The story so far

Summerthought Publishing Ltd. is an incorporated company in Banff, Alberta, Canada, that specializes in publishing regional non-fiction books.

The company opened its doors in 1971 with publication of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, by Brian Patton and Bart Robinson. Now in its eighth edition (2007), this title has proved itself as a bestseller with over 230,000 copies having been sold.

Over the last 37 years, Summerthought has published a range of other regional books, with a program in place to bring the most important and popular titles back into print, including Banff Springs: The Story of a Hotel (2007) Parkways of the Canadian Rockies (2008), Banff: Canada's First National Park (2008), and Ain't it Hell (2008), as well as new titles such as 50 Walks and Hikes in Banff National Park (2008).

With millions of visitors travelling to the Canadian Rockies each year, our books have enjoyed success in several export markets, and the company is represented by distributors in the United States and Europe.