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©Dennis Minty
Article | Northwest Passage
Part 4: Gory, Glorious, Uproarious—Amundsen and His Successors in the Modern Northwest Passage
By Aaron Spitzer
In the early 1900s, Roald Amundsen became the first European expedition leader to successfully sail the notorious Northwest Passage. How did he do it? It was largely due to the generous aide of local Inuit! Learn more in the last installment of this four-part series.
©Dennis Minty
Article
Travel at the Edge
By Cedar Swan
Enjoy this personal essay from Adventure Canada’s CEO to hear about some of her most memorable travels, the joys 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
Article | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
Polar Bears
By Dennis Minty
The iconic white bear seems inseparable from our imaginings of the Far North. Where is the best place to spot polar bears in Arctic Canada? It all depends on which habitat you’d like to see them in—on land, or on the sea ice.
©Dennis Minty
Photo Story | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
The Way of an Iceberg
By Dennis Minty
Did you know many icebergs we see in Canada first formed on the Greenland ice cap, each built from falling snowflakes over the past 10,000 years? Learn why icebergs can be white, turquoise, or blue and why some take on dramatic shapes, cracks, and ridges.
Video | Scotland
In Conversation: Commemorating Arctic Explorer John Rae
By Tom Muir
Learn more about John Rae—an Orcadian surgeon, author, and Arctic explorer who owed much of his success to Inuit, First Nations, and Métis people who taught him how to live off the land—in this video presentation about Rae’s life and career.
©Lee Narraway
Photo Story | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
Savvy Shopping, Arctic Style
By Aaron Spitzer
The North abounds with must-see spots—but what are the must-have products? From iconic masterpieces to useful souvenirs, some purchases that are always popular with polar shoppers. Here are seven suggestions for artful, authentic items to collect on your journey north.
©Victoria Polsoni
Article
Regenerative Travel: Can Travel Mend the World?
By Bill Swan
Delve into engaging learning about politics, economics, climate science, social development, Indigenous cultural revitalization, and other pressing topics of the day in the Regenerative Travel section of Adventure Canada’s Mindful Explorer. Start with this article for an introduction to the concepts of regenerative travel.