Mackenzie Collette was born in Curacao, Netherland Antilles and now lives in Toronto, Canada. She graduated the University of Manitoba from the Asper School of Business and is a certified PADI diver and avid sportsperson.
In 2014 she was accepted as a Student Member of The Explorers Club and reclassified after graduation to Member. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
For years, Mackenzie - who is a graduate of Major Pratt and is the daughter of Linda Witty and granddaughter of Ron and Darlene Witty has explored North America, alongside her father David Collette. Now the Canadian family along with Johann Sigurdson also a fellow in world famous Explorers Club and The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, are re-writing North American Viking history in a new series which debuted on the Super Channel Quest January 4th.
Quest for the Lost Vikings, a new eight episode documentary travel series about modern day explorers on a mission to discover the truth about their Viking heritage. The series debuted with the first two episodes shown back-to-back on Super Channel Quest on January 4th.

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