My older brother suggested I take up rowing when I was in Grade 13. I was a track and field athlete in Toronto before we moved to St. Catharines. I took his advice and signed up for rowing at high school. I remember the first early morning at 6 am vividly on Martindale Pond. A few weeks later we went racing. By the end of the year we were the National High School Champions!
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As of 2024, the Great Lakes Guide will be transitioning to Biinaagami.org. Biinaagami is a multimedia, change-provoking initiative rooted in Indigenous knowledge aiming to uplift voices and to connect people with their watershed.
