Adam Shoalts

Shoalts was born in 1986 and raised in Ontario near Fenwick, about 10 miles west of Niagara Falls, adjacent to a wooded area that he explored as a child. ==Writings==

He has published over 100 articles on topics such as edible mushrooms, African explorers and watershed pollution in northern Canada. One of the waterfalls he discovered was over 40 feet tall, possibly the largest waterfall discovered in Canada for nearly 100 years. The CBC placed his book, ''Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic'', on their recommended reading list for the winter of 2020. The book chronicles a wilderness canoe trip he took to celebrate Canada's sesquicentennial. The trek was also featured in the documentary Alone Across the Arctic. ==Awards and honors==

He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In 2016, Shoalts was named a national champion of the Trans-Canada Trail. In 2018 he was named Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In 2021, the Writers' Trust of Canada asked him to serve as a judge for the Weston Prize. In 2022, he was given the Louie Kamookak Medal. ==Publications==