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Hap Wilson

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Hap Wilson is one of Canada's most well known wilderness guides and has traveled more than 60,000 km across Canada by canoe. Author of 14 books and numerous feature articles about nature and the outdoors, Wilson taught Pearce Brosnan how to paddle a canoe and throw a knife for the Attenborough movie "Grey Owl". Wilson's illustrated book "Voyages - Canada's Heritage Rivers" won the Natural Resources Council of America Award for best environmental book. Recipient of the Bill Mason Award for Lifetime Achievement in River Conservation, Wilson is also co-founder of the environment group Earthroots. Hap Wilson is an International Fellow of the prestigious Explores Club & the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and a member of the Writers Union o ...more

Dance of the Deadmen

Announcing a new historical novel that I've been working on for the past decade, finally coming to fruition. Dance of the Deadmen follows the tragic story of John Hornby who along with his 19 year-old cousin Edgar and another young fellow by the name of Harold, attempted to winter over in the sub-arctic (Thelon River) but starved to death. It was 1926-27 and the men struggled months to survive exp Read more of this blog post »
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Published on April 05, 2020 16:38 Tags: arctictravel, christiansdiary, hapwilson, johnhornby, starvation, thelonriver
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