The Dumoine River is a river in western Quebec with its source in Machin Lake near La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve . From Dumoine Lake, the river flows almost due south off the Canadian Shield and empties into the Ottawa River , just west of Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec , or Rolphton, Ontario . The river is 129 kilometres (80 mi) long and drains a watershed of 5,380 square kilometres (2,080 sq mi). This relatively short river compared to its drainage area indicates that the Dumoine has a strong current and many steep-gradient rapids.
20-460: Primarily known today for its white water canoeing and fishing , the river has a rich history from the native Indian era to exploration, fur trading , and logging . Development is minimal along the river. Occasionally the river is crossed by logging roads but between river kilometres 20 and 30 are several cottages. This river is often grouped together with the Noire and Coulonge Rivers as three of
40-415: A canoe being called an Open canoe . A few of the recreational forms of canoeing are canoe camping and canoe racing such as canoe sprint and canoe marathons . Other forms include a wide range of canoeing on lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds, and streams. The summer Olympics include canoeing competitions . Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate
60-634: A decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on the river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics and is referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom. The other Olympic canoeing discipline is the canoe sprint. In his lifetime, according to the Guinness Book of World Records , Verlen Kruger paddled
80-450: A heel iron, to strengthen the heel, and an iron toe-piece. They may also have steel toecaps . The hobnails project below the sole and provide traction on soft or rocky terrain and snow, but they tend to slide on smooth, hard surfaces. They have been used since antiquity for inexpensive durable footwear, often by workmen and the military . Examples include the caligae of the Roman military,
100-605: A kind. All three are in the same area, have similar characteristics, and are very popular with whitewater canoers . The river is named after the French family of Le Moynes . For almost its entire length, the Dumoine River forms the boundary between the Pontiac and Témiscamingue regional county municipalities. The Algonquins named it Cakawitopikak Sipi and Ekonakwasi Sipi which means Alder River (for its many alders that line
120-414: A part of a sport or recreational activity. In some parts of Europe canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking , with a canoe being called an open canoe . A few of the recreational forms of canoeing are canoe camping and canoe racing . Other forms include a wide range of canoeing on lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds and streams. Canoeing is an ancient mode of transportation. Modern recreational canoeing
140-406: Is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle . Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other activities such as canoe camping , or where canoeing is merely a transportation method used to accomplish other activities. Most present-day canoeing is done as or as
160-467: Is named after the trading post built at the river's mouth towards the end of French rule. The post was abandoned in 1761, and Fort Dumoine took over its activities around 1785. But after 1800 this fort no longer gave any signs of life. On May 14, 2008, the Quebec Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks announced interim protection for 1,445 square kilometres (558 sq mi) of
180-614: Is particularly engaging, featuring many Class 2-3 drop-and-pool rapids typical of Canadian Shield rivers. The final waterfall, called Ryan's Chute, connects to the Ottawa River. This dangerous chute once had 35 pairs of hobnail boots nailed to surrounding trees as memorials to the loggers who had drowned there. All rapids and falls have well maintained portages . However, some minor CAT1 rapids lack portages, and spotters are recommended to access portages around several falls because of close proximity to dangerous waters. The Quebec shore of
200-581: The Iroquois . In 1762, Alexander Henry the elder passed by the mouth of the Dumoine when travelling to Sault Ste. Marie . He wrote: "at the mouth of the Du Moine River, there is another fort or trading post where I found a small camp of Maskegon Indians with whom I have traded many items for fur." The 1801 map of Alexander Mackenzie shows the layout of the Dumoine River but not all the way to its source. It
220-710: The Mauricie , Quebec City and Atlantic regions. From portage to portage between the lakes and rivers, they would reach Lake "Caouinagamic" (probably modern-day Obedjiwan , which in turn became subsumed in the Gouin Reservoir ), the source of the Saint-Maurice River , which would lead them in turn down to Trois Rivières on the St. Lawrence River , thereby avoiding the Outaouais region and Montreal , which were subject to raids by
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#1733086281987240-624: The " ammo boot " in use by the British and Commonwealth armies from the 1860s and the US Army " trench boots " of World War I . Important design work for the modern hobnailed boot was done during World War I , e.g. the " Pershing boot " in the United States. Problems experienced in designing WWI US Army boots were: Hobnailed boots were formerly common in mountaineering to grip on sloping rock surfaces. These boots tended to have large pointed hobnails on
260-417: The Dumoine River watershed. No industrial activities are allowed in the new interim protected area covering almost a third of the watershed and encompassed the Dumoine River from its head water to the Ottawa River. Paddling down the Dumoine is considered exciting and rewarding by canoeists because of the large number of runnable rapids and its fast, reliable current. Trips usually start at Lac Dumoine or via
280-548: The North River from Ten Mile Lake, paddling 100 kilometres (62 mi) in about 5 to 7 days; Lac Laforge, covering 75 kilometres (47 mi) in 4 days, or Lac Benoit, running 60 kilometres (37 mi) in about 3 to 4 days. Access is by floatplane or logging road . The range of rapids is large, from uncomplicated swifts to un-runnable falls. Beginning from Lac Dumoine, some of the more notable rapids are: The section between Lac Benoit and Little Steel Falls (kilometres 60 to 50)
300-423: The Ottawa River at the end of the Dumoine River is undeveloped. For take-out, it requires either crossing the Ottawa River (2.5 km wide at this point) to Ontario's Driftwood Provincial Park , or paddling 12 kilometres (7 mi) downstream to Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec. Regardless, the Ottawa River is often very windy with stiff headwinds, and large waves that require caution. Canoeing Canoeing
320-416: The extreme edges of the soles and heels to grip small roughness on steeply sloping rock and on snow, but have become less common with the invention of crampons . Homemade hobnailed boots, which provide traction on ice and snow, can be created by driving roofing nails (with cut-off ends) through used rubber boots , which are then worn with normal shoes on the inside. This clothing -related article
340-498: The most miles (over 100,000 miles) of anyone in the sport. Hobnail In footwear , a hobnail is a short nail with a thick head used to increase the durability of boot soles or provide traction. Hobnailed boots (in Scotland "tackety boots") are boots with hobnails (nails inserted into the soles of the boots), usually installed in a regular pattern, over the sole. They usually have an iron horseshoe-shaped insert, called
360-559: The river on both sides) and Desire River respectively. A 1755 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin shows the name Acounagousin River. Lotter, in 1762, and Carver, in 1776, named it likewise and they identify Lake Caouinagamic as its source. The indigenous people, coming from the Great Lakes via the French and Mattawa Rivers, used the Dumoine as an alternate northern route to reach trading partners in
380-573: Was canoe sprint using a sprint canoe . Others include canoe polo , whitewater canoeing , canoe marathon , ICF canoe marathon , and playboating . More than 170 national canoe associations and federations are members of the ICF, including the American , Canadian , British , Scottish , and Welsh . Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity. In some parts of Europe, canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with
400-654: Was established in the late 19th century. Among early promoters of canoeing as a sport was Carl Smith , who introduced canoeing to Sweden in the 1880s. In 1924, canoeing associations from Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden founded the Internationalen Representation for Kanusport , the forerunner of the International Canoe Federation (ICF). Canoeing became part of the Olympic Games in the summer of 1936 . The main form of competitive sport
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