Traversing the ice-bound sea lane across the Arctic Ocean connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans had long been a dream of ...

Navigating one of the most legendary and treacherous sea routes—the Northwest Passage. From the wild Aleutians to the icy waters of False Pass, this journey is anything but ordinary. Watch the ...

Little-known, yet he played a crucial role in the search for the Northwest Passage by imagining a world that ranged well beyond the limited maps of the late sixteenth century. However, he never ...

He takes us back nearly two centuries to recount Franklin’s career and what is known about his third attempt to map the Northwest Passage from 1845-1847. The tale is more compelling when Synnott is ...

According to records kept shipmate George Best, Frosbisher thought he had found the fabled Northwest Passage. (As portrayed by : Ian Deakin in Canada: A People's History) He dreamt of finding the ...