David Newland is a writer, musician, speaker, and adventurer who these days lives in Cobourg, Ontario. He spends his summers travelling with Adventure Canada as a Zodiac driver, and crisscrosses Canada as a performer and speaker throughout the year. In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, a distinction that reflects a lifelong engagement with landscape and story. His musical presentation, Northbound: The Northwest Passage in Story and Song has been selling out venues across Canada throughout since 2016. His newest album Northbound, which based on his Arctic adventures, just came out.

 

This episode is supported in part by a City of Fort Myers Arts & Culture Grant.