© Michelle Valberg
Article
Since her childhood spent in the woods of Northern Ontario and Quebec, Margaret has been a passionate conservationist and a tireless advocate for the natural world. A deep believer in the power of getting people out into nature, Margaret invites you to travel alongside her in 2021.
© Dennis Minty
Photo Story |
Esteemed photographer Dennis Minty has travelled with Adventure Canada since 2002, when he first joined an expedition throughout Iceland and Greenland. In this two-part photo essay, Dennis takes us on a tour of this beautiful region of the Arctic, showcasing how that journey had the power to change him forever.
© Jessie Brinkman Evans
Expedition Journal
On our Zodiacs we travelled past colossal glaciers and bird cliffs, where thousands of kittiwakes and thick-billed murres nested in crags on the sheer rock face. The scars of past glaciers were evident in every direction, and we witnessed some icebergs calving with a rumble and a crack.
© 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
© Andrew Bresnahan
Article
Expedition Leader Jason Edmunds reminisces about powerful lessons in cultural education he learned as a child, out on the land in Nunatsiavut with his father Randy, and reflects upon his own journey in fatherhood, now raising two daughters in one of Canada’s largest cities.
© Danny Catt
Article
Adventure Canada guest Don Warner shares memories and highlights from three of his favourite hiking spots along their 2015 Into the Northwest Passage itinerary: Karrat Island in Greenland, and Grise Fiord and Beechey Island in Nunavut.
© Jessie Brinkman Evans
Article
Barns are magical places. Aside from the myriad of gadgets adorning the weathered walls, rustic charm, and ambiance, did you know they also have secret portals that can take you through time and space? We didn't either!
© Dennis Minty
Photo Story |
Esteemed photographer Dennis Minty has travelled with Adventure Canada since 2002, when he first joined an expedition throughout Iceland and Greenland. In this two-part photo essay, Dennis takes us on a tour of this beautiful region of the Arctic, showcasing how that journey had the power to change him forever.
© Dennis Minty
Article | Newfoundland and Labrador
Whether it’s music, storytelling, comedy, or visual arts, what is it that makes the province of Newfoundland and Labrador such a cultural hotspot? No “angishore” of an artist himself, Dennis Minty’s analysis of his creativity-loving home may have you tapping your feet just reading along.
© Jason van Bruggen
Video | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
Inspired by a ground-breaking 1967 radio documentary by Glenn Gould, 'The Idea of North' is an engaging meditation on some of the many ways in which the North is cast in the human imagination.
© Mark Edward Harris
Article
Why did Cape Dorset become Kinngait—and what new names are next? Adventure Canada historian, political scientist, and journalist Aaron Spitzer wraps his mind (and mouth) around reclaiming names across Inuit Nunangat and across Canada.
© Dennis Minty
Article
Adventure Canada and the Amina Anthropological Resources Association have worked in partnership for over ten years. In this 2020 update, archaeologist Latonia Hartery tells us more about AARA’s mandates and programs, and announces the lucky recipient of the Pioneers Scholarship.
© Scott Forsyth
Article
“A storm is coming,” the guides warned her on the first day. Shannon McConnell’s Out of the Northwest Passage expedition may have started out grey and stormy, but a little Arctic weather couldn’t stop this Californian from having the trip of a lifetime!
© Dennis Minty
Article | Scotland
A long-time admirer of seabirds, Dennis Minty takes us on a deep dive into the lives of gannets and puffins during their nesting seasons in the North Atlantic. From the towering granite of St. Kilda to the grassy hills of Fair Isle, seabird colonies abound in Scotland’s islands.
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.
© Martin Lipman
Article | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
A fluent speaker himself, Adventure Canada Historian, Political Scientist, and Journalist Aaron Spitzer gives us an introductory lesson in Adventurese: a tongue-twisting combination of sailors’ vernacular, Inuktitut, Newfoundland English, scientific terminology, and other company jargon.
In Brief
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 7:00 PM ET
Dr. James Raffan is hosting a Facebook Live online book launch of his highly-anticipated upcoming new book, Ice Walker. James will be joined by some of the people who were essential in creating this book, talk about the journey that led to here, read some of the essential pieces of Nanu's story, and offer opportunities to win exclusive giveaways. Be sure to “like” James Raffan’s Facebook page so you don’t miss this great event!
To learn more about his upcoming book, watch the second episode of James’ video series on the Mindful Explorer.
