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Exploration
Dana Meise reflects on his seventh season of walking the Trans Canada Trail, and how it feels to be so close to completion
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these eight explorers pushed their physical and mental limits in pursuit of knowledge and to inspire others
Exploration
Few RCGS-funded expeditions took place last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but many explorers found a way to safely head afield in 2021
Exploration
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers boldly went where few have dared
Environment
How a cocktail of invasive species and global change is altering the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem
Environment
Research institutions from across Canada and the U.S. collaborate to collect and analyze carbon samples from the Great Lakes during peak ice coverage
Environment
The vast majority of B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest is now permanently off-limits to industrial logging, thanks to a landmark agreement that effectively ends decades of fighting
Environment
From pollution to invasive species, this map charts the extent to which people have affected one of the world’s greatest sources of freshwater
Travel
With 200 hidden treasure boxes to find across Canada, what will you discover this summer?
Travel
Travel
Some of the best U.S. destinations within driving distance of the border
Travel
The ultimate hotel-meets-waterpark, Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, Ont., delivers on a complete family getaway
Travel
People & Culture
Remembering Louie Kamookak, a new Explorer-in-Residence and other highlights from the 89th Annual College of Fellows Dinner
Travel
Nimmo Bay resort thoughtfully blends luxury with concern for the surrounding wilderness
History
Mary Vaux’s groundbreaking 19th-century study of B.C.’s Illecillewaet Glacier created an invaluable record of the glacier’s recession
Exploration
RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth and dive partner Teddy Garlock made the first dive on the Queen of the Lakes since her resting place in Lake Ontario was confirmed in 2011
People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
People & Culture
Sarah Jackson talks memories, experiences, and struggles on the trail
History
A century later, tales of the legendary storm that hit the Great Lakes region live on
People & Culture
'Come Walk With Us' was funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Expedition Program, but is waiting for COVID-19 restrictions to lift before they get started. Here's what they do while they wait.
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
History
Soldiers, descendants of Loyalists and history buffs recreate a battle to demonstrate why the War of 1812 is still important today.
History
An unabridged Q&A about historic significance, benefits to the north and what the future holds
History
History
Why this summer’s search for the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition will be the biggest and most advanced ever
Exploration
See inside the largely hidden, multi-billion-dollar business of shipping goods through the Great Lakes
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 16 explorers significantly advanced our knowledge of Canada’s geography through mapping
Exploration
Caving: The ultimate underground sport
Exploration
David McGuffin shares insights from his daily log during his summer 2018 expedition retracing a legendary trek on the Yukon’s Peel River
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers made major contributions to our understanding of Canada’s history and geography
Exploration
The final instalment in our roundup of Canada’s 90 greatest explorers, these seven explorers harnessed the power of technology — or invented their own — to break new ground
Exploration
On its 90th anniversary, Canadian Geographic presents the 90 most influential explorers in the nation’s recorded history
Travel
Can Geo's travel editor-at-large rounds up five activities that are a must-do for visitors to this picturesque Phoenix suburb
Wildlife
People & Culture
A century after the first woman was elected to the Canadian Parliament, one of the most prominent figures in present-day politics shares her thoughts on how to amplify diverse voices in the Commons
Environment
Explore an interactive map of the absurdly scenic 180-kilometre trail, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary
Environment
Adam Weymouth's first book, Kings of the Yukon, sees him paddle the length of the Yukon River to trace the route of migrating chinook salmon
Travel
Travel
Travel
Filmmaker Dianne Whelan has become the first person to complete the Trans Canada Trail in its entirety. Here, she shares insights from her epic cross-country journey.
Travel
The new movement building flourishing tourism hubs across Canada – one sustainable example at a time
Travel
Best places in Alberta to take a hike
Travel
Travel
Hitting the trails with the Stowe Mountain Biking Club
Travel
Winter activities in three northern Ontario places
Travel
Travel
Travel
From sleeping under the stars in Navajo country to resort hopping in the Valley of the Sun, a one-time Arizonian rediscovers the enchanted desert
Travel
A fall photo tour captures the spirit of Canada's largest Great Lake
Travel
From a multi-tool that will help you tap into your inner MacGyver to an outdoor cocktail set for stylish fireside sipping, our editors have rounded up some last-minute gift ideas for the nature lovers in your life
Travel
Travelling through Alberta’s storied mountaineering and ski-touring past and present
Travel
One writer’s journey to explore the life of Louis Riel
Travel
Enjoy the victuals and vistas on the Orford Express, take in the wares of downtown and tackle the nearby ski hills of the Eastern Townships
Travel
Spread your wings with birdwatching’s elite guard in south Texas
Travel
Travel
Exploring magnificent buildings, museums, top-notch art and nightlife in the Windy City
Travel
Brewed with water and natural ingredients, Corona wants to encourage Canadians to responsibly experience the country’s natural wonders
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
It’s a multi-billion-dollar business that most of us never get to see. A glimpse into what life is like aboard the freighters that ply the Great Lakes.
Kids
People & Culture
People & Culture
For the past seven years, Meise has been hiking the Trans Canada Trail solo. Now he's on his way to completing the final instalment his journey.
People & Culture
Explorer Adam Shoalts, who completed his monumental 4,000-kilometre journey on September 6, speaks to Canadian Geographic about an expedition that calls to mind the likes of Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Joseph Tyrrell
People & Culture
After spending more than a century in the shadow cast by the Klondike’s precious metal heyday, First Nations heritage is stepping into the limelight in the Yukon
People & Culture
People & Culture
Kids
People & Culture
Wildlife
An emergency order to protect Canada’s rarest bird may come too late
History
Climatologist David Phillips explores the meteorological legacy of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Kids
People & Culture
Canadian Geographic looks back on the life of the 2020 Royal Canadian Geographical Society recipient of the Lawrence J. Burpee Medal
People & Culture
From a solo ski and mountain-climbing expedition to the South Pole to a project that mapped portions of Devon Island’s coasts for the first time, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in late 2018
People & Culture
Whether diving in Antarctic waters, making scientific breakthroughs or summiting Everest, these remarkable women are making their mark on Canada and the world.