I just got back today (slept on an island on North Bay on Basswood last night) but thought I'd add a quick note to this.  I decided not to bring a flamingo--mostly because I couldn't find one at Target.  But it was a good thing I didn't.  I was out for 13 nights on my solo trip and I saw almost nobody!  The Q was empty it seemed.  The route was up Agnes, Kawnipi, the poets chain, and back down the Kashipiwi chain.   My flamingo would have been just another thing to portage, and no one would have seen it.  Maybe it would work better in July?

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If you want to really get the MNR rangers excited about whisky, get the Wisers De Luxe at the Canadian liquor store.  It is fantastic stuff, and I'm sure they like it.  You might also try Lambs dark rum, available at the Canadian duty free stores and the government liquor stores as well.  None of that American stuff, eh?  And be sure to call it "rye" instead of whisky.  Unless you have an obvious American accent, they might mistake you as a Canadian.

The Canadians I know call the blended Canadian whiskey "rye", whether it has rye in it or not.  I don't think Wisers or Crown Royal are distilled from any rye grain, but they sure call it that.  Maybe it is a regional thing, as I'm talking about Manitoba.  I'm talking about the smooth blended Canadian whiskeys.  They also seem to like scotch from Scotland, which I think is horrible stuff, but I guess that's a fault of my own.

It's also good to know that an American case of 24 beers is often called a "two-four" in Canada, and a 12 pack is called a "case" (cans).

I don't know what a shooter is.  I'll ask next fall and I'm sure I can find out.  Walleyes are definitely called pickerel, northerns are "jacks", and I've even heard crappies called "strawberry bass".

If you go to Canada that frequently you should definitely check out two of their TV shows:  Corner Gas and Trailer Park Boys.  Trailer Park Boys is just about the funniest thing I've ever seen, anywhere. Corner Gas is more family oriented, but funny nonetheless.