Kevin Callan
Kevin Callan | |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Canoeing, camping, wilderness survival |
| Notable awards | Canadian National Magazine Award |
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Kevin Callan is a Canadian canoe enthusiast, media personality, and author of thirteen books, including the bestselling [1][2] The Happy Camper and "A Paddler's Guide To" series.
Biography
[edit]For more than 25 years, Callan has spoken and given key note presentations at major canoe and wilderness events across North America.
Callan is also a frequent guest on Canadian radio and television such as CBC Radio's The Happy Camper,[3] field editor for Explore, and regular contributor to Canadian Geographic, ON Nature, Kanawa and Canoeroots Magazine. He is a winner of three Canadian National Magazine Awards and four film awards, including "best of" in the prestigious Waterwalker Film festival [4]
Since 1995, Callan has lived in Peterborough, Ontario, where he teaches Environmental Issues and Sciences at Sir Sandford Fleming College.[5][6]
In 2013, Callan was inducted into Milton's Walk of Fame.[7]
Bibliography
[edit]- Brook Trout and Black Flies: A Paddler’s Guide to Algonquin Park (1997)
- Gone Canoeing: Wilderness Weekends in Southern Ontario (2001)
- A Paddler’s Guide to Ontario (2003)
- A Paddler’s Guide to Algonquin Park (2004)
- A Paddler’s Guide to Ontario’s Lost Canoe Routes (2004)
- A Paddler’s Guide to Weekend Wilderness Adventures in Southern Ontario (2004)
- A Paddler’s Guide to Killarney and the French River (2006)
- A Paddler’s Guide to Quetico and Beyond (2007)
- Wilderness Pleasures: A Practical Guide to Camping Bliss (2008)
- The Happy Camper: An Essential Guide to Life Outdoors (2012)
- Dazed but Not Confused: Tales of a Wilderness Wanderer (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Amazon.com
- ^ [2] Kevin Callan, Mr. Canoehead
- ^ ""Happy Camper" heads west to paddle the entirety of Thames River". CBC News. May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ [3][permanent dead link] Paddle Canada Waterwalker Winners
- ^ [4] Trent: A Magazine for the Friends and Family of Trent University
- ^ [5] Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine Greater Peterborough Area Chamber of Commerce
- ^ "Four inducted into Milton's Walk of Fame". Inside Halton. Milton Canadian Champion. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
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