The real story of the 2014 Franklin expedition that media outlets missed right after the discovery of HMS Erebus.
The 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition: Searching for Sir John Franklin’s Ships
The recent expedition which found one of Franklin’s two ships was the largest since the 1850s. With thirteen partners it was a complex expedition to organize.
Touring A Cursed Island
Oak Island is one of 360 islands that dot Nova Scotia’s Mahone Bay. It is unique in that it is the only one blanketed with oak trees…and it has been linked to everything from the Holy Grail to Captain Kidd to William Shakespeare.
The Mysterious Treasure Island Of Isle Haute
The elders of nearby Spencer’s Island, birth place of the ghost ship Mary Celeste, tell tales of a bottomless pond on the eastern end of the island in whose depths one can see the eerie silhouette of the Celeste under full sail when the light is just right.
A History of the Birdsville Track – One of Australia’s Loneliest Roads
A journey down the Birdsville track is a trip through time, allowing you to experience the same rugged terrain as the original pioneers of Australia’s outback. From homestead ruins to abandoned vehicles, you’ll see reminders of their past on this isolated drive.
Gadding Around Guysborough
Nova Scotia never stops astounding me. On a recent excursion up the province’s Eastern Shore I stopped at Halfway Cove to enjoy the view and then noticed a granite monument commemorating the 1398 visit to the area by Scottish Prince Henry Sinclair!
The Burdens of Feddal and Others of the Clan
She was led, while a child, to see the retreating forces of Charles Edward (i.e. Bonnie Prince Charlie) pass from Falkirk to Culloden. Her uncle, the Laird of Feddal and Shawn, in whose house she was brought up followed the fortunes of the Prince to battle, was never more heard of, alive or dead.
In The Wake Of The Trepassey
Family tradition always had it that my great-uncle Captain Eugene Burden had carried scientists to the Antarctic Ocean in the 1940’s, and that he had brought a film crew down to provide footage for the 1948 British film, “Scott of the Antarctic”.
The Burden Mansion
The ballroom is surrounded by 12 foot mirrors inspired by the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles and the entire interior is intricately decorated with details such as gold leaf accents on the walls, and marble parquetry floors.
Henry and the Horseshoe
Some may say that Henry Burden was born with a horseshoe up his derriere. While horseshoes figured prominently, this self made millionaire owed more to hard work and inventiveness than to luck.
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