NORTH to SOUTH - The French River Documentary 4k. The Canoe Trip and the History of the French River 

Wow David, thank you ever so much for these kind words 🙏 It's hard to know how to even respond, other than a genuine "thank you!" When I watch your videos and see the ambitious and difficult challenges that you take on, it inspires me to get to that level of skill and knowledge one day. Thanks for all the help you've been, for the support, and for the being the inspiration towards all my lofty goals for future adventures👍Cheers my friend! 🍻

i dont mean to be so off topic but does someone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid lost the account password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me!

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@Omar Elijah thanks so much for your reply. I found the site through google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@Omar Elijah it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much, you saved my ass !

Thank you so much for your kind comment! That's amazing you got to spend some great time of your life there.

Wow Sasha, your words are so kind and thoughtful! I truly appreciate each word you said. I agree that nature truly does have a healing power, and it has helped me (and is still helping me) to go through some of the darkest times in life. I'm so happy this documentary resonated with you and I truly appreciate your encouraging comment. All the best to you!

Thanks very much Jason, so so appreciated! Hopefully one day I'll have half of the skill and talent that you have! 🙏🍻

Hey Kevin, thanks so much for sharing this and for supporting this project, it really means the world to me 👍I'm a huge lover of music and choosing the right tracks to include was one of my favourite parts of the process. I'm so happy you enjoyed this, all the best to you!

Thanks Kevin for sharing this documentary I enjoyed it very much!

Thanks so much Jon, it means the world to hear this! Yup the loss of that footage was tough to swallow, actually I remember when you had a Panasonic camera tip into the lake out of the canoe a couple years back. It's part of the adventure I guess lol. I use a Lumix g85, this trip was my first time using it. I have lots to learn but thankfully it's pretty user friendly. I started playing with editing about a year and a half ago, and I learn something new every time I try. Many thanks for the encouraging words Jon, cheers! 🍻

Hey Jon. Google maps just happens to have great satellite imagery in that area. I was just poking around. Can't wait to see more of the Province in this detail!

Wow, thank you so much for those kind words!

Hey Marc thank you for your kind comment!

Thank you very much for your thoughtful words, I'm honoured!

That means a lot, thank you so much! Toni's book was a crucial resource through this project. I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed this, thank you for your kind words! 🙏

Thanks so much man!! I'm pretty blown away by all of the support 👍🙏 Yah man you have to do this route! That Nipissing paddle is beautiful, especially in the fall. You can plan your route around the wind conditions, and there's lots of spots for nice campsites both on shore and on islands. So glad you've been inspired to do the route, I hope you can make it happen brother! Cheers 🍻

Thank you so much for these kind words!

Hi John, many thanks for another encouraging and meaningful comment! I'm glad you continue to appreciate this and that you take the time to let me know what it means to you. Bill and I have been blessed enough to see much more of God's creation via canoe over the last two years since this project came out. I hope to present another documentary similar to this one about the beautiful Missinaibi River one day. God bless, Pete

@@LatitudesWildernessFilms Shalom, Pete. We look forward to vicariously enjoy more of your adventures while living down under. I am now 74 so any adventures are now an unexpected bonus. Bless you and Bill My hope is that we meet some day on this side of glory just to personally express our thanks for all your work, which was such a blessing in our lives.

John I really enjoyed reading your comment on Pete's amazing video of the lower French river.

Hey Greg, wow thank you so much for taking the time to make such an encouraging comment, it means so much to me! Thanks for mentioning the commentary, I'm so glad to hear that it resonated with you as it was a new challenge for me. I have a lot of ideas for future projects like this one that I can't wait tackle..happy to have you along Greg, all the best to you!

Thank you very much!

Hi there, thank you ever so much! I had hoped to film a lot more of Recollect Falls but it was pouring rain and I could only have my camera out for a few seconds. I'm really glad you enjoyed the final product, cheers! 🍻

Hey Scott, I love this historic information that you've shared, thank you so much for offering that! One of the best things that has come from this film has been hearing from folks such as yourself who have grown up in that area. I've learned so many historical tidbits from these folks that I could make a part 2 to this documentary! Thank you so much for the encouragement and support!

​@@LatitudesWildernessFilms You probably paddled past "Kamp Kaintuck" (KK), a large camp at the mouth of the Wanapitei River and Wanapitei Bay maybe 2 km out of Hartley Bay. It's a fishing club owned by a group of about 25-30 elderly doctors, judges, lawyers, and business owners from Kentucky, USA. I worked there as a fishing guide in 1977 - I was 13. You were supposed to be 16 but I was almost 6' and back then, nobody really cared about your age as long as you could handle a boat. THAT I could do. The guys I worked with were all 16 to 24 and only 1 other local guy knew his way around a bit. Anyway, KK opens once a year for the first 3 weeks of August (at least it used to) and Hartley Bay Marina would make the camp turn-key ready for the group's arrival. It was a ton of work and I was on vacation but helping with the prep because I know the marina owners. They offered me a job guiding as they were short one. The times were different then as the group brought their own black cook and helper. Both men would "dress" to serve meals. Each week (Saturdays) they would select a a new Kamp Captain who would organize the list of who's fishing with who and where they were going fishing. Three days in I was selected to fish at the Bad River along with two other boats and guides. The two boats followed me 19km down through the Voyageur Channel, through the Crooked Rapids, and out to Georgian Bay. We had a great day and the guests loved the ride through the rapids. We caught lots of fish and even brought back a 24 lb. Northern Pike. After dinner I was summoned to the porch where the Kamp Captain stood in front of a 4ft x 6ft. wall map covered with clear plastic and said loudly, "Where in the HELL did you take these men today!?" Surrounded, I pointed to the map where it said Bad River Channel. Apparently that's not where they wanted us to go when they gave us the ticket that I quickly took from my pocket that said "Bad River Channel". Oops! He explained how dangerous it was... What if..." I explained it's not dangerous if you know where you're going. I explained that I've driven to the Bad River and back to Hartley Bay dozens of times and even at night. In the end he was smiling and for the next 10 days I was on Bad River detail so all the men got to experience the rapids and fish for big pike. A few years later I was vacationing and went to Hartley Bay and ran in to someone guiding at KK and they recognized me from a photo on a wall inside the camp. I have many indelible moments and stories from my time spent there that I should probably write down. I think you'd like the history of how the Tinnerman French Canoe Club came to exist.

Wow that is very encouraging to hear, I would love that! I had hoped people would find it useful towards planning a trip to the French. Thank you so very much for your support!

Thank you so much!!

Hi Donald, wow I can't thank you enough for these kind and encouraging words! I'm blown away by the support from kind folks like you, so thank you so much! I hope to take some whitewater courses this year and start to gain more confidence in whitewater. Canoeing opens up a world of opportunities and I want to learn and explore as much as I can. Yes thanks for the tip on tying off! It's something that I think off but I'll admit I neglict it more often than not. I'd hate to have to swim after my boat! Thanks so much for the support and encouragement Donald, all the best to you!

Thank you so much Derek, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much!

Such an amazing area, you are blessed to live right there!

@@LatitudesWildernessFilms yes i know its so beautiful in the summer

This was very well, and beautifully written, and I thank you so much for commenting in such an encouraging way. I appreciate this more than you know!

Right on, hammock camping interests me for sure. Since this trip I've upgraded tents and have never had to say "wet wet wet" again thankfully. All the best to you!

Wow, such kind and encouraging words, I can't thank you enough!! I wanted this project to be different than the majority of tripping videos, and I'm so glad you could see that when you watched. Thank you for mentioning about the authenticity as well, I wanted to make sure that the emotions of the trip were captured, and the flaws that took place as well. None of us are perfect, and keeping the flaws included in the film was crucial to me. Many many thanks for the encouragement!!

Thank you so much! I haven't posted anything since this one, but there's lots of work going on right now towards another big film that will come out in the future. Keep your eyes open! Thanks for the support!

Hey Carol, thanks so much your kind words! I'm very jealous of where you live 😂. I'm very happy that this brought back some good memories for you, and I hope can make more in the near future. All the best to you!

Hi Callie! Thank you so much for your encouraging comment! I love hearing that people can find inspiration to get out and explore the big beautiful wilderness that we are so richly blessed with. All the best to you!

Thank you so much for the encouraging words! I really wanted to capture the various emotions that take place on a journey like this. So happy that this gave a little break from winter lol! Cheers

Thank you very much!

Hi Katy, thank you so very much for these encouraging words! I love hearing from people that have a connection to the river, and hearing if this film resonated with them. Thank you for watching and for commenting, all the best to you!

Hi Greg! Wow, your comment is so kind and encouraging, I appreciate it so very much! I do agree on the repetitive tripping videos that RU-vid is saturated with. The direction that I want to go is towards films and documentaries that consist of historical info, storytelling, and that hopefully have more intellectual and thought provoking content, rather than a vlog showing what I'm doing. I can't thank you enough for your kindness and support! Cheers my friend!

Thank you so very much Philip, I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it👍

Hi Andy, wow I can't thank you enough for these words! In one comment, you have summed up everything that I'm trying to do with my content. I used to do more of a "traditional" style of video like you described, and I realized that I just wasn't enjoying it, and I wanted to do something different, and this documentary is the result of that. I'm so happy that you appreciated this style and that you took the time to comment in such an encouraging way. I hope you can travel here and paddle some of our Canadian waters soon enough. All the best to you Andy!

This sounds like an epic journey Rob, I'm sure you made the some of the best memories of your life on that trip!

Thank you so much Mark, so happy that you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much for your kind words Bruce! I hope you can paddle some or all of the French River one day 👍

Thank you very much for your comment, I hope so as well!

You are most welcome, I'm so glad this resonated with you!

Thank you so much for your wonderful and encouraging comments! Your words have really brightened up my day. All the best to you my friend!

Thank you so much for coming along!

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Wow thank you ever so much! That is very high praise coming from someone who has over 35 years of tripping experience, and it means the world to me, thank you!

That's so great to hear, thank you very much!

You're welcome Jeremiah, thanks for watching and for commenting!

Hi Joseph, thanks so much for the wonderful comment! I'm so happy that these videos have brought back some wonderful memories for you both, that means a lot to me 👍I certainly plan on putting out a lot more videos in the future. Thanks for the encouragement Joseph, all the best to you!

You're most welcome Richard, thank you for your encouraging comment 👍

Hey Vicky! Wow thank you so much for this encouragement, I'm so happy you enjoyed watching this! You are so fortunate to live where you do, I'd move up there in a heartbeat. I'm happy you and Marc can both get out and enjoy the beautiful north together 👍 Thanks again for hospitality, it was so great to meet you both! 🍻👍

Pete you are welcome here anytime. Just let us know that you are coming and I’ll move the boxes for you! Lol. It’s always good cooking for someone else too. I always make too much anyway. And the happiest dogs always love a good visit!

Hi Barry, wow this is such a thoughtful and encouraging comment to read! Thank you ever so much for taking the time to watch and to comment! I love hearing from people who know the river and have had experiences like ours. It's truly an amazing place that calls us all to go back over and over. Like you, I'm hoping to be able to get out winter camping shortly, but as soon as the ice is out I'll be paddling, and hopefully you will to. All the best Barry, thanks so much for the encouragement and support!

You are most welcome, and thank you for the kind and encouraging words!

Wow, this is such an encouragement to me! Bill Mason has been so inspirational to me, in aspects of both canoeing and how I filmed this trip. I wish I could have just half of the talent and skill that he had! I'm honoured that this film brought Bill's films to your mind, can't thank you enough for sharing that with me! All the best!

Thanks buddy, so happy you enjoyed it! Hopefully we can cross paths this year 🍻

Wow, such a kind and encouraging comment to read, thank you so very much! It means the world to hear that👍👍

Hi Paul, I want to say thank you for your kind and encouraging comment, it goes a long way. All the best to you!

Thank you so much!

Hey Jack, I'm so happy you enjoyed the documentary. I'm jealous you've been paddling this beautiful river since 95! All the best to you 👍

@@LatitudesWildernessFilms Thanks! By the way, I admire your videography skills. Could you tell me what kind of camera did you use? And I bet it took a lot of pos-production work to achieve this excellent final product.

@@jackk5845 Hey Jack, again thank you so much for the encouragement! I use a Panasonic Lumix G85, and I film in 4k 24p and 1080 60p. It's an amazing camera for the value. I do hope to upgrade to a GH5 at some point. There was a PILE of work in post, between the editing and filming all the talking head stuff (3 months!) Thank you for noticing that and for appreciating it👍 I'm always happy to answer any questions people have so feel free to reach out anytime. Cheers Jack🍻

Hey Steve you are most welcome! So happy that you enjoyed it👍👍

Thank you very much, so happy that you enjoyed it!

Thank you so very much!

Hi Michael! Thank you so much for your thoughtful and detailed comment. I apologize for not getting a response to you sooner than this. I hope you can explore a new section of the river in 2024. The 550m port is easy, and any carry that you would need to do in the Delta section is short. I wish you amazing paddling adventures in this new year!

Thanks for getting back with me and, I'm excited to read that you're working a Missinaibi video. I'm really excited to see this one in the works. Some of my best friends were fortunate enough to run it as their Senoir HS class trip and, they never stop talking about it, haha!!! Sadly, I missed out as my family moved away in my junior year, so I wasn't eligible, drat. You vid will make up for it! CHEERS 🍻 👏

Thank you so much for commenting in such an encouraging way, that means so much to me! Thanks for mentioning about the extra information that I researched, there was a lot of work that went into this film that people will never see. I appreciate the kind words friend, all the best to you!

Hey there, thank you so very much! The encouragement and support are so appreciated...I can't wait for the next adventure either! All the best to you!

Hi there Tracy, thank you so very much for that encouragement! All the best to you!

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed this 👍

Thank you so much Trevor!!

Hey Joel thanks so much for the encouragement! We are blessed to have this amazing river in our province, you will certainly not regret a trip down the river! Try for fall if you can, much less traffic on the water and the colours are spectacular. Cheers! 🍻

Hi there and thank you so very much!!

That's great to hear! I had hoped that people would feel like they were along with us for the journey. Thank you very much for watching!

This is so encouraging to hear, many thanks! The voiceovers are enjoyable to create but also put me in a bit of a vulnerable place sharing my own thoughts...I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed them!

Thank you very much 🙏

Thank you so much!

Hi there, thank you so much for your encouraging words!

Hey Doug thanks so much for checking this out and for the encouraging words! I appreciate hearing that you felt the lost footage didn't impact the final project. It was a heartbreak to us both but hey it's all part of being adventurers! Cheers!!

Hi there and thank you so much for the encouragement and support! Cheers🍻🍻

Thank you so much!

Thanks so much Shawn, so glad you enjoyed it!

Hey Jamie, wow this means a lot to hear, I can't thank you enough for those kind words! I'm so happy this film can be inspiring to you and to others, it means my goal has been accomplished. Thanks again Jamie 👍🍻

Hey Chris thanks so much, I'm sure you have some awesome memories from those experiences, thanks for sharing 👍

Hi Roy and Tanya, I'm so happy you enjoyed this and I thank you for watching and for commenting! All the best to you!

Hi Sean many thanks for checking this out! What route were you doing in Killarney at the time? We had some nasty weather for sure, even hailed the night we were camped by Little Pine Rapids. I'm glad you enjoyed watching!

Wow, thank you so very much for these kind words! I'm so happy that this resonated with you, thank you for taking the time to watch and to post such a kind comment. All the best to you!

Thank you so very much! 👍

Thank you so very much for your kind words friend!

This would be an awesome place to take your son! Hope you can make it there for a trip this year, cheers!

Thank you so much!

Many thanks for these encouraging words, means a lot to me. All the best!

Hi there and thank you so much for the encouragement! I loved sharing the experience of the journey and shedding some light on the rich history of the French. I'm so glad it resonated with you! All the best to you!