I talked with Big Hook again this morning. They have 3 canoes at Central Lake Outposts. Two Nova Craft 17 foot Prospector and a 15 foot Nova Craft Scott. These weigh 70 pounds. They rent for $40 per day.

The round trip transportation is about $520. This can be done because the contracted air services are able to fly with full loads. He makes no profit on these flights. That cost is what the services charge.

I again brought up the option of bringing in Pak Canoes. He said if they were bulky it could incur "Cube Space Charges."

To book a trip you can send a $250 deposit for each person to the Big Hook's Milwaukee address. P.O. Box 510465, Milwaukee, WI 53203. Be sure to explain that you are making the deposit for a canoe and your dates. All entries and exits are on Saturdays but you can stay multiple weeks. The balance is paid during trip with cash or travelers checks. Please read all the info on their site for all the details.

Note from Claire on fees:
You will need to purchase Crown Land Camping permits.  Ontario Parks gets a % of the permit revenue so you are still supporting parks even if in a non-operating park.  Crown Land Camping permits can only be purchased in person at a Service Ontario office.  In Red Lake, this office is on the bottom floor of our building.

Craig (Farmer) and I are booking two weeks with one of the 17 foot canoes for July 13-27,2013 :P