Inspiring Canada by Canoe
For the last 20 years, the Canadian Canoe Museum has stewarded the world’s largest collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft. More than 600 in number, the watercraft and their stories have a pivotal role to play in understanding our past and, our collective future. As the museum prepares for the fall reopening at its new 65,000-square-foot facility.- the community is rallying behind this extraordinary journey of this one-of-a-kind collection.
Accommodations offering paddling rentals
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Pine Vista Resort
Douro-Dummer, Ontario
K0L 2H0
![Aerial view of Elmhirst](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Elmhirsts-Fall-2-cropped-512x288.jpg)
Elmhirst’s Resort
Family owned and operated cottage resort on Rice Lake featuring Regional Cuisine & Fine Wine, Onsite Spa, Family Activities, Cottage Accommodations
1045 Settlers LineKeene, Ontario
K0L 2G0
![Birds eye view of a cottage resort on a lake with forests](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27658089_10155788224825845_182510222618019567_n-512x288.jpg)
Wildwood Cottage Resort
Open year round, Wildwood Cottages has everything you are looking for. You’ll love every minute here!
1328 2nd LineBailieboro, Ontario
K0L 1B0
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Wantasa Resort
Douro-Dummer, Ontario
K0L 2H0
![Big resort with balconies](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/viamede-512x288.jpg)
Viamede Resort
Woodview, Ontario
K0L 3E0
![A kid happily holding a fish](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/three-castles-1-512x288.jpg)
Three Castles Resort
Buckhorn, Ontario
K0L 1J0
![Peterborough and the Kawarthas tourism pattern](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/themes/the-kawarthas/images/ui/thumbnail-card-default.jpg)
The Birches Resort
Buckhorn, Ontario
K0L 1J0
![dock on a lake](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sunshine-cove-512x288.jpg)
Sunshine Cove Cottage Resort
Keene, Ontario
K9J 6X8
![a dog on a dock looking out at a lake](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/shady-point-resort-512x288.jpg)
Shady Point Resort
Buckhorn, Ontario
K0L 1J0
![people on a grass area with trees, on a lake](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pigeon-lake-resort-512x288.jpg)
Pigeon Lake Resort
Trent Lakes, Ontario
K0M 1A0
![Peterborough and the Kawarthas tourism pattern](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/themes/the-kawarthas/images/ui/thumbnail-card-default.jpg)
The Trace at Oak Lake
Havelock, Ontario
K0L 1Z0
![cottages on a lake with forest](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/lakeedge-f-512x288.jpg)
Lake Edge Cottages
Lakefield, Ontario
K0L 2H0
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10 Signature Paddling Routes 10 Signature Paddling Routes
Dip your paddle deep into time. Travel along the routes of the voyageurs in a canoe crafted by hand, the vessel that was created by Indigenous peoples. The vessel that helped create the nation we call Canada. That we’ve honoured with its own museum.
Paddling Related Experiences
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Lovesick Kayaking
Burleigh Falls, Ontario
![people kayaking into the locks](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Liftlock-Paddle-512x288.jpg)
Liftlock Paddle Co
Peterborough, Ontario
K9L 1P8
![an exterior shot of the building of the brand new Canadian Canoe Museum](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CanadianCanoeMuseum-Exterior-512x288.jpg)
The Canadian Canoe Museum
Peterborough, Ontario
K9L 1P8
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Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park
Bancroft, Ontario
K0L 1C0
![an image of the Peterborough Lift Lock from the air. Snow on the ground](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WinterLiftLock-512x288.jpg)
Trent-Severn Waterway, Parks Canada
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 6Z6
![beach on lake surrounded by forest](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Selwyn-Conservation-Area-512x288.jpg)
Selwyn Beach Conservation Area
Selwyn, Ontario
K0L 2H0
![2 people on a seadoo](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Sea-doo-Trixx-Rentals-Kawartha-Adventure-Rentals-1-512x288.jpg)
Kawartha Adventure Rentals
North Kawartha, Ontario
K0L 2H0
![3 people paddling in a red canoe](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/the-land-canadian-adventures-512x288.jpg)
The Land Canadian Adventures
Apsley, Ontario
K0L 1A0
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Wild Rock Outfitters
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 2T7
![canoe in water](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Buckhorn-Canoe-Company-512x288.jpeg)
Buckhorn Canoe Company
Buckhorn, Ontario
K0L 1J0
![Four kayaks hanging from a rack](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/adventure-outfitters-512x288.jpg)
Adventure Outfitters
Family outfitting for outdoor enthusiasts. Find camping supplies, canoe and kayak rentals and more.
1828 8th LineLakefield, Ontario
K0L 2H0
![view of a river through forest from a lookout](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WarsawCaves_LookoutTrail-512x288.jpg)
Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground
Warsaw, Ontario
K0L 3A0
Paddling Related Retailer & Rentals
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Adventure Outfitters
Family outfitting for outdoor enthusiasts. Find camping supplies, canoe and kayak rentals and more.
1828 8th LineLakefield, Ontario
K0L 2H0
![canoe in water](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Buckhorn-Canoe-Company-512x288.jpeg)
Buckhorn Canoe Company
Buckhorn, Ontario
K0L 1J0
![2 people on a seadoo](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Sea-doo-Trixx-Rentals-Kawartha-Adventure-Rentals-1-512x288.jpg)
Kawartha Adventure Rentals
North Kawartha, Ontario
K0L 2H0
![an exterior shot of the building of the brand new Canadian Canoe Museum](https://thekawarthas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CanadianCanoeMuseum-Exterior-512x288.jpg)
The Canadian Canoe Museum
Peterborough, Ontario
K9L 1P8
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Wild Rock Outfitters
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 2T7
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The Happy Camper’s Top 5 Canoe Trips in Kawartha Highlands – for the beginner The Happy Camper’s Top 5 Canoe Trips in Kawartha Highlands – for the beginner
Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park has an incredible selection of paddle routes available for the beginner – or just someone who just doesn’t like portages.
By Insider Kevin Callan
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Paddling Routes in the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park Paddling Routes in the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park
Have you ever noticed what happens to the landscape about a half-hour’s drive north of Peterborough, as you pass Buckhorn or Burleigh? The stratified limestone that supports the Saint Lawrence…
By Insider Briagh Bretton
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Paddling Home – An Epic Canoe Trip in Peterborough & the Kawarthas Paddling Home – An Epic Canoe Trip in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
Five days of twenty-two portages, close to fifty kilometres of paddling, and four evenings camped out under the stars.
By Insider Kevin Callan
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Five Reasons Fall Paddling in the Kawarthas is the Best Five Reasons Fall Paddling in the Kawarthas is the Best
As Champagne is to France, Darjeeling is to the Indian Himalaya and Islay single malt is to Scotland, so is canoeing to Peterborough & the Kawarthas. Peterborough is the birthplace…
By Insider Briagh Bretton