Kevin Callan

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.

Kevin Callan
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCanoeing, camping, wilderness survival
Notable awardsCanadian National Magazine Award
Website
www.kevincallan.com

Biography

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
  • 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
  1. Amazon.com
  2. Kevin Callan, Mr. Canoehead
  3. ""Happy Camper" heads west to paddle the entirety of Thames River". CBC News. May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  4. Paddle Canada Waterwalker Winners
  5. Trent: A Magazine for the Friends and Family of Trent University
  6. Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine Greater Peterborough Area Chamber of Commerce
  7. "Four inducted into Milton's Walk of Fame". Inside Halton. Milton Canadian Champion. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
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