Media
July 11, 2007
McGuffins gear up to spotlight Superior issues during adventure; Adventurers lead journey along lake's northwest shore
Dan Bellerose
Local News - Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The Goulais River husband-wife wilderness adventurists will begin paddling through familiar waters this weekend.
A year ago, Gary and Joanie McGuffin, acclaimed authors and photojournalists, were among the expedition leaders of an 18-day journey down the remote George River, which winds through northern Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Sault Star article by Dan Bellerose (PDF - 54.5KB)
June 20, 2007
Celebrity Saultbies are Smithsonian bound
By Carol Martin
SooToday.com
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Gary and Joanie McGuffin are bound for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Photographs by Goulais River's best-known adventurers last fall on the George River in northeastern Quebec will become part of a Visions of the Boreal Forest Exhibition that will open at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in 2008.
SooToday.com article by Carol Martin (PDF - 106KB)
Media Releases
July 11, 2007
Wilderness River participants to set out on Lake Superior Day
Artists and paddlers are again preparing to set out on a journey of art and adventure as they gather their gear for a trip along the north shore of Lake Superior. The 18-day trip will combine art an adventure through the boreal forest and inspire works that will spark and encourage conservation.
Read the full Media Advisory (PDF - 64.1KB)
June 19, 2007
Wilderness River Artists prepare for Smithsonian exhibit
Photographs taken and artwork inspired by the journey down the George River last fall are being prepared to become part of a the Visions of the Boreal Forest Exhibition that will open at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in 2008.
Read the full Media Advisory (PDF - 28KB)
Robert Bateman to paint and paddle in Canada's Boreal Forest
The countdown is on to a canoe trip by an extraordinary group of artists,scientists, writers and conservationists to experience and capture the beauty of the George River in Canada's Boreal region.
