Matt's canoe trips made Atikokan's reputation as the Canoeing Capital of Canada personal to our family. I wanted the drawing to feel connected to water and the outdoors, so the places around Quetico and Little Falls carry more weight than a generic town skyline.
See the finished mug
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A gift idea with a real place behind it
For someone who grew up in Atikokan, the pleasure is recognition: Quetico Provincial Park and Little Falls are specific enough to begin a story. Add a handwritten note about the place you remember together. The mug becomes a prompt for that memory, rather than a generic souvenir.
Ashley Ann