Aaron Spitzer

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Co-author of Lonely Planet's Alaska (8th edition) and a contributing author to Canada (9th edition), Aaron Spitzer has a thing for bad latitudes. He spent his pre-teen years poring over polar maps, and at age 13 induced his mother to join him on his first Arctic adventure: a road-trip via rickety Ford through Canada's Northwest Territories. A decade later, with a political science B.A., Aaron relocated to Alaska and found his calling as a newsman, editing Antarctica's only newspaper and producing radio, TV and web stories for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.

Conquering Canada's last frontier

Article by Aaron Spitzer, June 2008

Looking for a refreshing, educational break? Get Klondike-bound and build a snow cave, ski over sea ice or captain a team of huskies. Read the full article ›

Tags: Canada • Outdoors

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