Port Dover Harbour Museum Event

Author of two previous best-selling books, Alone Against the North and A History of Canada in 10 Maps, Shoalts will recount his journey alone across Canada's arctic in 2017. It was a nearly 4,000 km journey across the world's greatest wilderness by canoe and on foot. Join us on Wednesday, October 9th at 7:00pm at the Port Dover Community Centre, 801 St. George Street, Port Dover. Admission by donation at the door.

Adam Shoalts on his latest book:

The book is about my journey alone across Canada's arctic in 2017, a nearly 4,000 km journey across the world's greatest wilderness by canoe and on foot. My journey was covered by Global, CBC, CTV, and other media. Currently, I hold the position of Explorer-in-Residence with the Royal Canadian Georgraphical Society, and I'm the author of 2 previous national best-selling books, Alone Against the North and A History of Canada in 10 Maps.

A Glance at the Life of a Modern Day Explorer from: http://www.adamshoalts.com/about/bio/. Named one of the greatest living explorers and even called "Canada's Indiana Jones" by the Toronto Star, Adam Shoalts is a professional adventurer.

 His career has included mapping rivers, leading expeditions sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Mountain Equipment Co-op, numerous archaeological digs, photographing elusive and rare wildlife, and completing a nearly 4,000 km solo journey across Canada's arctic. His greatest love, however, is simply spending time in the outdoors.

Shoalts grew up in rural Canada with a forest on his doorstep, and it was there that his father, a woodworker, taught him to love and appreciate trees and plants. Together, they built birch bark canoes, paddles, and anything else that could be crafted from the forest. Later, Shoalts worked as a nature writer and survival instructor, but his passion always remained for just being in the woods.

Shoalts has written about edible mushrooms, deforestation, and watershed pollution in northern Canada. His writing career began with his "Reflections of a Naturalist" column on wild animals and environmental issues, which later led to his #1 national best-seller Alone Against the North, the award-winning story of his adventures.

Next to the woods, Shoalts second favourite place growing up was the library. If he wasn't exploring woods he was exploring books, which led to him graduating from Brock University with an Honour's B.A. and being named top student in the Humanities. He subsequently completed a Master's degree and PhD from McMaster University, where his research combined an interest in wild animals, the natural world, history and geography. He has done archaeology in four countries and presented archaeological papers at academic conferences.

Shoalts is a regular guest on television and radio, and his work has been featured in media around the world, including the BBC, CNN, CTV, CBC, and The Guardian. In 2016, Shoalts was named a national champion of the Trans-Canada Trail and in 2018 Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society; although he's not resident and keeps wandering the woods.

Shoalts has a particular concern for preserving wild places. In 2008, he was presented with the Niagara Region's environmental award for his work on local watersheds. Shoalts is a popular guest speaker and has entertained audiences at venues across Canada.