Brag about teeing off on some of the world's northernmost courses!

Nuuk is home to a modern, nine-hole golf course located on the cliffs. With a par of 66 (four par three holes, four par four holes and one par five hole), the course offers breathtaking views of the fjord and the surrounding mountains.
Golf Nuuk on our Greenland and Wild Labrador program. Or opt for a more rugged experience, and play the course at Gjoa Haven on our Into the Northwest Passage program.  Here we find an amateur course, frequented by locals. 
No rentals or clubhouses here! But we can organize a loaner set of clubs
for your visit!

 

For more information on our Greenland & Wild Labrador tour please click here.

 

For more information on our Into the Northwest
Passage tour please click here.

World renowned Inuit artist and AC staffer Kananginak Pootoogook will be present at the opening of his upcoming solo
exhibition:Kananginak Pootoogook:Celebrating Five Decades of Artistic Achievement.  Currated by the Museum of Inuit Art, the exhibit is a collection of prints and original drawings that commemorate a marvelous career spanning fifty years.

 

When: Sunday March 28, 2010 6-8 pm

Where: Museum of Inuit Art, Queens Quay W. 1^st
floor Toronto

For more information, please click here.

Friends and family celebrate the works of renaissance artist Paul Quarrington, featuring live music and theatrical presentations of his literary works, sprinkled with a touch of Magic and Sport. Host Barbara Budd will introduce featured artists including Joel Quarrington, Tony Quarrington, Porkbelly Futures, BidiniBand, Soul Stew, Baldini the Magician, Dan Hill, Melanie
Doane, Joe Hall, Jim Cuddy, Anne Lindsay, and more!

This event will be focused on the performance of Paul Quarrington's work, and presentations inspired by his work, as testament to the creative gifts - especially musical gifts -- he has given to his audiences, friends and family.

When: Tuesday, April 13, 7:00 pm

Where: The Opera House, 735 Queen St. E. Toronto

Please click here to purchase tickets.

Adventurers, keep your eyes peeled for two rare seabirds when you are on your expeditions this summer.  The Ivory Gull is an iconic, truly Arctic bird that is now listed as endangered in Canada, but is often seen on our cruises.  It is unmistakable with black legs and pure white feathers.  The Ross's Gull is even less common, although it is listed as threatened, and is a real prize for bird watchers.  It is the rarest breeding gull in North America, and is distinguished by bright, reddish-orange legs and a distinct black scarf around its neck.  Both gulls breed in the High Arctic, but depending on the year, can be observed on any of our cruises in Nunavut.
 

Our Arctic Quest will be a highlight for birders with numerous stops planned at breeding colonies. Space is filing quickly! Email Matthew James today: matt.james@adventurecanada.com

AC musician and guide, Ian Tamblyn, hits the road this month from March 20 - 28. Please come out and join Ian for a great show if you are in the neighbourhood.

Ian joins Adventure Canada this year on our:

Scotland to Spitsbergen

Out of the Northwest Passage

and

Greenland and Wild Labrador
Voyages. 

For more information on Ian's tour schedule please click here.

Join John Houston this month for a presentation at Canada's Northern House in Vancouver on what is commonly referred to as
the Houston Period in Inuit art. He will share some anecdotes about his family living with the
Canadian Inuit during the formative years of contemporary Inuit art. John's lecture will also cover the contributions of his parents and his present work as a filmmaker and Arctic guide.

The Arctic Art Society will host its AGM on March 23, 2010 at 19:30, and John's presentation will follow at roughly 20:15.  All are welcome. 
RSVP necessary 
m.lee@smit.com.

John Houston joins our Into the Northwest Passage and Out of the Northwest Passage programs this summer .

Polar Dip has poetic spin

Julia Le


January 24, 2010

It was a poetic plunge for many dippers who raced off the shores of Lake Promenade Park today.
About 30 dippers were met with rain and temperatures above 3C as they braved the icy waters of Lake Ontario for the annual Robbie Burns Polar Dip charity fundraiser.
Now, in its second year, the event, hosted by Port Credit travel tour operators Adventure Canada, brought out about 60 local musicians, academics and writer in celebration of the famed Scottish poet's birthday.
"Canada is a cold country, Scotland is a damp one. What better way to celebrate a fine poet than a Mississauga polar plunge on Robbie Burns' birthday," said Adventure Canada President Matthew Swan, who was the mastermind behind the event.
This year, proceeds raised will be donated to Doctors Without Borders to help with the relief efforts in Haiti.
Adventure Canada announced that they'll be matching all donations made during the event.  
Last year, it raised about $500 for local charity EcoSource and its environmental education programs for youth, adults and family.
jle@missisauga.net

When: Sunday Jan 24, 2010

Where:  A.E. Crookes Headland at Lakefront Promenade Park (across from the Port Credit Yacht Club)

Time: 2:30 pm
follow by addressing the Haggis, Poetry  and Music at The Harp, 55 Lakeshore Rd. East, Mississauga.

Themes:  Swimming, Cold water, Madness, Bagpipes, Whiskey, Music, Madness, Poetry and Madness. Celebration of 251 anniversary of Burns the Bard.

Swim Team Captain:  Shelagh Rogers, CBC Radio Host

Music: Paul Quarrington, Tom Barlow, players from the Yorktown Ukulele Jam

Dram Dispensers:  Paul Quarrington, historian Ken McGoogan

Please RSVP to rsvp@adventurecanada.com or phone 905-271-4000; make sure to let us know whether you'll be dipping, spectating or joining us at the Harp for the post-dip celebrations. There will be a Special Food Menu for the Adventure Canada group available from the Harp.

We ask that all dippers to contribute a $5 donation to Distress Centre Peel.

When Adventure Canada President Matthew Swan was interviewed about this upcoming event, he got excited, so excited that he provided numerous print-worthy quotations. These quotations were so notable that we've included them all:

"Robert Burns never swam in Port Credit, but we wish he had"

"Cold water swimming is madness....but these are mad times"

"7 days of no swimming makes 1 weak"

"Go in hard, come out wet."

"Swimming: From the outside looking in, you can't understand it. From the inside looking out, you can't explain it."

"75% of our planet is water... can you swim??"

If that isn't inspiring enough, here are some more reasons for you to take the dip next Sunday:

Bathing in cold water is not new - the Romans adopted the practice as a cure for stomach problems and headaches. It is believed to supercharge the system, improve breathing and muscle tone and decrease fatigue, and has also been claimed by some participants to improve thyroid function and skin tone, and aid constipation.  Other evidence illustrates its benefits as a
performance enhancer.

Join Shelagh Rogers on our Greenland Explorer Expedition. For  more information please click here.

After you've conquered the Port Credit Dip, why not take a refreshing dip in the Arctic Ocean? Join us on any of our 2010 Canada and the North shipboard expeditions for your chance to earn your official Adventure Canada swim team patch!

Have you been thinking about enjoying the splendours of the Arctic?  Join us for an information session on the nuts and bolts of Arctic travel.  How to get there?  What to expect? What to wear?

When: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Time: 7pm
Where: Valberg Imaging Studio. 322 Richmond Road, Ottawa.  
RSVP necessary rsvp@adventurecanada.com

Would you be interested in having an info session in your hometown? Please send your requests to info@adventurecanada.com.