2022 Wooden Boat Festival

Put any human in a tiny vessel and send them up a perilous 1,200-mile stretch of the Inside Passage of British Columbia and SE Alaska—and they are bound to have stories! Susan Marie Conrad’s stories are not just filled with intrigue and adventure, but they have heart, inspiration, acceptance and gratitude.

Come and share an hour of adventure with Susan, who has completed two solo sea kayak expeditions up the Inside Passage. Relive the trip with Susan as she shares experiences of paddling marathon distances for days on end, struggling to keep an open mind and interacting with the sea on its terms, forging friendships with amazing people in remote locations, pretending not to be intimidated by 700 pound grizzly bears and 40 ton whales, and living her dream.