Each year thousands of American canoeists venture north to paddle the Ottawa River and its tributaries. The Ottawa is among this continent's great rivers.

Both the Ottawa and its main tributaries have the rugged characteristics that whitewater enthusiasts crave. Wilson also includes many trips for novice and cautious paddlers.

Trips include:

• Ottawa Valley Northwest
• Montreal River
• Makobe River
• Lady Evelyn River
• Devil Rock to Mattawa
• Mattawa River
• Mattawa to Pembroke
• Petawawa River
• Petawawa Paddle and Pedal Tour
• Barron River
• Rivière Dumoine
• Rivière Kipawa
• Rivière Noire
• Rivière Coulonge

Hap Wilson is an award winning-artist, author, photographer, guide, environmentalist, cartographer and eco trail builder living in Rosseau, Ont. His writing has appeared in Canadian Geographic, Explore and Canoe & Kayak. He has published a dozen nature and geography related books. His book Voyages-Canada's Heritage Rivers won the Natural Resources Council of America Award for best environmental book and the Bill Mason Award for lifetime achievement in River Conservation. Wilson, along with his wife Andrea, operate The Cabin Falls EcoLodge in Temagami, Ont. He lives in Rosseau, Ont.

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Engaging and idiosyncratic... the clear pen-and-ink maps are full of details... some photographers dream of wild places and seek the way. I would recommend these books to them.

Canadian Camera

Sound advice on important topics... Anyone planning a canoe trip to the areas covered by Wilson will benefit greatly by reading these guidebooks, but even canoeing enthusiasts not planning on travelling to these regions by canoe will enjoy just reading them.

Cottage Times

Compiled by Hap Wilson, an outdoor writer who has more than thirty years of experience as a wilderness guide... personally documented maps... far more information than a volume size might lead the reader to expect.

Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

I love his writing because he speaks to my soul...about canoeing and the magnificent outdoors we seldom pay attention to.

Community Voices

Detailed information... Hap Wilson has personally explored the rivers.

Wildlife Activist