Personal Narrative: My First Fishing Trip To Minaki, Ontario

According to aboutontario.com, Ontario Canada has 250,000 lakes that contain one-fifth of the world's fresh water. These lakes are filled with an enormous amount of fish ranging from hundreds of different species. This results in the province of Ontario being dependent on fishing and tourism for some of its revenue. These lakes attract Americans who come over the border to try their luck at fishing and revisit the place they once came to as a child. The annual Yelle fishing trip to Minaki, Ontario is the most enduring tradition in the Yelle family because of the history of the trip and the multi-generational involvement.
There is a long and rich history around the annual Yelle fishing trip to Minaki, Ontario. The first trip to Minaki happened
My first trip to Minaki resulted in the annual trip becoming a three generational tradition. The first trip that I went on was the summer before fourth grade, and I have shared many trips since then with my family members. Out of the eight trips that I have taken to Minaki with my dad, three have been with my grandfather and two with my Uncle Kevin. The third generational growth of Minaki looks promising. In the summer of 2015, I went to Minaki with my cousin Zack and Uncle Todd. Additionally, my sisters may possibly be going to come along this upcoming summer. My dad always talks about how when he retires he wants to spend his summers in Minaki and have my siblings and me visit him and my mom. Additionally, I think that it can serve as an important lesson for my future family members at a young age because fishing teaches a variety of different lessons. The life skills that fishing teaches can be applicable to many things outside of their learned field. I would like to not only preserve the deep tradition that lies underneath the deep, cool and mysterious lakes of central Canada but allow it to teach the next generation of my