Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725
An account of one couple's life on a remote island beyond the Polar Front, a tale to rival the exploits of the great nineteenth-century explorers.
After twenty-five years of cruising the world's oceans, renowned blue-water sailors Pauline and Tim Carr found themselves being drawn to the lonely places of the higher latitudes to experience earth's last, scarcely touched regions. Antarctic Oasis records the culmination of those exploits. True adventurers, the Carrs have lived year-round on South Georgia for five years its only civilian inhabitants experiencing a way of life that has all but vanished from our modern world.
A center of the Norwegian whaling industry in the last century, today a remnant of the far-flung British Empire, South Georgia is a splendid if forbidding land of towering, glacier-clad mountains and a treacherous, storm-torn coast punctuated by sheltered bays. During its brief polar summer, the island's verdant shoreline offers Antarctic wildlife a place to feed, mate, and rear their young. The only humans on the scene, the Carrs have learned intimate details about the lives of whales, penguins, seals, albatrosses, skuas, and many others.
In all seasons the Carrs explore South Georgia's uncompromising coast aboard their yacht Curlew. Their deep fascination with the island, its wildlife, and its history will stir the spirit of adventure and discovery in us all. (from Abe Books)
Contents
Foreward
Preface and Acknowledgements
Chapter I - Ultimate Landfall
Chapter II - Antarctic Outpost
Chapter III - Nine to Five
Chapter IV - Green Antarctic
Chapter V - Kindred Souls
Chapter VI - Shackleton's Shadow
Chapter VII - The Rough with the Smooth
Chapter VIII - Albatross
Chapter IX - Elephantastic
Chapter X - The Mountaineering Dimension
Chapter XI - Just Talking to the Birds
Chapter XII - The Wild Side
Chapter XIII - A Shimmer of Ice
Chapter XIV - A Clean Pair of Heels
Index
Notes
Ephemra of Margaret Gmoser pertaining to trip removed from book and added to AC637 box of archival materials
Signed by the eleven participants of the September 17-19, 2004 Shackleton Crossing trip
Signed by the authors with greetings addressed to Margaret Gmoser
"For three years Voss and the Tilikum, aided by a rotating cast of characters, visited Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and finally England, weathering heavy gales at sea and attracting large crowds of spectators on shore. The austere on-board conditions and simple navigational equipment Voss used throughout the voyage are a testimony to his skill and to the solid construction of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth vessel. Both Voss and his original mate, newspaperman N.K. Luxton, later wrote about their journey in accounts compromised by poor memories, brazen egos and outright lies. Stories of murder, cannibalism and high-seas terror have been repeated elsewhere without any regard to the truth. Now, over a century later, a full and fair account of the voyage--and the magnitude of Voss’s accomplishment--is at last fully detailed. In this groundbreaking work, marine historians John MacFarlane and Lynn Salmon sift fact from fiction, critically examining the claims of Voss’s and Luxton’s manuscripts against research from libraries, archives, museums and primary sources around the world. Including unpublished photographs, letters and ephemera from the voyage, Around the World in a Dugout Canoe tells the real story of a little-understood character and his cedar canoe. It is an enduring story of courage, adventure, sheer luck and at times tragedy."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
John Claus Voss -- Treasure Hunting in the Xora -- Norman Kenny Luxton -- “Out-Slocuming” Joshua Slocum -- Preparing to Voyage -- Across the Pacific -- Penrhyn Island and Beyond -- The Mate Walter Louis Begent -- Australia -- New Zealand -- South Africa -- Brazil and up the Atlantic to England -- Repatriation to Victoria -- The Sea Queen, the Tilikum II and Voss’s Last Years.
Notes
Contains materials from the Luxton family fonds from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library
'The primary purpose of this Directory is to assist individuals and organizations to be aware of, and to utilize the services that are avaliable in the Banff area."
Contents
Banff Associations and committees:
Banff advisory council (pg. 1)
Banff festival advisory committee (pg. 2)
Banff recreation committee (pg. 71)
Banff social planning committee (pg. 3)
Banff visitors association (pg. 4)
Banff volunteer fire brigade (pg. 5)
Society for prevention of cruelty to animals (pg. 6)
Churches:
Banff ministerial association (pg. 7)
Banff park church (pg. 8)
The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (pg. 9)
Full gospel church (pg. 10)
Rundle memorial united church (pg. 11)
St. George's Anglican church (pg. 12)
St. Mary's catholic church (pg. 13)
St. Paul's Presbyterian church (pg. 14)
Salvation army (pg. 15)
Cultural:
Archives of the Canadian Rockies (pg. 16)
The Banff centre (pg. 22)
The Banff library (pg. 17)
Banff National Park Museum (pg. 18)
Luxton Museum (pg. 19)
Peter Whyte Gallery (pg. 20)
The Theosophical society (pg. 21)
Education:
Banff continuing education committee (pg. 23)
Banff home and school association (pg. 24)
Banff school board for district
No. 102 (pg. 25)
A. Banff elementary school (pg. 25A)
B. Banff composite high school (pg. 25B)
Early Childhood services
A. Jack and Jill kindergarten (pg. 26A)
B. Little Britches Day Care Centre (pg. 26B)
C. Rundle play school (26C)
Federal Government:
Banff National Park (pg. 27)
Banff National Park health unit (pg. 36)
Canada immigration centre (pg. 28)
Canada manpower (pg. 29)
Park Warden Service (pg. 30)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (pg. 31)
Weather office (pg. 32)
Health/Hospital:
Alberta alcoholism and drug abuse commission (pg. 52)
Alberta psychiatric association travelling clinic (pg. 33)
Alcoholics anonymous (pg. 34)
Banff board of health (pg. 35)
Banff and district nurses association (pg. 48)
The Canadian red cross society, Banff branch (pg. 37)
Department of Health and Social Development (pg. 56)
Mineral Springs Hotel (pg. 38)
Mineral Springs Hospital Board (pg. 39)
Mountainview Guidance Service (pg. 40)
Women's Auxiliary - Mineral Springs Hospital (pg. 41)
Political Parties:
Liberal party (pg. 42)
New Democratic Party (pg. 43)
Progressive conservative party (pg. 44)
Social Credit Party (pg. 45)
Professional and Business organizations:
Alberta Motor Association (pg. 46)
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (pg. 47)
Banff-Lake Louise chamber of commerce (pg. 49)
Banff motel association (pg. 50)
Canadian restaurant association (Alberta), zone #7,Banff (pg. 51)
Provincial government services:
Alberta emergency measures organization (pg. 53)
Alberta motor association (pg. 46)
Alberta psychiatric association - travelling clinic (pg. 33)
Banff bottle depot (pg. 54)
Department of culture, youth and recreation (pg. 55)
Department of health and social development (pg. 56)
District home economist (pg. 57)
Family court service (pg. 58)
John Howard Society of Alberta (pg. 59)
Mountainview guidance service (pg. 40)
Provincial judges court (pg. 60)
Recreation activities:
Alliance Francais de Banff (pg. 61)
The Alpine Club of Canada - Banff Section (pg. 62)
Banff badminton club (pg. 63)
Banff - Canmore film society (pg. 64)
Banff community drama group (pg. 65)
Banff curling club
A. Ladies (pg. 66A)
B. Men's (pg, 66B)
C. Mixed (pg. 66C)
Banff duplicate bridge club (pg. 67)
Banff figure skating club (pg. 68)
Banff flying club (pg. 69)
Banff light horse association (pg. 70)
Banff minor hockey association (pg. 98)
Banff recreation department (pg. 72)
Banff senior friends club (pg. 73)
Banff springs ladies golf club (pg. 74)
Banff springs men's golf club (pg. 75)
Banff ski runners (pg. 76)
Banff tennis club (pg. 77)
Banff yacht club (pg. 78)
Banff youth club (Boy's club) (pg. 99)
Bow Valley camera club (pg. 79)
Bow Valley minor baseball league (pg. 101)
Bow Valley naturalists club (pg. 80)
Kananaskis gun club (pg. 82)
Weight watchers (pg. 82)
Yoga (pg. 83)
Service Organizations:
Banff Lion club (pg. 84)
Kinette club of Banff (pg. 85)
Kinsmen club of Banff (pg. 86)
Kiwanis club of Banff (pg. 87)
Mount Temple I.O.D.E. (pg. 88)
Rotary club of Banff (pg. 89)
Royal Canadian Legion colonel Moore Branch no. 26 (pg. 90)
The soroptomist club of the Banff National Park (pg. 91)
Masonic organizations and fraternal orders:
The Banff ladies orange benevolent association (pg. 92)
Banff Rebekah lodge no.34 (pg. 93)
The Banff shrine club (pg. 94)
Cascade Lodge no. 5. A.F. & A.M., G.R.A (pg. 95)
Order of the Eastern star, spray Valley chapter #64 (pg. 96)