Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a
daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before. I am forwarding to you the link to this digital article in Canadian Geographic, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. It has just recently gone “live” on the magazine’s website. https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/jens-munk-expedition-ahead-its-time The article is written by Wendy Christensen-Grosfield, whom some of you know. Wendy is of Danish background, lives in Edmonton, and was born and raised in Dickson, Alberta, where the Danish Canadian Museum is. Carl Sorensen Chair, Jens Munk Commemorative Steering Committee Federation of Danish Associations in Canada
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