Stan Rogers and “The Northwest Passage”
Posted on 31. May, 2011 by michelle in Blog
While I have spent a good portion of the Gazette talking about the explorers, the history and the issues facing Canada’s Arctic, this month I was thinking about one of my favourite folk singers and his absolutely haunting song about the Northwest Passage. Stan Rogers died far too soon, but he did leave behind a [...]
Inside the Itinerary: (Westward Day 2) Beechy Island, Nunavut
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by michelle in Blog
Beechy Island is located in the Wellington Channel, separated from the southwest corner of Devon Island by Barrow Straight. The island was discovered in 1819 by Captain William Edward Parry (after whom, Parry Sound, Ontario is named for) and was named for Federick William Beechy, who was then serving as Parry’s lieutenant. Beechy Island has [...]
