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| Leonidas Hubbard 1872-1903 |
A 650-mile, 50-day canoeing expedition in Labrador and Quebec, Canada, retracing the 1903 route of the Leonidas Hubbard expedition up Susan Brook to Hope Lake and northwest to Lake Michikamau (Smallwood Reservoir), and continuing on the 1905 routes of the rival Mina Hubbard and Dillon Wallace expeditions through Smallwood Reservoir to Cabot Lake and down the George River to the Inuit village of Kangiqsualajjuaq (formerly George River Post). We are the first team in 100 years to retrace Hubbard's 1903 route. We are also the first team since 1905 to travel continuously by canoe through the interior from the town of North West River, Labrador to Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec on Ungava Bay.
To learn more about the 1903 Leonidas Hubbard expedition click here.
Our expedition route, beginning on June 24th in the town of North West River, Labrador (near Goose Bay) and ending on August 12th in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec. To see a basic map of our route click here.
Expedition members:
Phase I (North West River to Lake Orma Road) - 150 miles; upstream/lakes. Phase II (Lake Orma Road to Smallwood Reservoir to the George River to Kangiqsualujjuaq) - 500 miles; lakes/downstream.
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| Troy M. Gipps (I & II) |
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| Jim Niedbalski (I & II) |
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| Brad Bassi (I & II) |
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| Caroline Scully (II) |
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| Troy M. Gipps stands beside the memorial that marks the scene of Leonidas Hubbard's tragic death from exhaustion and starvation on October 18, 1903. Hubbard is remembered as a Intrepid Explorer and Practical Christian. Our expedition reached the memorial, which lies at the junction of Susan Brook and Goose Creek, on July 4, 2003; eleven days after our departure from the town of North West River, Labrador. |
Over 100 expedition photographs can be seen by clicking on the albums below:
Phase I (150 miles)