Like a soft, stretched-out sweater you’ve had for decades or a faded, well-worn jean jacket, I have a favorite pair of slacks. They earned my esteem not because of a fantastic fit, a comfortable fabric, or a trendy style. I like them mostly because of a small label that’s sewn onto a flap of material [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Antarctica’
Shackleton’s Whiskey Found
In the spirit of Explorers’ Corner’s love of a good drink, we are very excited about this story coming straight from Antarctica. Members of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust began excavating a very important find beneath Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic hut: five crates of whiskey and brandy. These crates had been frozen under the Cape [...]
The Age of Adventure
If you were to believe much of what you read in newspapers, magazines, and ads or what you see and hear in electronic media today, you might conclude that adventure is mostly for those in their twenties or younger. For example, in March 2009, CNN reported on a man who rowed across the Atlantic alone [...]
