I received the magazine for many years.  His reports of family trips ere always interesting.  Sorry to see it end.

Neil

I discovered Paddle and Portage the same time I was discovering Canoeing. After 20+ years of flying helicopters for the NG I decided to leave/retire from the NG and discovered that I wanted the serenity of paddling vs the excitement of flying tree top.
The writings in Paddle and Portage brought out some of the thoughts I had. I keep one of his quotes on the wall in my office "it is said that no one on his death bed ever wished for more time in the office".
Unfortunately the publication ended less then a year after I subscribed. I purchased a number of the older editions and when his book came out I purchased one immediately.
I read that his writings were similiar to Thoreau. I didn't know much about Throeau so I started reading his books.

Bannock,

Thanks for the update. 

I subscribed to Hurley's for a couple years & learned a thing or two about canoe camping on those pages.  Eventually I dropped it as my interest was pretty much zeroed in on the BWCA & Q.

I've sometimes thought a river trip in the far North, like the Bloodvein, would be kind of neat.  I do a fair amount of reading about Northern Canada (such as Farley Mowat's stuff on those northern cultures).  I think it would be interesting to talk to folks in a friendly village like that.  I'll have to pick up the last issue of the mag, I guess.

Thanks for the info.

Jimbo

Actually it used to be "Hurley's Journal" and then changed to "Paddle & Portage Magazine".  This seemed like the appropriate Forum to put this in because the magazine always featured at least two other places to paddle per issue, though there'd be an article or two a year about the BW/Q. Actually its primary focus was traditional canoe camping.

Like traditional canoe camping, the magazine was simple. Black and white. Desk-top publishing. 28 pages. 4 times a year. It made it 8 years. It was a one-man endeavor.

The reason for this post is to reminisce about the magazine and to generally let people know that its last issue has been published. I can't blame Mike Hurley for saying farewell, though I wish he weren't. Thanks, Mike.

Something that may be of interest to folks on this Board, was an article in the last issue.  The article concerns Bloodvein Village and the desire of the people there to meet paddlers and to share their culture.  Bloodvein Village is the last stop for those finnishing a trip on the Bloodvein River.  You might want to consider planning a layover day there and delay your ferry trip to Pine Dock by a day.