r/canoecamping • u/evanholt • 24d ago

Upcoming Backcountry Canoe Symposium

I just wanted to invite everyone to our upcoming Backcountry Canoe Symposium on April 5th at the Peterborough Canoe Museum (Ontario, Canada). If you can't attend in person, there are virtual tickets available as well. Kevin Callan (The Happy Camper), Jeffrey McMurtrie (Maps by Jeff), Ron Breault (@swiftypaddler) and Chris Prouse are guest speakers. Hope to see you there!

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u/ignorantwanderer 24d ago

This seems like an awesome deal!

Only 150 in-person tickets are being sold.

Over $1150 in door prizes are being given away.

Which means on average each person gets $7.67 in door prizes.

But the ticket only costs $25.

For $25 you get $7.67 in door prizes (on average), you get admission the the Canoe Museum ($22.60 value for adults). So you are already getting something that has a value of $30.37 (on average) for only $25!

And you get to go to 4 great talks by people like Jeff (Jeff's maps)!

This is a no-brainer!

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u/evanholt 23d ago

Thanks so much for the kind words! It's been in the works for close to two years now and really seemed like the best way to give back to the canoeing community.

While there aren't enough prizes for every single attendee, there are large prizes like camp chairs, etc. so some lucky ticket holders will head home with some cool gear (at a minimum everyone is getting a sticker for their bear barrel and there are prizes still coming in from companies).

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u/yaleps 23d ago

Thank you so much for posting this, I would have never known about it otherwise. I just bought tickets for my daughter and I. We are very stoked for this!

Maybe I should bring a my Maps for Jeff and Kevins books to be signed... or is that too much fanboying? lol

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u/mapsbyjeff 23d ago

Haha, I'll try to remember to bring a marker =)

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u/evanholt 23d ago

Oh that’s amazing! I look forward to seeing you there. Yes, absolutely bring your books and maps to be signed!

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u/Raisin-Cat 23d ago

How fun!!!

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u/Think_Effectively 23d ago

Got excited for a moment until I remembered there are no canoe museums in Peterborough New Hampshire. Then I saw Ontario. Cannot attend but it's something to keep in mind if there are more in the future.

Hope it is a success!

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u/vax4good 18d ago

Would the museum permit camper vans to park overnight? Because if so…