▁M ing an ▁District ▁to ▁Fort ▁Williams , ▁Ontario . ▁Tra v elling ▁by ▁can oe ▁was ▁becoming ▁less ▁common ▁in ▁Canada ▁as ▁rail ro ads ▁developed ▁and ▁improved , ▁but ▁travel ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁remote ▁trad ing ▁posts ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁was ▁still ▁often ▁by ▁can oe . ▁On ▁these ▁voy ages , ▁and ▁on ▁tri ps ▁she ▁took ▁for ▁pleasure , ▁Hop kins ▁sketch ed ▁and ▁recorded ▁her ▁experiences ▁and ▁her ▁surr ound ings . ▁With ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁support ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁art , ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁independently ▁travel ▁by ▁can oe , ▁which ▁was ▁very ▁rare ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁do ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this , ▁she ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁female ▁artists ▁to ▁be ▁directly ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁can oe ▁voyage ▁scene . ▁ ▁Hop kins ▁took ▁several ▁tri ps ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁her ▁husband , ▁to ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁Man it ou lin ▁Island ▁in ▁Lake ▁Hur on , ▁and ▁K ak abe ka ▁F alls ▁near ▁Lake ▁Super ior . ▁She ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁sketch ▁while ▁on ▁these ▁voy ages ▁and ▁eventually ▁turned ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁sketch es ▁into ▁the ▁voyage ur ▁paint ings ▁she ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁today . ▁Hop kins ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁also ▁made ▁short ▁vis its ▁to ▁England , ▁where ▁she ▁exhib ited ▁her ▁work , ▁and ▁vac ation ed ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁In