Adventure, Canoeing, Ontario, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Back on Lake Superior for Year Two of the Voyageur Canoe Trip
I was beyond anxious about floating on the world’s largest lake in a voyageur canoe with a bunch of strangers.
Kevin Callan
Kevin (aka The Happy Camper) is the author of 20 outdoor related books; including the best selling The Happy Camper and a series of paddling guides. He is an award winning writer and a keynote speaker at outdoor events across North America. Kevin is also a regular guest on several television morning shows, podcasts and a regular guest on CBC Radio. He has won several film awards and has written a column and weekly blog for Explore Magazine for over two decades. Kevin was listed one of the top 100 modern day explorers by the Canadian Geographical Society. He was also made Patron Paddler for Paddle Canada. Check out his website at www.kevincallan.com and YouTube channel KCHappyCamper.
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Adventure, Canoeing, Ontario, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: These Students Gave Me Hope
I’ve spent so many magical moments with positive youth in my career that those brief encounters of adolescence stupidness wash away really quickly.
Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: What’s the Right Way—Keel or No Keel?
A keel on a canoe is basically an external ridge along the centreline of the canoe.
Adventure, Canoeing, Paddling, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Women Are Leading 2026’s Top Paddling Expeditions
Most are being done by young enthusiastic adventurers—and the best part is that most of them are women.
Adventure, Camping, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: The Camping Mistake That Still Haunts Me
The worst ever camp misadventure when it comes to a whisky spillage mayhem happened a couple of weeks ago…
Adventure, environment, Ontario, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: A New Chapter for Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park
Is Ontario’s Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park cursed?
Adventure, Canoeing, Ontario, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Algonquin’s East Side Is an Epic Hidden Gem
I quickly came to realize what a natural hidden gem this place really is.
Adventure, Camping, Ontario, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Returning to Algonquin’s Shirley Lake
It was the first time in my camping life when I seriously went back in the woods to look for a “low lying area” to weather out the storm.
Adventure, Ontario, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Say Goodbye to Outdoor Education for Toronto Kids
Ontario should be building more outdoor education centres, not demolishing them.
Adventure, Hiking, Ontario Trails, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Southeastern Ontario’s Marlborough Forest Is a Hidden Gem
It’s maintained and protected by the city of Ottawa for multi recreational use but only the locals seem to know about it.
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