Are you dreaming of or planning for your paddling trip down the iconic Nahanni River in Canada's Northwest Territories?
We’ve compiled a list of articles, books and videos that may be of interest to you.
Articles about the Nahanni River
- In the Northwest Territories, I braved the South Nahanni River and discovered an unbridled force of nature – OurWindsor.ca, September 2021
- The haunting history of this Canadian National Park – Fodors, March 2020
- A mine in the middle: travelling through the Nahanni, the ‘Grand Canyon of Canada’, The Narwhal, December 2019
- Secrets of the Nahanni – Canadian Geographic – A timeless journey down a river that was here before the mountains.
- The falls guys: River adventure in remote Canada – Traveller.com.au
A paddling and camping adventure on the South Nahanni River in Canada’s Northwest Territories. - How a dramatic boat rescue led to a career on the Nahanni River – CBC
Neil Hartling, founder of Canadian River Expeditions and Nahanni River Adventures, credits his career to a fateful day in Sept. 1984 when he rescued a family on the Nahanni River. - River of Dreams – Up Here Magazine
The experience is beautiful. Sometimes it’s crazy. But as river guide Neil Hartling writes, the Nahanni can change your life forever.
Books about the Nahanni River
British-born adventurer Raymond Patterson’s The Dangerous River: Adventure on the Nahanni (TouchWood Editions, 2009) chronicles his 1920s expeditions as one of the first outsiders to journey up the Nahanni River.
Historical and General Interest:
- Dangerous River by R.M. Patterson
Nahanni by Dick Turner - Nahanni Portfolio by Pat and Rosemarie Keough
- Nahanni Remembered by R.C. Lewis
- Nahanni River of Gold … River of Dreams by Neil Hartling
- Nahanni Trailhead by Joanne Ronan Moore
- R.M. Patterson by David Finch
- The Magnificent Nahanni: The Struggle to Protect a Wild Place by Garden Nelson
South Nahanni River Guides:
- Nahanni River of Gold … River of Dreams by Neil Hartling
- Nahanni, The River Guide by Peter Jowett
Rivers of the Yukon - A Paddling Guide by Ken Madsen and Graham Wilson
Plants:
- Aborigianl Plant Use in Canada’s Northwest Boreal Forest by Robin J. Marles et al.
- Vascular Plants of Continental Northwest Territories, Canada by A.E. Porsild and W.J. Cody
Videos about the Nahanni River
- Great Canadian Parks – Nahanni , Discovery Channel, 1997
- Last Moose Skin Boat , National Film Board, 1997
- Nahanni (Albert Faille’s trip up the Nahanni) , National Film Board, 1962
