© 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.
© 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.
© Shannon McConnell
Article
To celebrate her son’s high school graduation, Shannon McConnell and her family explored some of Europe’s most beautiful wild coasts on our 2019 Iceland Circumnavigation. Here, Shannon reminisces about the sights they saw, and the craft microbrews they sampled, on their last family trip before their son fledged the nest.
© Dennis Minty
Article | Basque Country
Some of Europe’s earliest mariners, the Basques first came to Newfoundland and Labrador around the 1520s, drawn by the plentiful marine life. To kick off Adventure Canada’s new Basque Country expedition, Dennis Minty looks back to a unique Newfoundland Circumnavigation that highlighted Basque historical ties to the region.
