These days, it’s not often that explorers change maps. Even less common that the vehicle of discovery is a canoe. But that’s just what happened in 2012, when Adam Shoalts discovered seven previously unknown waterfalls, accidently paddling over the edge of one in the process.
This past summer, he returned to the Again River, which straddles the border between Ontario and Quebec, with funding from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society to properly document his discoveries.
While maps of the Again River did exist prior, they were based on aerial images taken in the 1950’s and weren’t entirely accurate. Returning to document his discoveries meant measuring the height and exact location of each waterfall, information that Shoalts will then use to correct the existing topographical maps of the area.
Find out more about Shoalts and the Again River in the November issue of Paddling This Month, available for Apple and Android devices as well as your desktop on November 20th by clicking here.
