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High Temp.
14° F
Low Temp.
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Wind
SE 10-15 MPH
Miles Traveled
19
Hours Traveling
7
New Snow 1
Inch
(since last update)
People
Seen 5
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Posted: Sunday, 2/16/03 10 PM from Pine Bluff, Saskatchewan
River, Manitoba
The dogs had grown impatient when we left The Pas. As
soon as they caught sight of their harnesses, they howled and jumped
excitedly, as if to say, "It's about time, guys." We left
The Pas on a bright blue, crisp morning.
Despite the cold, a few fishermen chose to spend the day in their
icehouse on the Saskatchewan
River. They invited us in to warm up, and they told us about what
lay ahead on the river. We had never been in an icehouse before, and
they had never been skiing before. We spent nearly an hour swapping
stories. |
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During our stay in The Pas, we met Charlie LaValle,
a longtime commercial fisherman on the Saskatchewan
River. He told us to look up a man named Stanely. "How will we
find him?," I asked.
"Oh, don't worry, you'll see him," Charlie replied. |
I had almost forgotten about Stanely, when this morning,
a snowmobile zipped past us and turned around. "What are you
two doing out here? Don't you guys have anything better to do?"
We had met Stanley.
Stanley got back on his snowmobile and told us he'd meet us back at
his cabin. When we arrived, he had fresh coffee brewing and was eager
to hear about our adventure. |
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We found out that he and his wife (who was out fishing),
live in their small cabin all year long. Their closest neighbors are
miles and miles away. During the fall and winter, when the water is
the clearest, they fish. They harvest 200,000 lbs. of fish per year!
During the summer, Stanley teaches survival courses to local teenagers.
Most of the kids who attend the course have dropped out of high school.
Yet, after a week in the wilderness
with Stanley, 80% of the students re-enroll in school. |
| Stanley also showed us a short-cut to Cedar Lake. While
traveling long distances, there is little more gratifying than being
told about a short-cut. It's like being let in on a big secret. I
can only hope we're let in on more local secrets as we head toward
Lake
Winnipeg. |
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