Conversations for Conservation – Where the Falcon Flies: Adam Shoalts Odyssey from Lake Erie to the Arctic

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Come out to the rare Slit Barn at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, for a presentation by Adam Shoalts on his 3,400 kilometre wilderness trek from Lake Erie to the Arctic. Adam brings his storytelling skills as well as fascinating photographs to take you along his exploration. Adam will be bringing copies of his books to sell and sign. This FREE event is not to be missed, so register your attendance below!

Where: rare Slit Barn, 768 Blair Road
When: 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Adam Shoalts is a professional adventurer and Westaway Explorer-in-Residence at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. His expeditions range from mapping rivers to archaeological projects, but Shoalts is best known for his long solo journeys, including crossing alone nearly 4,000 km of Canada’s Arctic. Named one of the “greatest living explorers” by CBC and even declared “Canada’s Indiana Jones” by the Toronto Star, Shoalts’s latest adventure was a 3,400 km solo journey from Lake Erie to the Arctic, the subject of his new national bestselling book Where the Falcon Flies. His other books include Alone Against the North, A History of Canada in 10 Maps, and Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada’s Arctic, and The Whisper on the Night Wind, all of them national bestsellers. He has a PhD from McMaster University in history, and in his free time, enjoys long walks in the woods.