Wild Coast: 10 Days Canoeing Lake Superior | Pukaskwa to Michipicoten 

I did this exact trip when I was 16 years old with my grandfather in kayaks. One of the greatest trips of my life.

Thanks so much for taking us along with you!

Wow, I'm from Michigan and never knew what beauty you Canadians had of such a wild and get beautiful lake. Thank you for the adventure. It's was amazing.

The drone shots were beautiful !😎

You are so lucky to have found someone you can do these trips with like this. Awesome videos!

Lake Superior is spectacular - It is a jewel ! Nice Drone work also !

Amazing paddle along an amazing coastline. I've wanted to do this paddle forever. I still do!

Can't tell you how much I appreciate this. You did justice to God's Creation. I'm not too religious but Pukaskwa is a spiritual place. 66 yrs old now, fellow paddling wife is 68. We spent 35 years or so exploring the coast, first hiking and following a flagged "trail" down past White River, then canoeing in later years, every summer. Remote for detachment. Meeting anyone was an event. Saw Bill Mason's fire and footprints on the sandspit out from the Oiseau River (now blown out in a flood) but didn't know who the hell he was. Seemed we were the only visitors many years. Recall Bill had a camp set up at the University Dog River. Seeing caribou and bears along shore. Rounding a point in 20 ft swells and watching a moose swim by with low golden sun glinting off its antlers. Willow River - unzipping the tent at 6am and staring down at fresh giant moose tracks inches away, with young moose tracks a little farther out. Windbound at the Willow River with a really old couple (my age now) canoeing with ancient basset hounds - geologists who related getting lost, watching bears tear apart their remote camp, but later finding oil seepages in northern Alberta. 400 million dollar oil claim. The summer gold was found, helicopters racing up and down the coast, landing at Oiseau Bay and miners lugging core samples down the Willow, even though we're in a protected park. Everyone has memories, but you don't realize the significance until you get old. Future generations will need to guard against development. And human sounds. Putting the bridge across the Pic River was the first development stab. Greed and human demand never dies. The proposed road down to Oiseau Bay (complete with marina) was shot down thanks to rare arctic plants and Pitchers Thistle, and the public input. If part of the Park mandate is protection, I wonder how the clearcut logging around the headwaters outside the park border effects water flowing into Pukaskwa? And the wildlife. Not to mention the mining outside the Park. Thought I recall reading about mercury or something in the nearby Eagle River. Damning the White River. Bill Mason soaked his bones in this area and I believe this place will demand something of all who know this place, to protect the ancient shared heritage. I think he would like these quotes from Thoreau: "Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still." And especially, "This was that Earth of which we have heard, made out of Chaos and Old Night. Here was no man's garden, but the unhandseled globe. It was not lawn, nor pasture, nor mead, nor woodland, nor lea, nor arable, nor wasteland…Man was not to be associated with it. It was Matter, vast, terrific…rocks, trees, wind on our cheeks! the solid earth! the actual world! the common sense! Contact! Contact! "

One of my favourite canoe tripping videos, I’ve watched it a number of times, just so good.

I love Lake Superior! What a marvel! Thanks for sharing guys!

That was beautiful. I love the Great lakes.

You guys rule! From the trip itself to the filming, commentary, soundtrack, gear advice, etc., this video inspired me just as much as any outdoor recreation movie by a major studio. Thanks for putting the time and effort into documenting this, I'm grateful you shared it with us.

I'm so glad RU-vid recommended this video! I've been wondering if canoeing Superior was even possible, but this proves that not only is it possible, it's something I really need to do in my lifetime! Thank you for documenting your amazing adventure.

beautiful trip. great drone shots also.

Looking forward to it! 🙏🛶

What a cool trip, thanks for sharing your journey!

What a fantastic trip! I've logged thousands of miles paddling big water in open-decked canoes so I can appreciate the spray cover. There's been plenty of times I've questioned if I should be out in such waves but you rapidly gain confidence in your skill and your boat. Cheers!

Over three decades ago I did part of the North Shore of Superior in a birch bark canoe. I love this part of Canada. I envy your youth and adventures. Thanks for posting this. It brought back a lot of memories.

Awesome job, loved the music, gear talk, food talk, star time-lapse, cut scenes, commentary - everything! Thanks for taking us along for the ride, what incredible water!

We did the Pukaskwa River before it became a Park 40 years ago and padded west to Rossport. Wow what a trip lots of wild life and amazing specks fishing in the river. Couldn’t get on the Lake a few days because of high winds. We did it in 14 days it was amazing. It brings back memories. Thanks. Oh to be young again . Still love the old canoe. The White River was really the wildest one we ever did. The white water was no place for the novice . 6 footers were often on the river . What a rush but super fun. Thanks again. Cheers.👍🇨🇦

Love the lady in charge of the drinks, she knows what she is doing. Beautiful trip!

Wow.... A true piece of heaven, the water........... You two got to enjoy a amazing adventure.. Thanks for letting us in also

Great video …. brings back a lot of memories growing up on Lake Superior!

Fantastic voyage! Thanks for giving us a glimpse. Absolutely awesome!

Great video. It brought back lots of memories of when I did the same trip solo back in 2003. Makes me want to do it again.

I've watched a lot of videos about canoe trips in all sorts of places, but there's no question that this one is superior!

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

I’m lacking big water canoe skills, so really enjoyed this trip along the Lake Superior coast, my face is sore from smiling. Don’t ever let Leah go, she’s a keeper for sure.

Don’t think i’d ever leave that beach by the waterfall. So gorgeous!

Awesome trip guys. We had our honeymoon on the Slate Islands off of Terrace Bay over 40 years ago. Lots of Caribou and no bugs back then. Fresh Lake Trout everyday. Apparently there are black fly’s and not many Caribou now. People say the Timber Wolfs got out there and changed everything. What a shame. At one time there were over 500 Caribou on the Island. Thanks for sharing your trip. Cheers 👍🇨🇦

Absolutely beautiful coastline

Great vid. Thank you for sharing, it looks absolutely beautiful.

Great trip, thanks for taking me along.

My recommendations came through big time. Amazing video. So many good shots in great locations. I have zero water skills and experience, so it's really cool to see this type of adventure. Thank you!

great scenery and adventure, thanks for sharing with us, nice to see this in this day and time

perfect!!!

Grew up in the area and worked as a carpenter apprentice in the park. Watching your video brings back great memories.

I just got a kayak to do long kayak camping trips, your videos are a huge help in getting ideas and pointing out certain things I would never have thought of and otherwise would have learned the hard way.

Excellent way to capture such a beautiful rugged part of Ontario. 👏

Well done team! Thank you for helping me add this adventure to my bucket list. Go Pack Go!

In the late nineties I and 5 others were flown in to Gibson Lk. Dropped off and had planned to canoe the Pukaskwa River to Lk Superior and catch a fishing trawler but with a dry Spring and low water conditions we were forced to turn around and paddle back up stream do a height of land portage to the White River an back to civilization! Always wondered what the Superior shoreline looked like, now thanks to you two I’m Happy!😁

Very nice story. You are lucky to do these things while you are young and have the time. That lake sure is big! Beautiful coastline. Thanks for sharing.

Leah's a Packers fan! Yeah! Great trip.

The Lake Superior coast line is gorgeous. Great video. Thanks for sharing it with us. Take care and safe travels. Paul and Kerry.

What an amazing journey. I hope to make the trip someday in the footsteps of the great Bill Mason. Such beautiful waterfalls along this route.

Thanks for taking me along on your trip. I loved it. Also, nice selection of caps. Go Pack Go.

That canoe skirt look awesome, paddle pockets and all.

Awesome trip you guys thanks so much. You have brought back some great memories.🇨🇦👍

Awesome drone footage! Love the waterfalls and beautiful scenery. Thanks to you both for stunning video!

What incredible scenery. Living in Minnesota I have seen only a little of the North Shore, but based on your video and videos of others, I know that I have to do a canoe trip up there. I love all of the rock and dramatic cliffs and ultra clear water. The ocean-like behavior frightens me as a hardly intermediate canoeist, I must admit, but I want to practice and get more experience if it allows me to see the types of landscapes you encounter along your journey. Both of you are entertaining and informative and I really enjoyed the balance of vlogging and scenery, and your music choices were fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed this adventure of yours and I can’t wait to watch the others. Thank you so much for sharing. -JD

So glad you mentioned the legendary Canadian canoeist Bill Mason!

Wow, what an ambitious, big-water trip. Fantastic video...thanks for taking us along!

Great video! Thanks for sharing it. Cheers from the Sault!

Beautiful scenery ! Great video !

Probably the best canoe wilderness tripping video on RU-vid. The drone footage really adds to the quality. Keep making these and we'll keep watching!

Great video! That beach at the Wheat Bin is fantastic and the great weather there made it all that much better! Want to get out to canoe camp so bad!

Incredibly beautiful!

Been watching this great video staring Leah a few times now. Great scenery, awesome beaches but needed more fishing... what a trip!

Sweet! #excited

Fisherman's cove....great memories. I was once windbound there for 5 days. Met some really cool backpackers going through and ended up nearly getting married... Hahaha. That was way back in 2004 on my solo 6000 km canoe trip. What a great 6 months that was.

I used to live in Marathon, Ontario, barely 10 or 15 km from where you started out. You picked an area where the water can be quite deep (1000 feet in places). It's also some of the coldest water and your camping spots can cool down to a low of 5 degrees Celcius by morning. The greatest thing is you chose some of the best scenery to experience and even get to experience pictograms from centuries ago and not just at michipikoten high falls area. Everybody who is an outdoor enthusiast needs to experience this either by canoe or by hiking the trails

Great video guys! Thanks for taking the effort to share your experience with so much dedication!

Hahaha. I got so excited watching the video I forgot to thank you. This adventure brings back so many great memories from my time living in Marathon from 1985 to 1993. I had a young family back then and I would take them out every chance I had to explore the parks, lake Superior, the trails, Pic River Reserve and especially to teach them about the wildlife, the vegetation and to appreciate the uniqueness and how special the area is historically. One thing I encourage visitors to do is visit the Pic River Reserve. Be polite, respectful and honest and you might find an elder or two who will share the stories of the Ojibwa. They are very friendly as long as you visit the band office to introduce yourself. If you are there for a photo op then you are there for the wrong reason.

Very cool. Nothing like Gitchee Gumee! Pretty cool music, too! Not as generic as a lot of outdoor type videos. Epic trip!

Awesome video, even more awesome scenery! What an experience! Really enjoyed watching this!

What a great adventure. The food you guys cook up looked amazing. Made me hungry watching it. Thanks for posting the video for us all to share part of the adventure with you. Glad you had a great and safe time. I'm sure the memories will last for a while.

Great video. Definitely a trip added to my bucket list! Thanks.

Life is good for you two! Nice job!

Thanks for sharing your adventure in such a beautiful area.

Awesome trip 👍👏🚣‍♂️

Awesome trip! I agree that Cascade Falls was a fabulous site. Wheat Bin was great as well. Floating Heart Bay is a beauty! So many great places! Thanks for sharing! That was great!

Love the Green Bay packer hat!!!

That was amazing. I got to live on the lake a few years. It's my favorite place on earth. Your drone and other footage was wonderful. It is quite pristine, although it's changed a lot since I was young. It used to be a lot colder. Bravo to you and congratulations!

What beautiful memories you guys are making loved the video

Nice video and it brought back some excellent memories of out two trips along that coastline, back before youtube. The first was paddling out to Michipicoten after coming down the Pukaskwa River in '96, we had pretty fair weather and took just three days. The second trip was a few years later, just my wife and I doing the Coastal Route as you did. We had headwinds and big swells almost the entire time, only got to White Spruce Harbour by day 6 before choosing to turn around and surf back to Hattie Cove. Lovely trip regardless and the spray cover saved out bacon many times. Cheers.

Great video! I didn't want it to end.

Awesome video, thanks for all the great scenery. I really identify with your travels. I am an old school canoeist and love the BWCAW that is why I like your video so much.

Thank you for sharing your trip, absolutely beautiful, great photography, majestic scenery, only had 2 occasions to drive along the shores of Lake Superior and was in awe of how big and beautiful it is. :👍)

Finally was able to take the time to watch your adventure tonight with my four year old boy. We were captivated the whole time. Amazing video, with beautiful scenery. I've never seen Lake Superior before, and it looks to be paradise. Not something I would attempt with my family so thank you for allowing us to live vicariously through your videos.

fantastic trip guys. Well done!

superbe ! , points de vue époustouflant, beauté des rivières a couper le souffle , merci de partagé cette aventure , j`ai adoré !

What an amazing trip l fully enjoyed your every minute, Thanks for sharing.

Fantastic video. Loved every minute of it.

We even found a old huge cook stove from Peterborough stove works on the River. It was amazing how far it was up from the lake. It must have been quite a job getting there. And the type of boots and leather gloves laying around the camp. That was back in the early 80s that was the Pukaskwa trip. Awesome huge specks as well. 🇨🇦👍

Great movie! I really enjoyed watching this, and it made me want to get a canoe, and go explore! I'd love to see more about your packing/equipment.

Keep up the great work. Always look foreward to your vids. This one is probably my favourite

Super video! Well done.

Fantastic - thanks for sharing!

Thumbs way up. Thanks for taking the time to post!

Sweet Video Brad! Keep em coming!

Great video, great hat leah!

Your videos are spectacular! I live in Minnesota and have obviously not spent enough time on Lake Superior. What an amazing place! Thank you for sharing your adventures.

Great video to end my day.1am in the uk.thanks for inspiring the adventure in me.cheers

wow wow and wow again. what an epic adventure ! would love to have that sort of countryside here in England....

I love the Great Lakes, always have,for 67 years. Love watching travel videos about them, I even worked on the lakesknow ALL about their power. But I just realized something this morning. These videos will get out the news about how spectacular all the lakes are and soon they will become like the "New Jersey Shore". "Snooky's and Situations" everywhere. Rude will rule,freaking BEACH TAGS, pandemic of beach whistles covering the beach's,traffic jams up the ass. OMG what have we done.

Very very cool trip! What a stunning lake. Paradise explains a few of those beaches perfectly!! Wish I was as adventurous as you two.

Excellent. Thank you.

You are so right as far as direction. Even noise can fool you with the wind. And sometimes when crossing a Bay you can be a long distance from shore in the fog and the rough rocky shore you can’t get off just anywhere. 🇨🇦👍

WOW amzing trip , lots of love from Spain keep the adventure going

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing and for all the effort you put into this video. Amazing.