| News, Recent Trips -Adam Shoalts- Writer, Wilderness Adventurer, Guide, and Lecturer |
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| Check out Adam's documentary, Unexplored Territory, on-line now! It chronicles his expedition to a nameless river deep in the Canadian wilderness, the first exploration of this waterway in recorded history. Check out media coverage of it here. In May 2008, Shoalts was named the winner of the 2008 Niagara Region Environmental Award in the Volunteer Category. He is to be presented with the award on June 12, 2008 in the Niagara Region's Council Chambers. The award recognizes the work Shoalts has done "increasing public understanding and awareness" through his Welland Tribune columns, and his "Reflections of a Naturalist" column for the Voice of Pelham, public speaking engagments in schools and elsewhere, as well as his work as the founder and chair of the Friends of Coyle Creek. Read media coverage here... Shoalts has won Brock University's 2007-08 Niagara Peninsula Society (Archaeological Institute of America) Prize in Classical Archaeology and History. The award is presented to the student obtaining the highest average mark in third year classics. Shoalts hopes to lead an archaeological expedition into the Canadian wilderness in 2009.... Shoalts was also named the 2007-08 winner of Brock University's Department of History Third Year Book Prize. The prize is presented by the department "to an outstanding history student in third year." In 2006, Shoalts was also named Brock University's Department of History's winner of the Donald Creighton Award. Shoalts is currently working as an historian and writer for the Business Education Council of Niagara. His articles on fascinating stories and colourful characters in Niagara's storied history can be read at Yourniagara.ca. This summer saw Shoalts explore an unnamed river in northern Ontario near James Bay---the first recorded exploration of this nameless river in history. A documentary, Unexplored Territory, is being made on his expedition. Also this summer Shoalts returned to Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick for futher adventures. Read all about Shoalts' latest adventure, a wild trip down the historic Grand River. In February 2008 Shoalts joined the board of Shorewalk. Please visit Shorewalk's website to read more www.shorewalk.ca. Shoalts spent New Years in the La Cloche Mountains of Ontario's Kilarney Provincial Park, on a solo snowshoeing/hiking trip. See more here. A documentary on this trip is in the works. Shoalts has speaking engagments throughout the spring and summer at elementary and high schools across Ontario, as well as other venues. If you are interested in having him as a guest speaker, please send an inquiry to admin@adamshoalts.com. To read testimonials concerning Adam's guest speaking, please see contact information. Shoalts is currently working on several books, which should be published later this year. More details to follow.... The conservation group Shoalts founded and heads, the Friends of Coyle Creek (FCC), is having a busy year with many projects in the works. Please visit the FCC's website for more information. A helpful glossary of literary and historical figures mentioned in Sense of Adventure is now available. View the glossary. To purchase a copy, click here. 2008 will see Shoalts undertaking several more outdoor adventures. He intends to scale Mount Marcy, the highest peak in the Adirondack Mountains and along with professional lacrosse player Travis Hill of the Minnesota Swarm undertake a risky canoe trip along the north shore of Lake Superior in the spring of 2008. Trips down the French, Moon, Grand, and Spanish rivers are also on the agenda. Looking for an engaging public speaker? Adam personally guarantees to keep any audience entertained with his tales of the great outdoors and the need for increased wilderness conservation. Please see Contact Information for additional information. |
| Shoalts lecturing for Niagara Reads, October 2007. |
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