PUBLISHER’S LETTER
a great summer
but fall adventure awaits Hereʼs hoping youʼre having as much fun as we are exploring all that our great region has to offer. We at Ottawa Outdoors Magazine have been answering your questions, reviewing the next piece of gear youʼll need, and providing you with directions and details to find those hidden outdoor adventures nearby. And so, the fall of 2003 has arrived, right after the Summer of You. In the past several months I stepped “outside the box” and explored some new interests. My spring “to do” list included... whitewater kayak lessons; check. Lived to tell about it; check. Cottage relaxing time; check. Star-gazing at the bazillion stars overhead; check. Campfire conversations with friends; check. I predict a mild autumn, so make your outdoor agenda plans now for more adventure. That means kayaking and canoeing some of the many fantastic lakes nearby, and mountain biking on challenging trails. Add in some great weekend hiking trips, both inside the city and outside. Canʼt wait to get out there! Enjoy our fall issue. Thanks for this first full year of Ottawa Outdoors Magazine, and be sure to head out and enjoy our incredible fall weather. Happy trails.
Dave Brown Publisher, Editor-in-Chief
CONTRIBUTORS
Geoff Green
Max Finkelstein
Chantal Macartney
Peter McKinnon
Geoff is a freelance expedition leader and founder/director of the program, Students on Ice. In this issue he takes a break from his home in Chelsea, and leads us on a journey into the Antarctic, one of the last untouched and pristine places on earth.
The focus of our profile this issue, Max is one of the most well-known canoeists in Ottawa. Heʼs travelled all over the country and written popular books about the adventure. In this issue he takes us down the French and Mattawa Rivers.
At the wily young age of 17, Chantal is a regular writer of Ottawa Outdoors. Sheʼs been camping since before she could walk and in this issue, brings you a bunch of camping tips to make your fall camping go that much smoother.
An avid outdoor enthusiast and married father of two boys, Peter gives us some insight into the how-tos of canoe camping with your children. Heʼs been writing for years and is a longtime resident of Ottawa.
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Dave Brown Managing Editor Allen Macartney Editor Denise Allen Assistant Editor Lesley Cornish Contributing Editors Ken Parker Jim Hargreaves Design and Layout Dave Brown Graphic Designer Robert Brazeau Graphic Illustrators William Jessup, Wah Phung-Lu, Keith Milne, FrikOutdoors.com, Contributing Writers Juda Strawczynski, Chantal Macartney, Bev Wigney, Ken Whiting, Max Finkelstein, Peter McKinnon, Angie Brown, Ryan Brown, Brian Cooke, Geoff Green, Dave Stibbe, Eric Martinat, Bob Washer, Dr. Todd Norton, Allen Macartney, Julie St. Jean, Cathy Brown, Wanda Purton Contributing Photographers Ray Pilon, La Verende Park, Nancy Lee, Bev Wigney, Paul Chivers, National Capital Commission, Langford Canoe, Peter McKinnon, Jean Lemire, Geoff Green, Robert Faubert, Jason Elder, Allen Macartney, SiriusMed, Julie St. Jean, Martin Paquette, Luis Moreira ADVERTISING INQUIRIES Please contact: Dave Brown Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Ottawa Outdoors Magazine is an independent publication published quarterly. Email: Advertising@OttawaOutdoors.ca Tel: 613-860-8688 / 888-228-2918 SUBSCRIPTIONS See attached sub.cards in this issue or visit www.OttawaOutdoors.ca Ottawa Outdoors Magazine 2706 Alta Vista Drive, Suite #107 Ottawa, ON K1V 7T4 Tel: 613-860-8688. Internet: www.OttawaOutdoors.ca CONTRIBUTIONS Ottawa Outdoors Magazine welcomes story and photo contributions. All photos should ideally be shot with colour slides or high resolution digital camera, but otherwise scanned at 300dpi resolution and burned onto a CD-ROM or emailed. No unsolicited contributions will be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or artwork. CANADIAN / U.S. POSTMASTER: Return undeliverable covers to 2706 Alta Vista Drive, Suite #107, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1V 7T4. Return postage guaranteed. Indexed in the Canadian Periodical Index ISSN No. 1204-69556. © Copyright 2003. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any materials published in Ottawa Outdoors Magazine is expressly forbidden without consent of the publisher unless otherwise agreed between partners. Printed in Canada.
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