The Happy Camper
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, Podcast, The Happy Camper
Kevin Callan—The Life of Canada’s “Happy Camper”
We have a special (return) guest on this week’s episode—Kevin Callan, also known as “The Happy Camper.”
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.
Adventure, Camping Gear, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: What’s in Your Camp Kitchen?
I doubt there’s no other collection of gear that differs so much between campers than their kitchen kit.
Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper, Wildlife
The Happy Camper: Some Robins Forced Me to Get a New Canoe
All is well in what I am now calling our backyard The Zoo That Never Was, after naturalists R.D. Lawerence’s famous book.
Adventure, environment, Ontario, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: What Happens in the BWCA Doesn’t Stay There—Quetico Pays the Price
The leader of our lovely neighbour to the south, upstream, just signed the rights to pollute Canada’s iconic wilderness provincial park.
Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: The Canoe Film Everyone’s Arguing About Right Now
Maybe Bill Mason’s film-making style died with him, and could never, should never, be duplicated.
Adventure, environment, Spring, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: You’re More Likely to Get the Itch from Poison Ivy Now, Before the Spring Leaves Emerge
The scariest part of poison ivy oil is that it can linger on your clothing and boots for years.
Adventure, Ontario, Opinion, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Ontario Parks Are Now “Party Parks” With the Announcement of Alcohol Allowed Almost Everywhere
So having a beer on a park beach is prioritized, not protecting wild scenic areas.
Adventure, News, Ontario, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Algonquin Just Closed Two Doors on Campers
Ontario Parks announced the permanent closure of Algonquin Park’s Lake of Two Rivers Campground office and Lake Opeongo Access Point office.
Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Mona Gauthier’s Amazing Solo Canoe Journey
Mona paddled and portaged the entire length to “change the paradigm.”
Adventure, Spring, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Has Spring Sprung? Here are Some Signs in Nature to Find Out
I prefer to head out in the woods and keep an eye out for “true” signs of spring.
Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Politics Be Damned, My Portage-Free Canoe Routes Talk Is Now Online
Now, here’s your chance to sketch it all out in the comfort of your own home.
Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Northern Scavenger’s New Three Hour (YouTube) Film Is EPIC!
Have you also noticed, however, that the few that kept up their passion of filming and sharing their time outdoors are doing it bigger than ever before?
Adventure, British Columbia, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: My New Experience at the Vancouver Outdoor Adventure Show
It’s also so refreshing to meet an unknown group of wilderness lovers and share their joy of another amazing wild place in this incredible country.
