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This is a MUST-DO Festival: July 15 to 17, 2016
See Ray Mears. Enjoy three days of canoe displays, demonstrations, hikes and more.
The Temagami Canoe Festival is an annual, mid-July, three-day, indoor-outdoor celebration of music, canoes and culture. The 2016 dates are July 15 to 17.
EXCITING NEWS: In addition to the already great line up at the festival, Ray Mears, British bushcraft expert, and founder of Woodlore, UK's premier school of wilderness bush craft, will be making a special guest appearance. Come and see Ray demonstrate his bushcraft skills.
Why not extend your visit and explore Temagami's ancient beauty with a canoeing or hiking trip?

Here’s a sample of what’s going on…

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