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National bestselling author and professional adventurer Adam Shoalts will join us to discuss his well-known expeditions in Canada’s wilderness, including his newest book, Vanished Beyond the Map: The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell. It is the story of a legendary lost explorer who disappeared more than a century ago and Shoalts’s quest to retrace his route to unravel the mystery of his disappearance.

Adam Shoalts, PhD, is the Westaway Explorer-in-Residence at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. His expeditions range from mapping rivers to archaeological projects, but Shoalts is best known for his long solo wilderness journeys, including crossing alone nearly 4,000 km of Canada’s Arctic. Named one of the “greatest living explorers” by CBC and declared “Canada’s Indiana Jones” by the Toronto Star, Shoalts’s latest quest was retracing the route of a lost explorer, the subject of his new book Vanished Beyond the Map. His other #1 national bestselling books include Where the Falcon Flies, The Whisper on the Night Wind, A History of Canada in 10 Maps, and Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada’s Arctic.

Doors open at 6:15 pm. Program begins at 7:00 pm.

Free admission with ticket. Tickets are available for pick up at any of our three branches. Limited tickets may be available at the door, space allowing. Copies of the book are available for loan; request yours to read in advance of the event, if you wish!

Ideal for ages 18+.