Can you imagine spending 6 weeks in nature... Canoeing for 700 kilometers...secluded from all of the "busy-ness" of everyday life? Many people only DREAM of stepping back from our realities for a few weeks, and doing just that. Those dreams have become a "reality" for 10 Canadians, including 1 Manitoban -- past Made in Manitoba guest Carly Dow, who has been accepted into the Canadian Wilderness Artist Residency.

"The Canadian Wilderness Artist Residency was inspired by The Peel Project — a documentary about the journey of six Canadian artists, paddling into the Arctic Circle for the first time. It highlights the landscape, wildlife and culture of the Peel River Watershed in the Yukon and Northwest Territories."...

http://canadianwildernessresidency.ca/