Posts Tagged ‘northwest passage’
John Rae gains recognition in London
John Rae has a gained a plaque in London, England. Friends of the Scottish-Orcadian explorer, who lived in that city from 1869 to 1893, recently mounted an historical plaque on the wall of his long-time home in Addison Gardens. I visited that site while researching Fatal Passage, and I remember feeling outraged that Rae —…
Read MoreWho owns the Arctic?
Meanwhile, at the Globe and Mail, we find a review of Who Owns the Arctic? Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North, by Michael Byers, Douglas & McIntyre, 147 pages, $22.95 Reviewed by Ken McGoogan Published on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 For Arctic explorers seeking to enter the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic, one of the…
Read MoreOnce more into the Northwest Passage
This one, which turned up in the National Post, finds our hero sailing in the High Arctic with Adventure Canada. You gotta love the podcast, which becomes accessible through the link . . . . High Arctic: Travelling to the top of the world So this was the view that greeted explorer Samuel Hearne in…
Read MoreThe Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
So here’s a review that turned up in the Globe on July 11. FATAL JOURNEY:The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson By Peter C. Mancall (Basic Books, 288 pages, $31) By Ken McGoogan Four centuries ago next year, on April 17, 1610, Henry Hudson sailed out of London on a small wooden ship called Discovery. A…
Read MorePolar Sea video draws on latest voyage
So here it is, my first YouTube video. It’s called Polar Sea, which is short for Race to the Polar Sea, and it draws on my latest Arctic voyage with Adventure Canada. We sailed north towards the Pole in the wake of Elisha Kent Kane, but didn’t get as far as he did. We didn’t…
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