish for forearm-sized walleye and northern pike, camp on padded moss and lichens, and watch the moose in the willows and the bald eagles gliding the thermals overhead. Better yet, Armstrong, Ontario-based Wabakimi Outfitters (807-767-2022; www.wabakimi.com) has negotiated a deal with the local Thomas Cook (807-597-6606) and Northwest Airlines for paddlers flying into Thunder Bay, Ontario, and onward to Wabakimi. Let them know you're headed there to canoe and fish, and reduced fares are yours!
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Details mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication
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