VISIONS OF THE NORTH

Parks Canada's Marc-André Bernier (photo by R. Tacichman) Yesterday was a real treat for those attending this year's meeting ...

In front of the Hall of Clestrain (with thanks to Regina Koellner for the great photo!) This weekend, I've had the opportunity to v...

This evening, I'll be on a series of flights that will take me to Kirkwall in Scotland's Orkney Islands, where I'll be among ...

Photo used with the permission of Jersey Heritage Regular readers of Visions of the North will recall my older posts about the silver ...

Human jaw from NgLj-2 (courtesy Margaret Bertulli) It's perhaps not unexpected that, just as news stories about the machinations ov...

Thanks to the diligent detective work of Steve Ducharme of the Nunatsiaq News , we now know a good deal more about the Franklin search...

Image courtesy Douglas Wamsley I've written many times in this blog about the remarkable career of Dr. John Rae. His achievements p...

Belcher's Squadron (HMS "Resolute" at far left) All who visit this blog likely know of more than one ship that was wrec...

Of all those who searched for traces of Franklin in the decades immediately after the disappearance of his expedition, no one figure was ...

Once upon a time, there was a man who yearned with all his heart to explore the secrets of the Arctic. And, at his side, there was his wi...

O gather ye northern voyagers, and gather ye trappers of old For the snow’s blown off of a curious tale that’s never been truly told It’s...