ASTRONOMY
Cosmic kaleidoscope
Canada’s premier telescope captures stunning images of deep space

WILDLIFE
Grace under water
A thick-skinned beast reveals its inner beauty
Photography by Paul Nicklen with text by Dane Lanken

SEASONS
Spring fevers
The end of winter may set the hearts of poets aflame, but in Canada, spring stirs more practical passions
By Michael Clugston

ADVENTURE
Extremophile on Ellesmere
A veteran sled-hauler discovers a northern world where extremism is essential — and where he fits right in
Photography by Brian Atkinson

HISTORY
Island muse
Einar and Muriel Neilson’s home on Bowen Island was once a refuge for writers and poets. Today, islanders are seeking to preserve the site’s cultural history
By Paul Grescoe

The Inside Story
News from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Editor’s notebook
Reaching for the stars

Reverberations
Amber waves of grain, A taste of home, Fruit fetish

Discovery
Ringing in spring, A gathering of planets, Telltale sands

À la carte
Go virtually anywhere

Reviews
Ocean atlas, Sacred seal hunt, La Vérendrye’s journals

Mosaic
Return of the mushers

In habitat
Nighthawks in transit by Linda Goyette