Event Type : Monthly Meeting

Exploring Qausuittuq National Park In the High Arctic

Marlis Butcher is an environmental conservationist and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and of The Explorers Club.  Marlis is the first visitor to bag (visit) all 49 Canadian national parks, 1/3 of which have no road access. To share the park experience and encourage appreciation of these natural wonders, she published her first book “Park Bagger – Adventures in the Canadian National Parks”, a collection of short stories of adventure and discover, and 120 photographs.

In 2016, Marlis was one of the first persons to visit Canada’s new national park, Qausuittuq, in Nunavut.  Exploring Qausuittuq National Park is a slide show version of chapter 5 of her book Park Bagger, taking her audience on a virtual voyage into the High Arctic. Through unique photographs and engaging story-telling, Marlis shares what it’s like to travel to Canada’s true north, to explore this extremely remote park, and to meet its endangered inhabitants.

Marlis’ book “Park Bagger – Adventures in theCanadian National Parks”, made Amazon’s “best seller”. The movie “Park 33”, a short thriller, was inspired by her adventures. Marlis’s photographs and articles have been featured in Canadian Geographic Magazine, Explore Magazine, Canadian Encyclopedia, online on both CBC and CTV News, and travel brochures of various wilderness outfitters and travel bloggers.
Her new book “The Ladies’ Guide to Backpacking – Secrets Men Didn’t Tell You, and Don’t Even Know
About” is due to be published by Rocky Mountain Books in the spring of 2027.
Marlis volunteers as a director on the board of the Royal Botanical Gardens,
and has served on the board of the Bruce Trail Conservancy, protecting the Niagara Escarpment, a
UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

To learn more about Marlis Butcher go to www. canadianparkbagger.com

Please note that Emmanuel Anglican Church is an accessible location.