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Racing to Find the Lost Ships of Sir John Franklin's Expedition 2 comments

pdurham000 wrote 3 months ago: Do Two Marine Time Capsules Await Searchers in the Canadian Arctic? Where are the lost ships of Sir … more →

Tags: History, archaeology, Franklin Expedition, Arctic Exploration, marine archaeology, Canada, northwest passage

Death by Science - The Big Experiment

polarprisca wrote 3 months ago: The Gates of Hell There are four poles at the Ends of the Earth: geographical, magnetic, geomagnetic … more →

Tags: Travel, The Arctic, trip to the Arctic, arctic circle, North Pole, Antarctica, Arctic, Tasmania, Andrew Lambert

The Gates of Hell - by Andrew Lambert

polarprisca wrote 3 months ago: The Gates of Hell This has been an outstanding week for polar literature. Not one, but two, excellen … more →

Tags: Travel, The Arctic, trip to the Arctic, arctic circle, Arctic, Andrew Lambert, northwest passage, The Gates of Hell, arctic trip

Anadyr to Resolute - the Northwest Passage

polarprisca wrote 4 months ago: Andrew Lambert will be Special Guest If you are following my posts, because you hope to be one of th … more →

Tags: Travel, The Arctic, trip to the Arctic, arctic circle, quark expeditions, arctic cruise, Andrew Lambert, northwest passage, North West Passage

The true subject of "Wanting"

The Longest Chapter wrote 4 months ago: Richard Flanagan creates an odd plotline in his new book Wanting.   He jumps back and forth between … more →

Tags: New Books, Wanting, Richard Flanagan, The Frozen Deep, Charles Dickens

Book review No. 6 - "The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of A Donner Party Bride" by Daniel James Brown

Jacksonian Lawyer wrote 4 months ago: I just finished reading this somewhat newly-published book by Daniel James Brown involving the infam … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, US History, History, US History, Arctic, survival, Scots-Irish, Book Review, The Indifferent Stars Above

Polar images

saesferd wrote 9 months ago: The Freeze Frame – historic polar images, 1845-1982 – website will be available here fro … more →

Tags: Freeze Frame, scott polar research institute, captain scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Transglobe Expedition, Benjamin Bowring, Catlin Arctic Survey

Frame restoration for the portrait of Sir John Franklin: part 13 comments

victoriabd wrote 1 year ago: Framed portrait of Sir John Franklin prior to my restoration treatment The frame came to the lab com … more →

Tags: Frame restoration, Conservation, frame, Restoration

The Terror: Terrifyingly Long

bibliophylia wrote 1 year ago: I adore snow but living in the South, I don’t see a lot of it.  However, if I ever get a wild … more →

Tags: Good, Fiction, Horror/Supernatural, Dan Simmons, The Terror, northwest passage, The Arctic

Sir Frozen Frankie of Van Diemen's Land2 comments

beckg wrote 2 years ago: I’m obsessed with studying about leadership skills.  Someday I’ll compile a book of lead … more →

Tags: Leadership, leadership


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