Adventure Canada, a provider of small-ship and land-based expeditions to some of the world’s wildest destinations, has announced that Margaret Atwood will be joining this year’s Heart of the Arctic expedition, her fourteenth expedition with Adventure Canada, sailing from Iqaluit, south into Quebec’s Nunavik region, and across the Davis Strait to the coast of Greenland. Guests will set sail on July 18, 2017 on board The Ocean Endeavour and cross the Arctic Circle just after the summer solstice, when the midnight sun will be near its zenith. The expedition will seek out fascinating marine wildlife, including polar bears, walrus, and muskoxen.

Adventure Canada is a family-owned adventure travel company specializing in land-based and small-ship cruise adventures into the world’s far-off places, including the Arctic, Antarctic, and Canada’s East Coast. Adventure Canada’s trips feature a wide array of special guests including musicians, authors, biologists, historians, and much more.

“There’s nothing quite like Adventure Canada. Really nothing. That must be why their expeditions attract so many multi-trippers: the experience they offer is profound, but also entertaining,” says Atwood. “Adventure Canada takes its subject matter seriously, but not themselves. That, to me, is deeply Canadian: we don’t suffer stuffed shirts gladly.”

Atwood, whose classic novel The Handmaid's Tale is enjoying a resurgence thanks to the recent TV series adaptation on Bravo, is a prolific writer with more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays to her credit. The title of her latest book of short stories, Stone Mattress: Nine Tales, was inspired by Atwood’s experience aboard an Adventure Canada expedition. As a special guest aboard the expedition this summer, Atwood will offer some special readings and enjoy time exploring the Arctic with her family.

Also joining the sailing are a number of other special guests, including filmmaker and musician, Les Stroud (of Survivorman fame), artist Rob Saley, archaeologist Lisa Rankin, as well as culturalist and filmmaker Myna Ishulutak, all of whom are luminary minds in their respective fields and share a deep love for discovery and learning.

For more information about sailing with Atwood and Adventure Canada’s Heart of the Arctic expedition, visit the Adventure Canada website or call 1-800-363-7566.

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