Bill Mason was an award winning author, commercial artist, painter, filmmaker, and environmentalist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing books, films, and artwork. He was born in 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, and graduated from the University of Manitoba School of Art in 1951. He developed and refined canoeing strokes and river-running techniques, especially for complex whitewater situations. He canoed all of his adult life, ranging widely over Canada and the United States. He produced several classic books, films, and artwork on the subject of canoeing and environmentalism. The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Drawing is one way of making an image: it is the process of making marks on a surface by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Environmentalism is activism aimed at improving the environment, particularly nature. ... Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Area: 465. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th)  - Land 553,556 km²  - Water 64,241 km² (14. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Strokes are an American rock and roll band who formed in New York City and gained fame for their live shows. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Environmentalism is the support or involvement with the environmental movement by environmentalists. ...

His favorite boat was a red Chestnut Prospector, a 16 foot canvas covered wood canoe that he claimed was the most versatile design ever manufactured, in spite of the popularity of more durable and modern construction techniques and materials. After his death, this canoe was donated to the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, where it is on display. Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, and other functions where sturdiness is required. ... // About The Canadian Canoe Museum The Canadian Canoe Museum, located in Peterborough, Ontario, is the only canoe museum in North America. ... Peterborough Peterborough (2004 population 74,600 and the metropolitan population numbers 102,423) is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125km northeast of Toronto. ...

Bill won several honors, including being featured on a Canadian postage stamp in 1998. After his death, a warden at Nahanni National Park Reserve informally started calling the dramatic rock spire, in the midst of Virginia Falls, Mason's Rock. This usage appears to have become widespread, although it has not yet been made official. A stamp is a distinctive mark or impression made upon an object, for instance those made on a piece of paper and used to indicate the prepayment of a fee or tax. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories of Canada, approximately 600 km west of Yellowknife, protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. ... A modern spire on the Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. ...

Bill died in 1988. His wife, Joyce, and children, Paul and Becky, frequently traveled with him and contributed to his later books and films, and have continued his business and environmentalism.

External Links

• Biographical Summary

References

• The Path of the Paddle ISBN 155209328X
• The Song of the Paddle ISBN 1552090892
• The Thrill of the Paddle ISBN 1552094510, by Paul Mason