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    Borden to Grand Rapids: A River Traveller’s Challenge

    December 15, 2008 / 2 Comments

    Robert Pruden returns to the pages of Nessmuking with the next installment of his journey to the sea.

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    Along the Banks of the Saskatchewan: A Kayak Trip Down the Saskatchewan River

    December 15, 2008 / Comments Open

    Robert N Pruden returns to the pages of Nessmuking with a tale of adventure. For this installment, he paddled his homemade kayak from from Edmonton to North Battleford on the North Saskatchewan River. Along the way, he discovered a connection with the wilderness as well as a corpse...

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