My Ontario 2009 - (Page 9)

guest editor Abitibi River Joseph Boyden’s Ontario There’s a place in Ontario that is so special (dare I say sacred?) to me that I have a hard time writing this for fear I will somehow spoil its magic. It’s in Northern Ontario, more than 200 kilometres north of Cochrane along the Little Bear line that chugs its way to Moosonee. You really can get there quite easily, if you want to. Guess the right spot over a certain trestle and politely ask the conductor to stop the train. He will. Believe me (a hint: mile 128 on the train and you’re getting very close, mile 132 and you’ve passed it). Near here is the confluence of two rivers, one small and rocky and gorgeous, the other much larger, as brown and powerful as a Cree paddler’s wrist. My dear friend, the Moose Cree hunter, guide, and legend, William Tozer, introduced me to this part of his world many years ago. A few cabins William built by hand nestle on a ridge above the meeting place of these two rivers. Shimmering poplar and resilient black spruce will greet you; the wide Abitibi, summer or winter, sparkles in sunlight. In autumn, you can spot moose grazing red willow on the shores. In spring, just after the spawn, cast for pickerel and pike that will give you the fight of your life. In the winter, you will float on your snowmobile over metres of powder. Summertime, ah, summertime, just paddle your canoe, allow the current to carry you north through the wilderness to Moosonee. – Joseph Boyden is the winner of the 2008 ScotiaBank Giller prize for his novel Through Black Spruce. ontariotravel.net • MY ONTARIO 9 http://www.ontariotravel.net

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of My Ontario 2009

My Ontario 2009
Contents
Guest Editor
Contributors
My Ontario Showcase
Designs on Wine
Chilling out in Kingston with the Sibs
Wild in the Kitchen
Par Excellence
Ontario’s Artisan Cheeses
Read All About It
Gardens by Rail
Please Touch!
Ontario Outings + Quirky Quiz =Family Fun
Overnight on Nipissing Ice
And the Beat Goes On…
Bump in the Night
Great Escapes
Resources
The Story Behind…

My Ontario 2009

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