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Journeys For The Curious

Culture and Storytelling

Stories that deepen understanding of the living cultures connected to the places we visit.

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Featured Stories For The Curious

Top of the World: Robert Peary
Video

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Top of the World: Robert Peary

American explorer Robert Peary’s ultimate goal was to reach the North Pole. It seems there was no end to the lengths he would go to get there! Learn…

Welcome into the Circle: Why Crossing the Fabled Arctic Boundary Is Cause for Celebration

© Stephen Gorman

Article

Welcome into the Circle: Why Crossing the Fabled Arctic Boundary Is Cause for Celebration

Crossing the Arctic Circle is a feat that few bucket list checkers can claim. But what makes this invisible threshold so compelling? Learn the ins…

How We See the Land

© David Pelly

Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

How We See the Land

Read one author’s personal essay to enjoy insightful stories from his northern travels that helped him better understand Inuit ways of perceiving the…

Out of the Fog: A Rescue on Sable Island
Article

Out of the Fog: A Rescue on Sable Island

This is a work of fiction by Dennis Minty as it might have been told by a resident light keeper in the winter of 1899. It is based on historic…

Trumpets on the Roof

© Paul Hettasch

Article

Newfoundland and Labrador

Trumpets on the Roof

Inuit brass bands once integral to Labrador's soundscape, were introduced by Moravian missionaries in the eighteenth century. Author Tom Gordon…

Les Poissons: A Québécois Children's Song
Video

Atlantic Canada, Sable Island and Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Les Poissons: A Québécois Children's Song

Ullaakkut! A Guide to Inuktitut for Beginners

© Rob Moberg

Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Ullaakkut! A Guide to Inuktitut for Beginners

Want to learn a few phrases of Inuktitut before you travel to Nunavut or Greenland? Regions across the Arctic use slightly different dialects of the…

Peaty Seaweediness: A Non-Collector’s Account of Single Malt Scotches

© Ian Tamblyn

Article

Scotland

Peaty Seaweediness: A Non-Collector’s Account of Single Malt Scotches

Want to try authentic Scotch straight from the source on your next trip to Scotland? Learn about the types of Scotch whisky and regional taste…

The Standing Stones of Calanais

© Dennis Minty

Photo Story

Scotland

The Standing Stones of Calanais

The Isle of Lewis in Scotland is home to the Calanais Standing Stones, one of the best preserved and most complete Neolithic monuments in Europe. The…

Painting a Country Into Being
Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Painting a Country Into Being

How the Group of Seven helped shape Canada’s sense of place—and why their vision still influences how we see the North.

Interview With Lennox Island Mi’kmaq First Nation Director of Culture and Tourism: Jamie Thomas

© Jen Derbach

Article

Atlantic Canada, Sable Island and Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Interview With Lennox Island Mi’kmaq First Nation Director of Culture and Tourism: Jamie Thomas

Prior to National Indigenous Peoples Day, Adventure Canada spoke with Lennox Island Mi’kmaq First Nation Director of Culture and Tourism, and band…

The Ancestors Are Happy: The Story Behind the Book

© David Pelly

Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

The Ancestors Are Happy: The Story Behind the Book

In his latest book, "The Ancestors Are Happy," David Pelly shares the oral histories of Inuit Elders from across Nunavut. For a sneak peak, read this…

Creating Nunavut: Reflections from an Inuk

© Mark Edward Harris

Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Creating Nunavut: Reflections from an Inuk

Read the personal reflections of one Inuk living in Nunavut, now more than twenty years on since the historic creation of the territory. Celebrate…

labrador nachvak fiord

© Dennis Minty

Article

Adventure Canada’s Dave Paddon Shares Family Story in New Book: Nurse Fortescue & Doctor Paddon

A collection of stories that tells of life in remote Labrador, the resilience required, and the service provided that echoes Adventure Canada’s…

Top of the World: The Lucky Ones
Video

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Top of the World: The Lucky Ones

The graves of John Hartnell, William Braine, and John Torrington still rest on Beechey Island in the Arctic. Although there are many mysteries of…