In terms of leisure travel, only small expeditions — like Quark Expeditions and Polar Cruises — have taken on the Northwest Passage. To try to plan for an emergency involving the Serenity or ...

In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin, launched an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. Once thought to be ice-free, the legendary North Pole ...

Seabourn released its 2026 itineraries to the Northwest Passage and Canadian Arctic, offering six distinct voyages from eight to 24 days long from August through October. All of the itineraries ...

Sarah Leete captivated a crowd at the Seniors on the Bow with her alphabetical journey through the Northwest Passage to Greenland. By popular demand, the presentation will be held again on April 30 at ...

One of the most legendary and remote routes on Earth—the Northwest Passage—is our path to Greenland ... this is not your average sailing trip. Join us as we navigate this challenging journey ...

Extreme adventurer Mark Synnott is out with his third book, chronicling his attempt to sail through the Northwest Passage in a 47-foot fiberglass boat.

Former UW president William Gerberding once referred to the Northwest as "this little civilized corner of the world," and I think he was right. The "spirit of place" (to borrow a phrase from D.

(Synnott’s wife, Hampton, herself an accomplished sailor, and their son, Tommy, join the crew for a couple weeks at the start of the trip ... to map the Northwest Passage from 1845-1847.

Into the Ice,” a travelogue, historical mystery and memoir, recounting a sail through the Northwest Passage, will appeal to ...

(Tommy and Synnott’s wife, Hampton, herself an accomplished sailor, join the crew for a couple weeks at the start of the trip ... attempt to map the Northwest Passage from 1845-1847.

nearly all of whom will never sail a boat through the Northwest Passage. The travelogue moments of the book are the best written, as Synnott and his crew sail his 47-foot boat Polar Sun east to ...