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Video | Scotland
In Conversation: Commemorating Arctic Explorer John Rae
By Tom Muir
Learn more about John Rae—an Orcadian surgeon, author, and Arctic explorer who owed much of his success to Inuit, First Nations, and Métis people who taught him how to live off the land—in this video presentation about Rae’s life and career.
©Lee Narraway
Photo Story | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
Savvy Shopping, Arctic Style
By Aaron Spitzer
The North abounds with must-see spots—but what are the must-have products? From iconic masterpieces to useful souvenirs, some purchases that are always popular with polar shoppers. Here are seven suggestions for artful, authentic items to collect on your journey north.
©Dennis Minty
Article | Scotland
Gracing the Windy Light: The Seabirds of Scotland
By Dennis Minty
Grab your binoculars for Scotland’s non-stop birding opportunities and take a deep dive into the lives of gannets and puffins during their nesting seasons in the North Atlantic. From the towering granite of St. Kilda to the grassy hills of Fair Isle, seabird colonies abound in the Scottish isles.
©Martin Lipman
Article | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
How to Talk like an Adventurer: Nine Fine Phrases You’ll Find Yourself Saying in the Arctic
By Aaron Spitzer
Get an introductory lesson in Adventurese: a tongue-twisting combination of sailors’ vernacular, Inuktitut, Newfoundland English, scientific terminology, and other Adventure Canada jargon. Learn their hilarious—and sometimes confounding—meanings to prepare for your next Arctic expedition.
©Dennis Minty
Article | Basque Country
Red Bay, Apple Cider, Whaling, and the Basques
By Dennis Minty
Some of Europe’s earliest mariners, the Basques first came to Newfoundland and Labrador around the 1520s, drawn by the plentiful marine life. Learn more about the unique historical ties Basques hold to this special region of Atlantic Canada.
©Dennis Minty
Video | Scotland
Assipattle and the Stoorworm: An Orcadian Folktale
By Tom Muir
Cozy up with a warm drink and some popcorn to settle in for this lighthearted video presentation. Listen to the captivating folktale of Assipattle and the Stoorworm, brought to the Orkney Islands with the Vikings long ago.
©Jason van Bruggen
Video | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
Episode 3: “The Idea of North”
By James Raffan
Take part in an engaging meditation on some of the many ways in which the North is cast in the human imagination. This third episode of the Inside an Explorer’s Arctic Journal video series is inspired by a ground-breaking 1967 radio documentary by Glenn Gould.