
History
Canoe love
Canadian Canoe Museum explores the link between paddling and romance
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History
Canadian Canoe Museum explores the link between paddling and romance
People & Culture
For my father and me, these journeys are both personal and political
People & Culture
Part of our Colour the Trails series
People & Culture
Travel
Inspired by age-old travelways, a new canoe route knits together the Trans Canada Trail
Kids
Kids
Kids
Kids
Kids
Kids
Exploration
Explorer and “canoe evangelist” James Raffan reflects on the symbolic importance of the canoe to Canada and his most recent expedition in the Marshall Islands
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
The Boreal to Barrenlands Expedition, funded by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, returns from their summer slog through northern Quebec and Labrador
Exploration
An 86-year-old journal provides insights into the perils of northern exploration
Exploration
We came to retrace an ancestor’s 1905 map-making expedition of the Peel River watershed. We left with a new-found appreciation of what this ancient land means to the people who live there.
Travel
Connect with Canada's past and present on this network of waterways between Peterborough, Ont. and the nation's capital
Travel
Get in touch with your inner voyageur on a historic waterway
Travel
The trail started with a vision to link Canada coast to coast to coast. Now fully connected, it’s charting an ambitious course for the future.
Travel
Canadian Geographic's creative director tests Nikon's latest full-frame model on a heli-hiking experience with Canadian Mountain Holidays
People & Culture
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History
Exploration
Exploration
People & Culture
Exploration
Justin Barbour and his dog, Saku, will travel 1,700 kilometres from the North West River in Labrador across remote northern Quebec to the shores of Hudson Bay
Exploration
An exclusive excerpt from the new book Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic by Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts
Exploration
The solo adventurer and best-selling author shares highlights from his expeditions and the “lost” explorer who’s captured his imagination
Exploration
From coast to coast to coast and into the ocean as well, eight grants expand our understanding of Canada
People & Culture
In this exclusive excerpt from his new book Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage, author Brian Castner recounts a part of his 2016 journey retracing Alexander Mackenzie's 1789 expedition of the Mackenzie River
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
The Vancouver Island marmot, burrowing owl, greater sage-grouse and northern leopard frog are thriving again thanks to the zoo’s efforts
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Wildlife
People & Culture
Lightfoot accepted the award Friday night at a benefit concert in Toronto
People & Culture
Trudeau congratulated Shoalts on his recent appointment
Exploration
Cousins David McGuffin and Terry Camsell relive their ancestor Charles Camsell’s first formal mapping expedition on the Peel River
People & Culture
Lightfoot a reçu sa médaille vendredi soir lors d’un concert-bénéfice donné à Toronto
Exploration
Laval St. Germain summited Antarctica’s Mount Vinson on Dec. 31, meaning he has now climbed the highest peaks on every continent
Kids
Kids
Highlights from Day 3 of Canada's Coolest School Trip
History
Old journals offer a glimpse of the Canadian North in the days before World War II
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Mapping
Although often unheralded in accounts of Champlain's accomplishments, Indigenous Peoples played an important role in helping the famous explorer map New France
Science & Tech
Mapping
How George Dawson’s seminal work for the British North American Boundary Commission did far more than simply mark the 49th parallel
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
People & Culture
An exclusive excerpt from renowned Canadian anthropologist Wade Davis’ new book Magdalena: River of Dreams, about the iconic waterway that has shaped the geography, culture and people of Colombia
People & Culture
Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa'xaid tells the stories of the experience, suffering and survival of Cecil Paul, a Xenaksiala elder.
People & Culture
First Nations canoeists trace an ancient trading route — and assert their sovereignty
People & Culture
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People & Culture
Here, Dan Clark discusses their trip and reveals his film about the adventure: 'Together to the Tundra.'
People & Culture
People & Culture
Family canoeing from Edmonton to Montreal to inspire youth to get outdoors
People & Culture
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People & Culture
Les chemins de l’or bleu expedition is close to its destination of Inuvik, and the group can't wait for junk food.
People & Culture
People & Culture
From pulling drinking water out of desert air to riding with eagle hunters in Mongolia, see what just a few of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s more than 1,000 Fellows have been working on lately
People & Culture
People & Culture
Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites
People & Culture
People & Culture
An excerpt from the August 1946 issue of the Canadian Geographical Journal, in which the renowned art historical Donald Buchanan wrote on how Tom Thompson was inspired by the landscapes of Canada
People & Culture
Whether through music or paintings, these artists are making waves in the art world
People & Culture
People & Culture
Uprooted repeatedly by development projects, the Oujé-Bougoumou Cree wandered boreal Quebec for 70 years before finding a permanent home. For some, the journey continues.
People & Culture
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People & Culture
From documenting rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia to sonar-scanning B.C. waters for steam-era shipwrecks, see what just a few of the RCGS’s more than 1,000 Fellows are working on in 2018
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers boldly went where few have dared
Exploration
Expédition AKOR, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2021 Expedition of the Year, finished their 7,600-kilometre trek on Nov. 8
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
Inspired by 18th century explorers, the serial entrepreneur and adventurer sailed non-stop around the world using just a sextant, navigational log tables, and good old pen and paper
Exploration
Part of our roundup of Canada’s 90 greatest explorers, these 15 explorers harnessed the power of storytelling to inspire others to discover and care for our world
Environment
Ten years after the release of her seminal book Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell again plumbs the depths of the latest research on the health of the world’s oceans — and comes up gasping
Travel
How I learned to love the unexpected (and fishing) in Nunavut
Travel
A timeless journey down a river that was here before the mountains
Travel
Thomas Hall review the Seattle Sports Firewater Multi-Bottle and Mountain Hardwear Lamina Z Spark sleeping bag
Travel
A northern Ontario lake sets the stage for a father-and-son fishing trip
Travel
Comfortable air mattress is best suited for car camping or easy canoe trips
Travel
Helping the environment while vacationing
Travel
A fall photo tour captures the spirit of Canada's largest Great Lake
Environment
A love story about a wild river
Places
It’s an ambitious plan: take the traditional Parks Canada wilderness concept and plunk it in the country’s largest city. But can Toronto’s Rouge National Urban Park help balance city life with wildlife?