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Canada 150 – Mine Was Memorable, Was Yours?

 

Saturday, July 1st, 2017
We had no real plans.  I figured we would have the usual, “What do you want to do?” conversation this weekend. I was watching other people plan camping and canoeing trips, but we had opted to stay close to home.  There are quite a few Canada Day celebration activities planned in this area so off we went Saturday morning.  

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Canoes on Canoe Lake? No kidding! (Part 2: 150 for 150 event)

 
 
As you have read in Part 1, we have been in Algonquin Park camping and here to also celebrate the 150 for 150 event.  There has been a lot of sharing on Facebook this week, and I have thoroughly enjoyed reading and seeing all the different takes on the weekend.  Some of my favorites have been from the 150for150 group, Wild Canoes, and Camper Christina.  So with that, I figured you can get a little view into our involvement.

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Did We Forget Anything? Part 1 (Part 2 150 for 150 event)

About 5 months ago, the planning for this trip started with the event #150for150. If you haven’t seen pictures or heard of this event, click on the hastag which will link you to their Facebook page.  The basic information is the gathering of 150 canoes on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park to help celebrate Canada’s 150 years.  A group of fellow bloggers, vloggers, and online personalities were all involved in getting this organized.  I was jumping in on this with two feet, thus getting our site booked for the weekend in Algonquin. Continue reading “Did We Forget Anything? Part 1 (Part 2 150 for 150 event)”