''explore'' is a Canadian publication focusing on outdoor lifestyle content. The magazine is published four times a year by Explore outdoor Media Inc. Each issue highlights travel adventures to remote corners of
Canada
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and beyond. The magazine also features gear and events across the country. It is headquartered in Vancouver.
History
''explore'' was founded in 1981.
In the summer of 2012, ''explore'' was sold to OP Publishing by Cottage Life Media Inc. in exchange for OP Publishing's Cottage magazine
David Webb formerly the editor of ''Western Sportsman'' and ''The Outdoor Edge'' magazines, became editor in November 2012. In November 2013, My Passion Media acquired ''explore'' Magazine alongside InfoBarrel and ''Canadian Traveller''. In April 2014
ExploreTheUSA.com, ''explore'' magazine's sister publication was launched. In 2016, explore's Live the Adventure Club was launched—a quarterly curated subscription box. In 2019, the company launched
Explore Magazine's Live the Adventure Podcast. In 2022, Explore Outdoor Media Inc. formed as an independent media company and the publisher of Explore Magazine and the website CanadianTraveller.com (discontinued). Editor David Webb was appointed President & Publisher of Explore Outdoor Media Inc. at that time.
References
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National Magazine Award Honourable Mention 2020(Best Magazine, Service & Lifestyle)
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National Magazine Award Honourable Mention 2018(Best Magazine, Service & Lifestyle)
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National Magazine Award Honourable Mention 2017(Magazine of the Year)
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National Magazine Awards Publisher Grand Prix Honourable Mention, 2023
7. Williams Lake Tribune,
Explore magazine pegs Williams Lake as Best BC Adventure Town" 2019
1981 establishments in Canada
Lifestyle magazines published in Canada
Quarterly magazines published in Canada
Magazines established in 1981
Magazines published in Vancouver