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Article
Adventure Canada CEO Cedar Swan seeks out connection with people, place, and nature when she travels. In this personal essay, Cedar describes some of her most memorable travels, the joy of watching her young daughters undergo their own transformative travel experiences, and the duty of travellers to leave a place better than they found it.
© Dennis Minty
Expedition Journal
One of the supper choices was handline caught Fogo Island cod, from our first Taste of Place menu. And if that was not enough to round out the day, how about a kitchen party in the Nautilus? “Whatta yat?” chimed Tony. “Well, b’y, today it was a great slew of things!”
© Dennis Minty
Article | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
The iconic polar bear seems inseparable from our imaginings of the Far North. Dennis Minty draws on his past as a Churchill polar bear guide and his present-day experience photographing bears in the High Arctic, to help shed light on the biology of these magnificent creatures.
© Danny Catt
Jul. 18–Jul. 30, 2017
© Dennis Minty
Jun. 25–Jul. 4, 2017
© Dennis Minty
Jun. 21–Jul. 1, 2019
© Michelle Valberg
Jul. 5–Jul. 14, 2019
© Jessie Brinkman Evans
Jul. 14–Jul. 25, 2019
© Martin Lipman
Aug. 6–Aug. 17, 2019
© Dennis Minty
Aug. 17–Sep. 2, 2019
© Victoria Polsoni
Sep. 2–Sep. 18, 2019
© Dennis Minty
Sep. 18–Oct. 2, 2019
© Dennis Minty
Oct. 2–Oct. 12, 2019
© Dennis Minty
Jun. 21–Jul. 1, 2018
© Janet Read
Article
Artist Janet Read presents a new exhibition of her works at Propeller Art Gallery in Toronto, Ontario, based on her travels on Adventure Canada’s Out of the Northwest Passage expedition. Here, she tells us about her journey, inspirations, and process.
© Dennis Minty
Article
Latonia Hartery is one of Adventure Canada’s most experienced and respected resource team members. In this interview with her, we discuss the archaeology of her home province of Newfoundland and Labrador and what it’s like to visit these special sites on our expeditions.
© Dennis Minty
Article
Adventure Canada was the first ship-based travel company to ever visit the Sable Island National Park Reserve, and in this personal account full of wonder and nostalgia, photographer and naturalist Dennis Minty takes us along for a stroll across its dunes.
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From humpbacks to belugas and bottlenoses to fins, whales are some of our favourite wildlife sightings on many Adventure Canada expeditions. Here, Dennis Minty takes us through the fascinating biology of cetaceans and shares the latest technological advancements that are helping protect these special creatures.
© Jen Derbach
Article | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
It’s Greenland but also Kalaallit Nunaat. It’s part of Europe but also North America. It’s Inuit but also Danish. It’s dependent but also autonomous. It’s … complicated. But don’t worry, we’re here to clear things up. Here’s a handy primer on the intriguing political sovereignty of our favourite giant island.
© Dennis Minty
Photo Story | Atlantic Canada, Sable Island and Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Each Adventure Canada expedition holds its own unique itinerary highlights. Wildlife, geology, vibrant culture, and lip-smacking gastronomy are close to our hearts in this corner of Canada. Read more about our ten picks for the top experiences of this trip of a lifetime, the Mighty Saint Lawrence.
© Victoria Polsoni
Article
The Regenerative Travel section of the Mindful Explorer brings our readers engaging learning about politics, economics, climate science, social development, Indigenous cultural revitalization, and other pressing topics of the day. This article by Adventure Canada co-founder Bill Swan provides an introduction to the concept of regenerative travel.
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Taste of Place Ambassador Lori McCarthy and Canadian culinary author and activist Anita Stewart joined Adventure Canada co-founder Bill Swan to discuss the success of our Taste of Place food and beverage program on our Newfoundland Circumnavigation expedition.
Article
Adventure Canada and the Ayalik Fund have worked in partnership since 2016. In memory of their son, Eric Ayalik Okalitana Pelly, long-time Adventure Canada staff members David and Laurie Pelly started the Ayalik Fund to provide opportunities for Inuit youth to build self-esteem and confidence through challenging outdoor adventure.
© Dennis Minty
Article | Newfoundland and Labrador
The first Arctic missionaries came to Labrador in 1771, where they built churches, formalized education, recorded the Inuktitut language in writing, and created a lasting cultural legacy that carries onward into today. Learn more in this article by Adventure Canada political scientist, historian, and journalist Aaron Spitzer.
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Photo Story | Newfoundland and Labrador
A visit to L’Anse aux Meadows is a highlight of any Adventure Canada expedition visiting Newfoundland and Labrador. In this photo story, Dennis Minty gives us a whirlwind tour of this fascinating port of call and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Article
Adventure Canada and the John Rae Society have been official partners since 2018. The John Rae Society preserves and educates about the historical legacy of Arctic explorer John Rae. Here, president Andrew Appleby tells us about recent archaeological excavations at the Hall of Clestrain, the childhood home of John Rae.
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Each Adventure Canada expedition holds its own unique highlights. Beautiful and welcoming Inuit culture, rich archaeological sites, jaw-dropping scenery, and aurora-viewing opportunities leave us lost for words in this special region. Join this trip of a lifetime for a chance to witness these ten splendours on Greenland & Wild Labrador.
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Each time Aaron Spitzer sails through Frobisher Bay, he tries to imagine it as it must have appeared to the crewmen of Martin Frobisher, the first Englishmen to come this way—as a place of magic, menace, potential treasure, high adventure, and yet, terrible cultural mistrust and conflict.
© Jessie Brinkman Evans / Karen Longwell
Article
Adventure Canada and The Walrus magazine share similar values—education, connection, and fact-based storytelling. In this Q&A feature, Amy van den Berg chats with Sean Young, two members of a fellowship program created by the valuable partnership between Adventure Canada and The Walrus.
© Dennis Minty
Photo Story | Northwest Passage
Each Adventure Canada expedition holds its own unique highlights. On Into the Northwest Passage, the poignant historical sites, spectacular scenery, beautiful Inuit communities, and incredible ice leave us in awe. These are our picks for Into the Northwest Passage’s top ten highlights.
