Wilderness tales

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Peggy Revell

Matt Jackson, the B.C.-based author of “The Canada Chronicles” and editor for two anthologies of quirky travel stories, shared a humorous tale from one of his books Monday evening during a visit to the Fort Frances Public Library. Jackson—who once spent four years hitchhiking across Canada­, and also enjoys mountain climbing, hiking, and canoeing through remote regions of Canada­­—shared his photography and travel anecdotes with the dozens who came out to hear him speak.