Tom Thomson, Ken Danby, and I were
paddling through the park, comparing
At the Crease, 1972, and Jack Pine, 1916,
as we crossed Canoe Lake. They argued
the various merits of post-impressionism and
photographic realism.“They’re both
national symbols,” I said. Then we compared
rivers formed by glaciers during the last
ice age. Thompson said he liked the route from
Canoe to Burntroot Lake, but
Danby said he liked Manitou
to North Tea Lake.
“What about the Muskoka?” I said.
They just shook their heads.
“Ah, what do you guys know?” I said.
“You’re both dead!”
by Martin Avery
November 2008
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