Thursday, August 31st – 8am – Old Trail Boat Launch on Lac La Biche Lake Light wind, sky filled with smoke, but still a nice
Category: Greenbean Canoe Adventures
Canoeing adventures of sisters Jennifer Batiuk of Wandering River and Stacey St.Jean of Lac La Biche.
These Alberta girls grew up in Northern Alberta in a forestry family; working hard and enjoying the outdoors.
The love of nature and being outside in the summer months when there are few bugs was a major factor in the start of their canoe adventures.
From the first paddle in their green pelican canoe purchased at Canadian Tire, a love affair with canoeing was born. It still continues over 10 years later.
Hope you enjoy reading about our adventures (and the pictures too).

It is the morning of August 12th, and it feels like the middle of September. Everything about it feels like a fall paddle. We put

Yes…that is correct…paddle on Missawawi Lake! This is a first paddle for us on this beautiful lake. It was a sunny and most welcome smoke-free

Greenbean Canoe Adventures June 11, 2023 Weather network – June 11 9am – 19` Celsius – 9 km/hr winds, 14 km/hr gusts. UMMM…nope. 😒 Plan A. Meet

Elinor Lake has been on our canoe bucket list for many years, and this last weekend we finally made it there. As we usually assign

Both being from Wandering River, it’s a bit ironic we have never paddled the Wandering River. It’s been on our bucket list for many years;

Square Lake is such a pretty lake. It is not a new paddle area to us, but always enjoyable. To canoe around Square, it’s just

History of the Region Lac La Biche is a lake and region with a long and storied past. First Nations peoples have lived on the

Sunday, July 10 was a little breezy and slightly overcast day. The winds were from the west, so it was a perfect day to check

Each year, when we hang up the paddles for the year, we look back on where we have been and where we want to go.