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Snowshoe

Adventure, Ontario Trails, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Awesome Snowshoe Trails In Central Ontario

Snowshoes make it easier to get around out there… and there’s a lot out there.

SOAR Film Festival Theatre

Contests, Ontario, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: SOAR Film Festival Award Winners

I was truly honoured to be a part of the SOAR Outdoor Adventure Reels Film Festival held at the Indie Cinema in Sudbury, Ontario back in early November.

Ontario, Paddling, Partner Content

The Best Adventure Destination to Relax and Reconnect in Ontario

Relax, restore and reconnect (with yourself and your family) at Temagami Outpost in the wilderness of northern Ontario.

Man untying ropes from a bush plane

Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Canoe Trip in Opasquia, Part One

In the morning Andy and Albert gave the pilot the coordinates of a random, unnamed lake in the southeast corner of the park, one the pilot had never landed on before, and we set off to our magical mystery tour of Opasquia Provincial Park.

Happy Camper: Sold my house and quit my job

Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper

Sold My House and Quit My Job: Time for More Outdoor Adventures

I am 60 years old now, and I can firmly state that I have become very rich in spirit, but …

Exploring along the St. Lawrence

Adventure, Ontario, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Exploring and Camping Along the St. Lawrence

My partner, Kristine, and I decided to be tourists for the week, exploring and camping along Parks of the St. Lawrence

Adventure, Ontario, The Happy Camper

Time in the Wilderness Shaped the Happy Camper’s College Speech

Every time I walked up to the podium, I kept the speech in my pocket and just told stories of my time in the wilderness and what I learned about life by doing so.

Adventure, Ontario, Partner Content

7 Days in the Beautiful Sault Ste. Marie

Here’s a weeklong outdoorsy itinerary for a perfect summer vacation in Sault Ste. Marie.

Portaging on a canoe trip in Algonquin

Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Algonquin’s Ralph Bice Lake

Each spring, my regular canoe tripping buddies and I head out to the backcountry of Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park to hook into a trout or two, swat at some black flies, eat some good food and drag ourselves over some muddy portages.

Kevin Callan's environmental education students

Adventure, environment, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: William’s Briefcase of Inner Wisdom

Some of my college colleagues label my students as Kevin’s “misfit toys,” but I consider them to be my saving grace—especially William.

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