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Thompson Seton Describes His Farthest North
At the time of his return from the 1907 Arctic expedition, Seton was a celebrity whose exploits were regularly covered by the press. The article which follows, covers the northernmost part of his Arctic adventure in an interview that took place not long after his...
Ernest Thompson Seton’s Trip to the Barren Lands
Seton's planned trip to the Arctic Prairies caught the attention of two newspapers in Edmonton, Alberta.This is one of the articles. It comes from the archives of the Academy for the Love of Learning. Edmonton Daily Bulletin, May 8, 1907 Is in Edmonton Preparing for...
After Birds, Flowers and Bears on Northern Plains
Seton's planned trip to the Arctic Prairies made news as it was underway. His adventure was covered by the Edmonton Evening Journal. This article comes from the Seton archives at the Academy for the Love of Learning. Edmonton Evening Journal, May 8, 1907 Prepared for...
Seton film shows at Las Cruces International Film Festival
My film: “Ernest Thompson Seton and the Exploration of Canada’s Fabled Aylmer Lake” will be shown at the Las Cruces International Film Festival on Saturday March 11 at 1:00pm. Subject: Seton’s 1907 Arctic expedition. A chronicle of my 2015 expedition to the lake will...
Ernest Thompson Seton and The Arctic Prairies: Aylmer Lake Expedition Field Notes 2015 #5
{In late July and early August 2015 I led an expedition to the Arctic region of Canada’s Northwest Territories researching the Ernest Thompson Seton and Edward Preble expedition of 1907. We followed their route around Aylmer Lake located northeast of Great Slave Lake....
Ernest Thompson Seton and The Arctic Prairies: Aylmer Lake Expedition Field Notes 2015 #4
{In late July and early August 2015 I led an expedition to the Arctic region of Canada’s Northwest Territories researching the Ernest Thompson Seton and Edward Preble expedition of 1907. We followed their route around Aylmer Lake located northeast of Great Slave Lake....
Ernest Thompson Seton and The Arctic Prairies: Aylmer Lake Expedition Field Notes 2015 #3
{In late July and early August 2015 I led an expedition to the Arctic region of Canada’s Northwest Territories researching the Ernest Thompson Seton and Edward Preble expedition of 1907. We followed their route around Aylmer Lake located northeast of Great Slave Lake....
Ernest Thompson Seton and The Arctic Prairies: Aylmer Lake Expedition Field Notes 2015 #2
{In late July and early August 2015 I led an expedition to the Arctic region of Canada’s Northwest Territories researching the Ernest Thompson Seton and Edward Preble expedition of 1907. We followed their route around Aylmer Lake located northeast of Great Slave Lake....
Ernest Thompson Seton and The Arctic Prairies: Aylmer Lake Expedition Field Notes 2015 #1
This is the first in a series giving a day-by-day report on the expedition to Aylmer Lake in the Canadian Arctic sponsored by the Academy for the Love of Learning. The purpose of the trip was to follow the northernmost part of the Seton-Preble expedition of 1907. The...
Ernest Thompson Seton and the Arctic Prairies: Aylmer Lake Expedition Planning Tips
Summer, forty-two years ago, I came across Seton’s account of his 1907 exploration of the Arctic Prairies. I thought at the time that re-creating that adventure, or at least a part of it, would be a worthy goal. Finally, after years of desiring, I am just days away...
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