Tumpline September 2014
Published: Wed, 09/17/14
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Manuan Canoe Trip Part VI 1936Canoe tripping has been an important part of the Nominingue experience since 1925. Although many of the routes are no longer available and some elements of the experience have changed, the essence of the canoe trip remains the same - learning to work together as a team; enduring difficulties caused by inclement weather; travelling through the Canadian wilderness and meeting the challenges that each new day brings. Bill Stobo, Duncan Duclos, Herb Owen, John Hay, Stewart Hamilton, F.M. Van Wagner Canoes weighed 80 lbs when well-dried and over 90 lbs wet. Total weight of packs and all equipment was 350 lbs. A double blanket was carried for each person, each weighing up to 8 lbs. Travelled 60 lakes in 14 days. Thursday August 20 Since we did not have a hard day ahead, we were in no particular hurry about rising, leaving our comfortable bed at 7:10 am. At this time, the ranger was just leaving for the tower, so we carried our things into his cabin, made breakfast on his stove and did our packing inside. By the time we were ready to leave it was 9:15. The wind had died down and there was every promise of a fine day. The party put in at Hamilton's camp and found a tidy, well-organized site, as usual. The portage into Lac Basinet was not as shown on the map. To find this portage, it was necessary to paddle up the stream for 50 yards. This portage is about 1 ½ miles and is mostly uphill. When we reached Basinet, John saw trout among the rocks just at the outlet. Little time was lost in setting up the rods and, in a a few minutes, we had 13 nice trout. It was decided to proceed to our campsite on Emeril, an adjoining lake where we had lunch at 12:45. Basinet is really a beautiful lake surrounded by high hills. As far as I know, there is no campsite on its shores, but the next time I pass this way, there will be! We took a few trout as we stopped to make a few casts from time to time along its shore. After making camp, we went fishing and caught the occasional trout that afternoon and evening. The fishing was as good just in front of our camp site as anywhere. We were anxious to catch enough trout for several meals, so kept pretty steadily at our fishing. This campsite has only been used two years by Bob Hamilton and still needs a good deal of cleaning up. Our party did very little camp improvement on this trip as our time and energy was required for other purposes. Bed 8:45 pm. Friday August 21 I got up and went fishing at 5:30 at the basinet end of the lake and took two dozen nice trout in about an hour and a half. The fish were still rising and it would no doubt have been possible to take more had I cared to do so but, as we were continuing on our way after breakfast, we did not want too many to carry. Some of the trout in this lake are covered with a fungus, but I understand that it does not make them less edible. We planned to spend the next night in the cabin on Red Pine Lake, so once again we made a late start, breaking camp at 10:40 am. From Emeril to the next lake, a small muddy lake on top of a mountain is about 1 ½ miles, and a tough portage it is! The day was one of those warm, humid ones, causing most profuse perspiration. For the first time, Herb and I were not carrying a pack with the canoe, but as our canoes were soaked and weighed over 90 lbs, we found the going hard enough. From the little lake, the trail to Turnbull is all downhill. The sun was shining brightly when we stopped for lunch on a large flat rock at the first narrows after reaching Turnbull. After a good lunch and a little basking in the sun, we were ready to move on at 3:00 pm. This was a little late, but I expected we would have an easy time making camp so did not worry. After a couple of portages, we had to drag down a stream for a couple of miles, then take a half mile portage to Red Pine. The trip down stream had taken more time than I had expected, so when we reached the cabin it was 6:00 pm. To our dismay, two fire rangers were occupying the cabin. However, there is a nice campsite under some great red pine and our tent was soon pitched, our bed made and supper ready. Here we had the last of our trout and they were eaten with great relish. After supper, the rangers came over and spent an hour with us around our fire. Everyone was in bed by 9:30 pm. Family Camp 2014 - Camp familial 2014There were lots of hi-lights to our 2014 family camp... - having Sean Dagher and Nelson perform for us on the basketball court on the first evening - seeing the Warren clan get together at camp, with J.R., Jeff, Angus and Jonah and all of their families - the awarding by the CN alumni association of a "Pillar" award to David Meisels for his impact on both boys' camp and family camp - listening to the loons on the lake - bringing back to camp alumni and their families: Paul Dancey, Matt Thomson, Ian & Erik Blachford, David Hunter, François Bolduc, Adrian & Lyon Lightstone, Neil Thomson,... - reading a good book on the beach - bringing new families to Nominingue, who we hope will return for either family camp or boys' camp in the future - canoe trips to the falls and Acapulco - the presence of the Van Wagner clan, including the Hendershotts, the Webers, the Waldvogels, the Larentes...many who were either campers or counsellors at camp over the years - wine & cheese in the main lodge - re-connecting with families who return to family camp each summer - the Whiting-Olivers, the Thomsons, the Hendershotts, the Morins,... - kids' overnight Family camp is a great family holiday - there truly is something for everyone! 2014 Award Winners / Lauréats 2014July-juillet August-août Best Paddle Simon Germain Angus Schwaneflugel Best Project Alex Valiquette Andrew Poitier Dip Award Middle Camp Upper Camp Most Improved Sailor Mathias Berdugo David Gagnon Best Sailor Guillaume Girard Most Improved Windsurfer Mihail Calitoiu Yamil Chalita Best Windsurfer Adrien Géry Most Improved Kayaker Zacharie Perreault-Samson Most Improved Swimmer Oderah Pécore-Ugorji Braeden Poirier Athletic Shield Section 1 Jake Hester Section 2 Sam Kayll Xavier Marcoux Section 3 Marc-Olivier Duranceau Pierre Estecahandy Section 4 Zed-Olivier Massé Nicolas Catoir Section 5 Leo Brodeur Team Triathlon Section 5 Gabriel Lefebvre Philippe Trop Jeremy Latour Aidan Hampton-Davies Section 6 Sam Osborne Nicholas Leduc Triathlon Section 7 Justin Croteau Night Orienteering Intermediate Sam Osborne Charles Gil Senior Thomas Hélie Patrick Greiss Intermediate Canoe Race Philippe Valiquette Jack Ellis Graeme Tooley Jake Blachford Senior Canoe Race Nicolas Perrault David Khazzam Philippe Emond Benjamin Rienecker Feather Point Leaders Section 1 Jérémie Lord-Rainville Vincent Lefebvre Section 2 Alexandre Duranceau Jesse Rainier Amory Section 3 Felix Valiquette Said Chalita Section 4 Basile Lenoir Liam Poirier Section 5 Philippe Valiquette Francis Lutfy Section 6 Vincent Grysyuk Angus Schwaneflugel Section 7 Sam Abramson Kendall Harrison Patch Cup Winner Philippe Valiquette Kendall Harrison Sam Abramson Tribal Games Results Huron, Sioux, Blackfoot, Cree, Iroquois, Algonquin Voyageur Games Results Cartier, La Verendrye, Champlain, Radisson Leader Award Noah Ennis Zacharie Perreault-Samson Elliott Grenier Jonah Buksbaum Simon Martel Staff Awards Mark Conner Award Nicolas Proulx-Jones Shannon Memorial Award Philippe Sylvestre 2015 Dates - Dates 2015Days / Jours Dates Session/Séjour 7-15 year olds 7 à 15 ans 54 days/jours June 27 - August 19 / 27 juin au 19 août JA54 43 days/jours June 27 - August 8 / 27 juin au 8 août JA43 26 days/jours June 27 - July 22 / 27 juin au 22 juillet J26 15 days/jours June 27 - July 11 / 27 juin au 11 juillet J15 19 days/jours July 4 - July 22 / 4 juillet au 22 juillet J19 40 days/jours July 11- August 19 / 11 juillet au 19 août JA40 12 days/jours July 11 - July 22 / 11 juillet au 22 juillet J12 26 days/jours July 25 - August 19 / 25 juillet au 19 août A26 15 days/jours July 25 - August 8 / 25 juillet au 8 août A15 19 days/jours August 1 - August 19 / 1 août au 19 août A19 12 days/jours August 8 - August 19 / 8 août au 19 août A12 7-9 year olds only 7 à 9 ans seulement 8 days/jours June 27 - July 4 / 27 juin au 4 juillet 1J8 8 days/jours July 4 - July 11 / 4 juillet au 11 juillet 2J8 8 days/jours July 25 - August 1 / 25 juillet au 1 août 1A8 8 days/jours August 1 - August 8 / 1 août au 8 août 2A8 16 year olds Leader-in-Training Program 26 days/jours June 27 - July 22 / 27 juin au 22 juillet LITJ 26 days/jours July 25 - August 19 / 25 juillet au 19 août LITA Family Camp / Camp familial August 19 - 23 / 19 au 23 août Alumni Weekend/ Fin de semaine des anciens September 4 - 6 / 4 au 6 septembre The Trip Thomas Jean-BrownThomas Jean-Brown, a camper at Nominingue for the last six summers, loves cartooning. He has agreed to create regular camp-related cartoons for the Tumpline. He has also created a website to share his work. | |
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