Posts tagged with ‘royal canadian geographical society’ (31)

The class travelled along the Cabot Trail that runs through Cape Breton Highlands National Park. (Photo: Michela Rosano)
This spring, Parks Canada and Canadian Geographic collaborated to award a grade-eight class from Caronport, Sask., Canada's Coolest School Trip — a four-day adventure to Cape Breton Island, N.S. Canadian Geographic's Michela Rosano joined the class for the trip. Here's what happened on Day Three. (Read about Day One and Two)
We wake up bright and early at Inverary Resort, a sprawling set of accommodations and cottages on Baddeck Bay, and head to breakfast. Though we filled our bellies ...
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John Huston and one of the team's Inuit sled dogs, Elle, cross a crack in the ice on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Click on the image to see more photos. (Photos courtesy the New Land 2013 expedtion) (Photos courtesy the New Land 2013 expedtion)
After 65 days crossing Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, the New Land 2013 expedition has reached its end. This blog was written by John Huston.
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Grade-eight students have the treat of meeting Alexander Graham Bell's great-grandson, Hugh Muller, at Bell's former estate in Nova Scotia. (Photo: Michela Rosano)
This spring, Parks Canada and Canadian Geographic collaborated to award a grade-eight class from Caronport, Sask., Canada's Coolest School Trip — a four-day adventure to Cape Breton Island, N.S. Canadian Geographic's Michela Rosano joined the class for the trip. Here's what happened on Day Two. (Read about Day One here.)
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Winners of the Canada's Coolest School Trip contest explore the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia. (Photo: Michela Rosano)
This spring, Parks Canada and Canadian Geographic collaborated to award a grade-eight class from Caronport, Sask., Canada's Coolest School Trip — a four-day adventure to Cape Breton Island, N.S. Canadian Geographic's Michela Rosano joined the class for the trip.
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Toby Thorleifsson collects ice. Click on the image to see more photos from the expedition. (Photos courtesy of New Land 2013)
The New Land 2013 expedition is following the route of Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup across Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. This blog was written by Toby Thorleifsson.
We are now about midway across the big Nansen Sound, and we are camping directly on the sea ice tonight. Let me tell you a little bit about the sea ice we’ve spent so much time on up here.
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