It’s a rainy Saturday at home in Ottawa, Canada. I grabbed a circumpolar map and some stickers and have been reflecting on my journey around the pole, which began with a trip to Northern Quebec when I was 16 years old. It was a summer road trip with my mum and her friends, and I…
Look at this bear! This fireweed! It’s been a privilege to work with the experts at the Museum of Nature on this permanent #arcticgallery – opening this summer in time for #Canada150. Meet the North has played a small role is this large project, and it was a pleasure to share ideas, networks, and images…
I’m in the lower 48 right now after a fabulous Alaska trip. There seem to be a lot of playoff games of various kinds going on down here right now. I’m not much of a sports fan, but when I see the look on this woman’s face–cheering her team from Gambell Alaska–I think maybe I…
If Sue Steinacher’s house was burning down, this is one of the treasures she would grab on the way out. It’s a tiny seal made from walrus ivory. She feels that only someone who knows the animal intimately could reproduce it in such perfect detail. I asked Sue the question about the house burning down….
Spring approaches, but you can still get below zero. Jennifer’s audio story “Arctic Sound Lost and Found” is part of ReSound’s Cold Show, now available nationally through PRX. This show comes from the Third Coast International Audio Festival. Have a listen to these cool segments about cold things. “Arctic Sound Lost and Found” begins at…
Who says the Arctic is all about ice? Not the locals, that’s for sure. Basketball is a big deal in the villages around this part of the north. We had a blast watching the finals of the Lonnie O’Connor Iditarod Basketball Classic in Nome. Some of the players from Gambell, in blue, were taking time…
Ptarmigans on the wing over the Serpentine River in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve–filling the air with their gurgly calls. #north #ptarmigan #birdwatching #serpentinehotsprings #beringlandbridge #nationalparks #lindbladexpeditions#meetthenorth #rivervalley #springtime Photo by Eric Guth.
The hunter. The hunted. Alaska’s rare Blanket Deer pays us a visit. Look out Eric Guth, it’s right behind you! #meetthenorth #blanketwildlife #alaska #decor #curtains #deer #thehunter #thehunted #sillyface #silliness #gameface
The human journey around our planet has made some big gestures, and the Bering Land Bridge calls some of them to mind. Thousands of years ago, a strip of land between two continents was exposed and migration from Russia to America became possible. In places, this land bridge was 1,000 miles wide. Some people settled…
Paradise anyone? Welcome to Serpentine Hot Springs in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska. Yes, this is a real place. Photo by Eric Guth. #meetthenorth #lovetheworld #shareyourpark #auroraborealis #aurora #northernlights #beringlandbridge #serpentine #serpentinehotsprings #arctic #lindbladexpeditions #hotsprings #paradise #pinchingmyself #beauty