Portland Press Herald staff writer Megan Gray will sit down with Zachary Fowler, winner of the History Channel’s Alone season 3, on Thursday, Oct. 8th, at 7 p.m. Join us at One Longfellow Square for a conversation about balancing life off-the-grid with life on the digital one.
About Zachary
Outdoorsman and adventure creator Zachary Fowler is a Vermont native who moved to Maine to build classic wooden boats before fully embracing his passion for off-grid living and wilderness survival. He won Season 3 of the History Channel’s ALONE, surviving 87 days solo in Patagonia. Fowler now runs the popular YouTube channel Fowler’s Makery and Mischief, where he shares survival skills, outdoor adventures, and creative projects with nearly 1.8 million subscribers, alongside a growing outdoor brand and online store.
About Megan
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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