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Arctic Explorers
Four hundred years ago, Henry Hudson set sail from England in search of riches. He ended up stranded in the treacherous waters that are now known as Hudson Bay. A look at the travels and travails of Henry Hudson, and some modern day intrepid Arctic explorers who are following his trail.
Few navigators have dared to travel the treacherous waters of Northern Canada that marooned Henry Hudson some 400 years ago. But as Mind Open Media’s Emily Corwin reports, a storyteller and a climate scientist have both taken on Arctic exploration as an interest and a challenge.