Paddle to the Sea Park - Nipigon Ontario
Just a short video I took of Paddle to the Sea Park while passing through Nipigon with the intention to post it to the facebook Page I administrate for Paddle to the Sea. Please have a visit and like if you are so inclined. Learn more there of this wonderful children's book by Holling C. Holling.
Paddle to the Sea Park is inspired by Holling C. Holling's book Paddle to the Sea. The book is a classic tale of an Indian boy who sets out to carve a man in a canoe. The young Ojibway boy, living in the Nipigon area, carves a man who will set out to the Atlantic via the North American Great Lakes starting at Lake Superior. Carved throughout the winter - upon completion - the boy sets his carving down on a frozen stream to await spring's arrival where it will be whisked away by the melting snow and set out on what turns out to be a harrowing adventure. The book tells the tale of the adventures and all that befalls the canoe on its long odyssey from Lake Superior to the Sea [Atlantic Ocean].
Paddle to the Sea
Based on Holling C. Holling's book of the same name, Paddle to the Sea is Bill Mason's film adaptation of the classic tale of an Indian boy who sets out to carve a man and a canoe. Calling the man Paddle to the Sea, he sets his carving down on a frozen stream to await spring’s arrival. The film follows the adventures that befall the canoe on its long odyssey from Lake Superior to the sea.
Directed by Bill Mason - 1966
Paddle To The Sea - Classic Children's Film - Part 1 of 3
Hello Paddle Fans!
Here, finally, is the classic live action film version of Paddle To The Sea - shown on Youtube in 3 parts. Paddle To The Sea was filmed by Bill Mason in 1966, and was inspired by the brilliant Children's Book of the same title, written in 1941 by H. C. Holling.
The 1966 film version seen here was eventually nominated for an Academy Award two years later in 1968, for Best Short Film, because it was so beautifully done by the director - Canadian naturalist, master canoeist, artist and filmmaker Bill Mason.
Bill personally hand-carved from wood, in meticulous detail very faithful to the book illustrations, the beautiful wooden Paddle models seen in the film.
This story (both book and film version) has been loved by generations of school children for decades as they learn about the history of the Great Lakes region of North America while they follow the exciting adventures of a brave toy Wooden Indian in his tiny but sturdy Canoe (hand carved by a Native Canadian boy from Nipigon Country).
If you'd like to view the entire film online for free please visit this web site:
You can also read the entire classic book online at the same site, with big bright full pages - all for free at the same web site.
Children love the site and can view the film version and/or the book version at the same time from anywhere in the world with internet access.
Paddle To The Sea has been made available online here and at the web site to encourage you to go out and BUY this great piece of art in book form and dvd form. Both are finally available now in the US and Canada.
Let's all make sure this cherished story of Paddle To The Sea, both the book and film version, survives online to reach out across time and space so it will never be lost to our newer generations.
Paddle To The Sea is a beautiful story with a fantastic message - and it's just great fun for all ages too!
To Order The Book in hardcopy, go to the publisher link below or to any major bookstore:
To order the DVD in the USA go to the US distributor at:
To order the DVD film in Canada, go to the late Bill Mason's family site at:
Enjoy!
Paddle to the Sea
Here we go with ANOTHER N.F.B film!
Made In 1966, Based on Holling C. Holling's book of the same name, Paddle to the Sea is Bill Mason's film adaptation of the classic tale of an Indiginous boy who sets out to carve a man and a canoe. Calling the man Paddle to the Sea, he sets his carving down on a frozen stream to await spring's arrival. The film follows the adventures that befall the canoe on its long odyssey from Lake Superior to the sea.
Paddle To The Sea - Classic Children's Film - Part 2 of 3
Hello Paddle Fans!
Here, finally, is the classic live action film version of Paddle To The Sea - shown on Youtube in 3 parts. Paddle To The Sea was filmed by Bill Mason in 1966, and was inspired by the brilliant Children's Book of the same title, written in 1941 by H. C. Holling.
The 1966 film version seen here was eventually nominated for an Academy Award two years later in 1968, for Best Short Film, because it was so beautifully done by the director - Canadian naturalist, master canoeist, artist and filmmaker Bill Mason.
Bill personally hand-carved from wood, in meticulous detail very faithful to the book illustrations, the beautiful wooden Paddle models seen in the film.
This story (both book and film version) has been loved by generations of school children for decades as they learn about the history of the Great Lakes region of North America while they follow the exciting adventures of a brave toy Wooden Indian in his tiny but sturdy Canoe (hand carved by a Native Canadian boy from Nipigon Country).
If you'd like to view the entire film online for free please visit this web site:
You can also read the entire classic book online at the same site, with big bright full pages - all for free at the same web site.
Children love the site and can view the film version and/or the book version at the same time from anywhere in the world with internet access.
Paddle To The Sea has been made available online here and at the web site to encourage you to go out and BUY this great piece of art in book form and dvd form. Both are finally available now in the US and Canada.
Let's all make sure this cherished story of Paddle To The Sea, both the book and film version, survives online to reach out across time and space so it will never be lost to our newer generations.
Paddle To The Sea is a beautiful story with a fantastic message - and it's just great fun for all ages too!
To Order The Book in hardcopy, go to the publisher link below or to any major bookstore:
To order the DVD in the USA go to the US distributor at:
To order the DVD film in Canada, go to the late Bill Mason's family site at:
Enjoy!
Nipigon Paddle to the Sea eductional and child's playground park
Paddle To The Sea - Classic Children's Film - Part 3 of 3
Hello Paddle Fans!
Here, finally, is the classic live action film version of Paddle To The Sea - shown on Youtube in 3 parts. Paddle To The Sea was filmed by Bill Mason in 1966, and was inspired by the brilliant Children's Book of the same title, written in 1941 by H. C. Holling.
The 1966 film version seen here was eventually nominated for an Academy Award two years later in 1968, for Best Short Film, because it was so beautifully done by the director - Canadian naturalist, master canoeist, artist and filmmaker Bill Mason.
Bill personally hand-carved from wood, in meticulous detail very faithful to the book illustrations, the beautiful wooden Paddle models seen in the film.
This story (both book and film version) has been loved by generations of school children for decades as they learn about the history of the Great Lakes region of North America while they follow the exciting adventures of a brave toy Wooden Indian in his tiny but sturdy Canoe (hand carved by a Native Canadian boy from Nipigon Country).
If you'd like to view the entire film online for free please visit this web site:
You can also read the entire classic book online at the same site, with big bright full pages - all for free at the same web site.
Children love the site and can view the film version and/or the book version at the same time from anywhere in the world with internet access.
Paddle To The Sea has been made available online here and at the web site to encourage you to go out and BUY this great piece of art in book form and dvd form. Both are finally available now in the US and Canada.
Let's all make sure this cherished story of Paddle To The Sea, both the book and film version, survives online to reach out across time and space so it will never be lost to our newer generations.
Paddle To The Sea is a beautiful story with a fantastic message - and it's just great fun for all ages too!
To Order The Book in hardcopy, go to the publisher link below or to any major bookstore:
To order the DVD in the USA go to the US distributor at:
To order the DVD film in Canada, go to the late Bill Mason's family site at:
Enjoy!
Paddle to the Sea - Verity @ Casa Del Popolo, January 9th 2013
Montreal's finest (only?) progGaze band Paddle to the Sea performing their song Verity at Casa Del Popolo. for more tunes!
Guitar/Vocals- Philip Shearing
Bass - Jeff Bulgarelli
Drums - Christmas Magic Woods
Paddle-to-the-Sea Holling C. Holling / The Final Frontier Northern Exposure
En el Lago Nipigon, Canadá, un niño talla en la madera un indio en una canoa y lo libera para que viaje por los Grandes Lagos hacia el Océano Atlántico. La historia sigue el viaje del pequeño indio de madera a través de los cinco Grandes Lagos y el río St. Lawrence. La gente graba debajo de la figura dónde ha estado y lo devuelve al agua.
Chris-por-la-mañana lee este y otros fragmentos de Remando al mar en el capítulo 3x20 The Final Frontier de Doctor en Alaska.
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At Lake Nipigon, Canada, a boy carves a wooden model of an Indian in a canoe and sets it free to travel the Great Lakes to the Atlantic ocean. The story follows the progress of the little wooden Indian on its journey through all five Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. People carve in the bottom of him where he has been and then they put him in the water again.
Chris-in-the-morning reads this as well as other excerpts from Paddle-to-the-Sea in episode 3x20 The Final Frontier of Northern Exposure.
'Paddle to the Sea 'clip NFB
Clip /NFB short/'Paddle to the Sea',
directed by Bill Mason
Paddle-to-the-Sea | Vogue-à-la-mer
Our friend Paddle-to-the-sea has joined us on our journey. He’s seen the waters of Lake Ontario, the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. Yesterday, we thought it was time Paddle had another day out. Watch his adventures in our new video.
If you haven’t met Paddle-to-the-Sea yet, watch the National Film Board classic here:
Notre ami Paddle de Vogue-à-la-mer s’est joint à nous pendant notre périple. Il a vu les eaux du lac Ontario, de l'océan Atlantique et de l’océan Arctique. Hier, nous avons pensé qu’il était un bon temps pour faire sortir Paddle. Regardez ces aventures dans notre nouvelle vidéo.
Si vous n’avez pas encore rencontré Paddle, regardez le classique de l’Office national du film ici :
Hail Storm in Nipigon, Ontario
Paddle to the Sea - Album Trailer
Available worldwide on Cedille Records February 9, 2018.
Pre-order now:
After their 2017 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, Third Coast Percussion returns to Cedille Records with an album inspired by the classic children’s book and film “Paddle to the Sea.”
Paddle to the Sea, is the focus of a new project and album from Grammy-winning Chicago quartet Third Coast Percussion that looks at our relationship to the bodies of water that connect our lives. Third Coast Percussion composed a new score to be performed live with the film, which tells the story of a Native Canadian boy who carves a wooden figure called Paddle-to-the-Sea and sets him on a journey through all five Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, and finally to the Atlantic Ocean. Paddle to the Sea underscores the geographic, economic, and cultural connections in our shared waterways, and it also asks us to consider the human impact on the waters that help us transport our goods, provide our electrical power, bathe ourselves, cook our food, and quench our thirst.
The performance includes music collaboratively composed by the four members of Third Coast Percussion as an updated soundtrack for the film, as well as the other water-themed works that provided inspiration to the quartet as they composed this music. These include works by American composers Philip Glass (arranged by Third Coast Percussion) and Jacob Druckman, as well as music from Zimbabwe’s Shona people, shaped by Third Coast Percussion under the tutelage of master mbira player Musekiwa Chingodza.
This project is supported by the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation, and is made possible through a collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada.
Nipigon Ontario mountains and ocean
Paddle to the Sea - Arrow Song
Arrow Song - New Single - 2017 - released in honor of Canadian Music Week Showcase Tuesday April 18th @ the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto, Ontario. Visit for more info!
Licensing/Booking Inquiries? Please contact paddletothesea(at)gmail.com
Where You Live - Nipigon
Where You Live heads out to Nipigon, Ontario to check out all the cool things that it has to offer! We chat with Suzanne Kukko, Economic Development Officer with the Township of Nipigon about the Town and the Paddle to the Sea Park based off the book by Holling C. Holling.
Red Rock Marina Interpretive Centre - POW Slideshow 1: Captives in Canada
This is the first of 4 videos created for the POW exhibit in the Red Rock Marina Interpretive Centre. This video provides an overview of POW camps in Ontario. The script was written by Claire DeLong, a student researching the topic. It was professionally recorded at DACAPO Studios and photos were added later by S. Dangerfield Interpretive Planning. It is also available in French.
The Tragically Hip - Nautical Disaster/Paddle To The Sea
slight return ... a mash up of Nautical Disaster and the NFB's Bill Mason film Paddle To The Sea
PaddleParkOpening-NipigonMayorHarvey.MOV
Nipigon Mayor Richard Harvey at Nipigon's Paddle to the Sea Park official opening. More info, photos & videos at OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=12095