Georgian Bay

First Solo Overnight Trip — Canoeing Around Franklin Island

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Last August, I returned to the arch­i­pel­ago around Franklin Island on Geor­gian Bay. I’ve now vis­it­ed this loca­tion three times in as many years, and plan to con­tin­ue the tra­di­tion in 2026 and onwards — the region is sim­ply too beau­ti­ful, and too close to home, not to revis­it peri­od­i­cal­ly. This trip dif­fered from our … Read more

One Year Later: A Short-Lived Adventure on Franklin Island

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Crown land camping near Franklin Island in Georgian Bay.

Ear­li­er in the year, Lily and I start­ed flirt­ing with the idea of a major road trip lead­ing up to our fif­teenth anniver­sary. We bought a new car in Jan­u­ary, and the time seemed right to stretch its legs while relax­ing ours. My ini­tial sug­ges­tion was to dri­ve west across Cana­da, then head up through … Read more

Crown Land Camping near Franklin Island on Georgian Bay

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The “plan” Ear­ly in March, Lily and I decid­ed to get a head start on the camp­ing sea­son by book­ing a few camp­sites ear­li­er than usu­al. We reserved a back­coun­try site on Tom Thom­son Lake in Algo­nquin Park for late May and a spot at the Hon­ey­moon Bay camp­ground in Geor­gian Bay Islands Nation­al Park … Read more