max finkelstein
Hons. BSc. (wildlife biology)
ON, CANADAMax Finkelstein is a canoeist, author, photographer, adventurer, and passionate advocate for river conservation. He worked for Canadian National Parks,with a focus on the Canadian Heritage Rivers System, Canada's national program for river conservation. As an expedition paddler, he has traveled more than 25,000 kilometers throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia. Finkelstein is the author of two books: Canoeing a Continent: On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie, a book about his experiences retracing Mackenzie's historic crossing of North America. and (with co-author Jim Stone) "Paddling the Boreal forest: Re-discovering A.P. Low, which recounts Max and Jim's experiences reptracing the routes of this unsung explorer and geologist.
He uses the canoe, the iconic symbol of Canada, to connect people to the land, to nature, to water, to history, to each other, and to a sustainable future. , Max's tales of his adventures are both entertaining and educational. Max really "walks the walk", or rather, paddles the canoe. He regularly commuted to work by canoe on the Ottawa River. He has paddled his home rivers, the Ottawa and Rideau, from source to mouth. He has also followed fur trade routes to the Pacific and Arctic coasts, and re-traced traditional First Nations travel routes in the Arctic.
He is a regular contributor to paddling magazines and a frequent speaker at canoeing and river-related conferencesa in Canada, the United States, and Englnd and Africa.
An accomplished photographer, his presentations focus on historic and contemporary expeditions, descriptions of the tapestry of land, waterscapes, cultures and communities along the way, and on the importance of preserving and protecting our river heritage.
In 2015, Max was named by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society as one of Canada's Top 100 Explorers. Max is the recipeint of several awards for his work using canoe journeys as a medium for heritage preservation, including the prestigious Bill Mason Award (2012) for promoting paddling and river conservation in Canada and the Nature Inspriation Award from the Candian Museum of Nature (2017).
Max Finkelstein is a canoeist, author, photographer, adventurer, and passionate advocate for river conservation. He worked for Canadian National Parks,with a focus on the Canadian Heritage Rivers System, Canada's national program for river conservation. As an expedition paddler, he has traveled more than 25,000 kilometers throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia. Finkelstein is the author of two books: Canoeing a Continent: On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie, a book about his experiences retracing Mackenzie's historic crossing of North America. and (with co-author Jim Stone) "Paddling the Boreal forest: Re-discovering A.P. Low, which recounts Max and Jim's experiences reptracing the routes of this unsung explorer and geologist.
He uses the canoe, the iconic symbol of Canada, to connect people to the land, to nature, to water, to history, to each other, and to a sustainable future. , Max's tales of his adventures are both entertaining and educational. Max really "walks the walk", or rather, paddles the canoe. He regularly commuted to work by canoe on the Ottawa River. He has paddled his home rivers, the Ottawa and Rideau, from source to mouth. He has also followed fur trade routes to the Pacific and Arctic coasts, and re-traced traditional First Nations travel routes in the Arctic.
He is a regular contributor to paddling magazines and a frequent speaker at canoeing and river-related conferencesa in Canada, the United States, and Englnd and Africa.
An accomplished photographer, his presentations focus on historic and contemporary expeditions, descriptions of the tapestry of land, waterscapes, cultures and communities along the way, and on the importance of preserving and protecting our river heritage.
In 2015, Max was named by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society as one of Canada's Top 100 Explorers. Max is the recipeint of several awards for his work using canoe journeys as a medium for heritage preservation, including the prestigious Bill Mason Award (2012) for promoting paddling and river conservation in Canada and the Nature Inspriation Award from the Candian Museum of Nature (2017).
Canoeing a Continent: On the Trail of Alexander mackenzie
An entertaining, inspirataional and rollicking account of Max's canoe journey across Canaada re-tracing theo old fur trade route and Alexander Mackenzie's 1792 daring exporation to the pacif (he was the first person known to cross North America overland to reach the Pacific Coast (13 years before Lewis and Clark). With mackenzie's journals in hand, max recounts his journey through his own eyes, and what Mackenzie saw and felt two centuries earlier.
The Talmud of Paddling
This program is perfect for:
- paddlers and wanna-be paddlers
The audience will leave with:
- a sense of purpose and deep undestanding of a paddler's relationahip with rivers and wilderness.
I have given this program to diverse groups, from wilderness paddlers to first nations women.
Capital to Capitol: A canoe expedition for clean water
This program is perfect for:
- inspiring people to achieve what seems impossible
The audience will leave with:
- inspiration to challenge themselves to achieve their dreams
This account of a voyaageur canoe trip from Ottwa, the capital of Canaada, to Washington, the U.S. capital, to implre goverments at allleves,...
