© Dennis Minty
Photo Story | Northwest Passage
Each Adventure Canada expedition holds its own unique highlights. On Out of the Northwest Passage, we’re amazed by welcoming Inuit communities, far-northerly vistas, fascinating history, and aurora-viewing opportunities. Join us for this trip of a lifetime and tick these experiences off your bucket list.
© Dennis Minty
Article | Newfoundland and Labrador
L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland is the only authenticated Norse settlement in North America, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Local Newfoundlander and professional photographer, Dennis Minty, shares this fascinating history with us—from Leif Eriksson and the Sagas to archaeologist Anne Stine who discovered the site, and beyond.
© Danny Catt
Expedition Journal
Jul. 18–Jul. 30, 2017
And then—what’s the most-anticipated announcement on any Arctic trip? Polar bear. You might wait days or even weeks to hear it. So it almost felt too soon when those words crackled over the loudspeaker. “Bear ahead, port side, eleven o’clock.”
Video | Iceland
In this short video, storyteller and poet Svanur Thorkelsson tells and illustrates one of the most famous ghost stories in Iceland, The Deacon of Dark River, often told at Christmastime. The story features a deacon, his fiancée Guthrun, his horse Faxi, a ghost, and a sorcerer. We hope you enjoy!
© An Iodhlann & Angus Munn
Article
Archaeologist and historian Callum Thomson spent his childhood on the Isle of Tiree, the outermost of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides archipelago. In this personal recount, he describes life growing up there, teaches us more about Tiree, and recalls a visit to the island many years later on a Scotland Slowly expedition.
© Dennis Minty
Expedition Journal
Jun. 25–Jul. 4, 2017
It is the blessing of sailing down the Saint Lawrence, rather than driving the shores, that its many dramatic caps and cliffs can be witnessed in full view. The railings were lined with passengers as the Ocean Endeavour went by the cinematic cliffs of Forillon National Park.
© Victoria Polsoni
In Brief
Since we learned of her untimely passing, tributes for Anita Stewart (CM) have been pouring in from across the country.
We are blessed to have worked with Anita in the development and delivery of Adventure Canada’s Taste of Place program on our 2019 Newfoundland Circumnavigation.
Janet Buchanan, an Adventure Canada guest who lives in Toronto, wrote to us, “I'm so glad to have had the privilege to meet Anita and get to know her a bit, after many years of just knowing her name and what she was doing for our country.”
Anita, you are missed!
