Posts Tagged ‘Samuel Hearne’
Arctic expert Kenn Harper sings the unsung in solidarity with Dead Reckoning heroes
Over at The Arctic Book Review, Kenn Harper begins by declaring that I have “produced yet another worthy northern book.” Harper, an Arctic historian and formerly Denmark’s honorary consul in Nunavut, continues: “Dead Reckoning sets out to tell, as its sub-title proclaims, “The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage.” The book is peopled with the…
Read MoreNorthwest Passage voyage dazzles even old hands
This past autumn, we sailed Out of the Northwest Passage with Adventure Canada. Our Hero wrote the logbook (see pic), a full-color version of which goes automatically to passengers. Next August, we’ll sail the other way: Into the Passage. What’s it like? Coming your way: a few excerpts. This voyage left even old hands awestruck and…
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…
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