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The Happy Camper: New Food Barrel Storage Systems
My only pet peeve with those blue barrels that canoeists use to store their food in is how disorganized everything …

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The Happy Camper: Complete Guide to Winter Camping, 2nd Edition
Great news! My 2nd edition of my best-selling Complete Guide to Winter Camping is now available. The 1st edition was released in 2017 and did exceptionally well right off the bat. Winter camping, especially using a hot tent and wood stove, has become extremely popular the last few years. No longer…

The Happy Camper: Winter Camping on Crown Land in Ontario
Kevin Callan talks about how you can stake out a free campsite—if you’re willing to work for it. This is your guide to winter camping on Crown land in Ontario.

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The Happy Camper: Best Ontario Parks for Winter Camping
Wondering where in Ontario to pitch a tent, cozy up in a cabin or test out a yurt this winter?

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The Happy Camper: Best Fall Camping Gear
I had a chance to head out for a late fall canoe trip and I’m hoping to have a longer …

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The Happy Camper: Adam Shoalts’ New Book, The Whisper on The Night Wind, is a Perfect Halloween Read
Indigo has named Adam’s latest book “One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year,” It on CBCs Recommended Reads List for 2021, and Globe and Mail “Most Anticipated Books” list, and Amazon has already made it a #1 best-seller, and it was just released October 5th.

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40 Eastern Canada Hikes with a View
Here are the 40 of the best Eastern Canada hikes from Ontario to Atlantic Canada, all the way up to Nunavut.

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The Happy Camper: Shelley Ball’s New Book, Lyme Disease, Ticks and You
I was plagued by what’s called “phantom tick syndrome” for a few days after interviewing Shelley Ball about her book …

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The Happy Camper: Jon Turk’s New Book, Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu
Author Jon Turk has embarked on some incredible adventures. He kayaked around Cape Horn, across the North Pacific from …

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The Happy Camper: Algonquin Outfitters Turns 60
Happy 60th Anniversary Algonquin Outfitters! Algonquin Outfitters has a total of 12 locations spread out across Algonquin Provincial Park and …

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The Happy Camper: Four-Season Tent vs Three-Season Tent
Fall is coming and the big question for many campers is whether to pack a regular three-season tent or go all out and splurge on a four-season. I asked Eureka Canada’s expert, Jim Stevens, to explain in all in detail in my second edition of The Complete Guide to Winter…

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The Happy Camper: Three New Camp Cookbooks
Forgo the store-bought dehydrated meals for your next trip. Dehydrate your own veggies, meat and sauces and pick up one, or all, of these new cookbooks

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The Happy Camper: Dianne Whelan’s Six Year Journey Across Canada
Six years ago film maker Dianne Whelan set out to hike, bike, snowshoe, ski and canoe along The Trans Canada Trail …

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The Happy Camper: New Tick Prevention
Ticks have increased dramatically throughout Ontario and Quebec this season; and so has the risk of Lyme disease. They …

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The Happy Camper: Canoe Tripping the Upper French River
Ontario’s Upper French River gets some motorboat traffic from its historic cottages and fishing lodges. It’s been a mecca …

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The Happy Camper: Southwestern Ontario Camping Road Tour (Part 3)
For the third—and last—portion of my grand Southwestern Ontario camping road tour Kristine and I (and the dogs) moved inland, keeping to some lesser-known campgrounds at Conservation Areas.

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The Happy Camper: Southwestern Ontario Camping Road Tour (Part 2)
Here’s part 2 of my big camping road trip of Southwestern Ontario! Wheatley Provincial Park A good majority of campers …

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The Happy Camper: Southwestern Ontario Camping Road Tour (Part 1)
I grew up in Southwestern Ontario, wandering the woodlots and fishing the trout streams with my father. We’d take his second-hand canvas topped pop up trailer and camp along Lake Erie, Lake Huron and inland. The trailer always leaked during a rainstorm, and we’d buy more fish at chip stands than catch them in the local creeks.

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The Happy Camper: Wildwood’s New Backcountry Campsites in Southwestern Ontario
For me, the best way to deal with the anxiety after another pandemic lockdown is to head back to …

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The Happy Camper: Ian Tamblyn’s New Album, A Longing for Innocence
There hasn’t been one northern Ontario canoe trip where I haven’t listened to a full Ian Tamblyn album before heading out from the access point. I’ve sung along with his classic Woodsmoke and Oranges on my way to Lake Superior, hummed Campfire Light on my way to Algonquin, cranked up Footprints on the Mountain on my way to Killarney’s La Cloche Mountain Range, pushed replay continuously on Black Spruce on my way to Temagami, and Northlands of Ontario became a brain worm while taking the passenger train The Canadian on my way to paddle the wilds of Wabakimi.