Pelican Narrows west shore         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      1 / 66  
 
Pelican Narrows Hudson Bay store and Studer's plane         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      2 / 66  
 
Coming into Pelican Narrows with a spare paddle         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      3 / 66  
 
Roman Catholic Church and nurse's residence at Pelican Narrows         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      4 / 66  
 
Ken, Del and Milow on the front steps of the Hudson Bay Company store in Pelican Narrows         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      5 / 66  
 
Pelican Narrows.  Note the water standpipe and electricity.         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      6 / 66  
 
Close-up of Andrew Custer's house in Pelican Narrows         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      7 / 66  
 
Joan and Berna 'Blond_ Studer         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      8 / 66  
 
The old and new Anglican church in Pelican Narrows         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      9 / 66  
 
We leave Pelican Narrows         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      10 / 66  
 
Come on Del and Ken, hurry up         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      11 / 66  
 
Our rocky island and dinner spot on Mirond Lake         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      12 / 66  
 
We stop for our first rest on Mirond Lake         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      13 / 66  
 
Stan and Milow wait on Mirond Lake         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      14 / 66  
 
Hot and bushed on Mirond Lake         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      15 / 66  
 
Fifty year old Ben Sewop at Corneille Rapid         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      16 / 66  
 
Poor portage around Corneille Rapids into Corneille Lake         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      17 / 66  
 
Fish dinner at Corneille Lake         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      18 / 66  
 
Lady's Slippers at Corneille Lake campsite         [ Jul 8, 1967 ]      19 / 66  
 
Milow on to Dog River         [ Jul 9, 1967 ]      20 / 66  
 
Photo taken from the upper Sturgeon-Weir River at Dog Rapids         [ Jul 9, 1967 ]      21 / 66  
 
Dog Rapids.  Dinner at upper Sturgeon Weir River         [ Jul 9, 1967 ]      22 / 66  
 
Del and Ken on the Sturgeon-Weir River below Dog River         [ Jul 9, 1967 ]      23 / 66  
 
Our camp on the west side of Upper Sturgeon-Weir River         [ Jul 9, 1967 ]      24 / 66  
 
View from our camp on the west side of Upper Sturgeon-Weir River         [ Jul 9, 1967 ]      25 / 66  
 
Milow in the rain at Birch Rapids portage         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      26 / 66  
 
The start of the portage at Birch Rapids         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      27 / 66  
 
The Birch Rapids portage.  Ken got hurt here.         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      28 / 66  
 
Mile 190 on the Hanson Lake road.  We leave Ken behind.         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      29 / 66  
 
Scoop Rapids looking north up the Sturgeon-Weir River         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      30 / 66  
 
Scoop Rapids         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      31 / 66  
 
Del standing by the rocky beds at Scoop Rapids         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      32 / 66  
 
Scoop Rapids         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      33 / 66  
 
Del and Stan look for safe passage         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      34 / 66  
 
Past Scoop Rapids on the Sturgeon-Weir River         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      35 / 66  
 
Del and Milow below Scoop Rapids         [ Jul 10, 1967 ]      36 / 66  
 
Drizzly morning at the campsite on Attree Lake on the Sturgeon-Weir River         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      37 / 66  
 
Breakfast at 6 AM in the campsite on Attree Lake         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      38 / 66  
 
Lobe stick below camp on Attree Lake         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      39 / 66  
 
Del and Stan on a very little used portage at Snake Portage         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      40 / 66  
 
Snake Portage is 1050 yards long.  This is the rear end of 'Samuel Hearne'.         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      41 / 66  
 
A 1955 photo of a Grumman canoe below Snake Rapids         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      42 / 66  
 
Very rocky Spruce Rapids         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      43 / 66  
 
We leave the Spruce Rapids portage behind         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      44 / 66  
 
Roman Catholic cemetery.  Old on the left and new on the right.         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      45 / 66  
 
A Prairie Lily by the cemetery on the upper Sturgeon-Weir River         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      46 / 66  
 
Just plain 'Joe'         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      47 / 66  
 
Cemetery on the upper portage of the Sturgeon-Weir River.  No indian settlement.         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      48 / 66  
 
Stan in the cemetery         [ Jul 11, 1967 ]      49 / 66  
 
Scared, hell yes.  Amisk Lake and water everywhere.         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      50 / 66  
 
Amisk cliffs in the distance         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      51 / 66  
 
Red cliffs of Amisk Lake.  Water was very rough.         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      52 / 66  
 
Red cliffs of Amisk Lake         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      53 / 66  
 
Del and Stan have a breather after fighting Amisk Lake         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      54 / 66  
 
Red limestone on Amisk Lake         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      55 / 66  
 
Amisk Island point         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      56 / 66  
 
The start of the End Rapids         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      57 / 66  
 
End Rapids bridge seen from Denare Road         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      58 / 66  
 
End Rapids from the bridge         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      59 / 66  
 
Lower shallow Sturgeon-Weir River         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      60 / 66  
 
Del and Milow while Stan lines         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      61 / 66  
 
Rough and shallow Crooked Rapids on the lower Sturgeon-Weir River         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      62 / 66  
 
Forget the paddles, get the poles         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      63 / 66  
 
Watch out - more and more rocks         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      64 / 66  
 
Our 'moose' campsite. Four holes in the canoe         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      65 / 66  
 
Lower Sturgeon-Weir River.  A hot night 'moose' campsite.         [ Jul 12, 1967 ]      66 / 66