VISIONS OF THE NORTH

Until today, I had not heard the name Yusuke Kakuhata mentioned in the context of the Franklin expedition. His plan sounds almost absurd in ...

Although best known for his final, fatal voyage of 1845, Sir John Franklin's initial fame rested upon the near-disaster of his expeditio...

Looking for information relating to Arctic history in Canada has always been a bit of a task; aside from Library & Archives Canada , ma...

What are the odds that this tiny rock, which I picked up at random from the gravel at Beechey Island, would happen to be shaped almost exact...

Longtime readers of this blog know that I rarely editorialize -- I know that those with an interest in the history of polar exploration come...

To the annals of dramas inspired by the plight of Sir John Franklin's men in the last stages of their fatal Arctic expedition -- a noble...

Following our notice of NIMROD, there's one other annual publication that's often a treasure trove for Franklinites and other Arctic...

Although I wasn't able to attend the Shackleton Autumn School in Athy, this past October, I'm delighted to report that the latest is...

On Monday, 17th January, the Victorian-era splendor of the Durning Library will host a talk by William Battersby on the life and career of ...

A few months ago, in one of my installments on Franklin Curiosities, I mentioned the small toy replica tins of Goldner's Patent Provisi...

Canada's Science and Technology Museum is hosting an exhibition, "Echoes in the Ice: History, Mystery, and Frozen Corpses," w...