Kevin Callan comes to The Canadian Canoe Museum to bring you his Winter Camping workshop! This one-day workshop will make you better equipped for your winter camping trip.

Carve a wooden spoon with experienced carver, John Wager!

Start the class learning about safety and knife techniques before you begin carving your own spoon.

Carve a wooden cup perfect for your next canoe or camping trip with knowledgeable carver, John Wager.

Create your own beautiful carved and sanded black cherry paddle and go home with all the varnishing supplies to see it complete.

Spend the day making a black ash basket with knowledgeable carver and basket maker, John Wager. Learn about the basics of weaving while you craft your own black ash basket in our Living Traditions Studio.

In this disciplinary workshop you’ll start the day with a hammer and nails assembling the wooden pieces of your wanigan. After lunch you try your hand at the basics of leather working – sewing together the leather pieces of your tumpline. By the end of the day your finished wanigan and tumpline are ready for next backcountry canoe trip.

Kevin Callan (a.k.a. The Happy Camper) instructor and author of The Happy Camper: The Essential Guide to Life Outdoors will be hosting a canoe tripping workshop touching on everything from first-time outings, more moderate excursions, and advanced multiple-day trips.

Spend an evening cooking a rustic and delicious feast over fire with Chef Amanda and her husband, Adam. Learn different cooking techniques over coals and open flame while enjoying a three course meal.

Create your own beautiful carved and sanded black cherry paddle and go home with all the varnishing supplies to see it complete.

Do you have a wood-and-canvas canoe at home that needs a little love?

Participants in the canoe restoration clinic will learn how to re-canvas a wood-and-canvas canoe and perform basic structural repairs (for example; replacing a rib, or repairing damaged planking) while being immersed in the world’s largest collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft.

This rugged, attractive leather-covered journal is based on a 14th century ledger structure. You will appreciate how this beautiful book’s construction allows the pages to open flat, making it perfect for sketching while sitting on the shore, or writing in at a desk. Once filled with memories, the cover can be detached and a new text block inserted for new journeys.

Create your own beautiful carved and sanded black cherry paddle and go home with all the varnishing supplies to see it complete.