Neil Gower K.C. writes of Canada's northwest. Holding a B.A. in history, and an LL. B. from the University of Alberta, the author is a paddler, and an explorer. Gower’s extensive journeys through largely unsettled lands inspire him to share the disappearing stories of the land and carry on a family tradition of exploration first recounted in his great, great Grandfather’s letters from the west starting in 1882.   

Gower’s stories and reminiscences seek to instill a sense of that history through fresh eyes, sharing the grandeur of the Canadian northwest, the power and effect of its rivers, and the wisdom of the land.  

Neil Gower is the author of the best-selling biographical history, A Métis Man’s Dream, From Traplines to Tugboats in Canada’s North and BLUE SKY, RED CANOE, which explores the Red Deer River country of Alberta from the Rocky Mountains to Saskatchewan. Part memoir, part history, and part travelogue, the book is already getting stellar reviews!

Neil has a particular interest in the boats of the Mackenzie River watershed. His third book about the adventures of young northern sailors in the tragic summer of 1956 is coming along!

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