IN 1923, DONALD B. MACMILLAN made his second voyage aboard the schooner Bowdoin<\/em> to the Arctic. This photo shows Bowdoin<\/em> frozen into the ice in Refuge Harbor, Greenland, where she stayed for 330 days.<\/p>\n The expedition was one of 24 to the Arctic made by MacMillan (1874-1970), an educator, aviator, author, anthropologist, and philanthropist who first traveled there as a chief assistant for Robert Peary\u2019s attempted passage to the North Pole in 1908-09.<\/p>\n During the stay in Greenland, the expedition gathered specimens, filmed wildlife with motion picture cameras, and gathered ethnographic information about locals. The first short-wave transmissions from the Arctic were broadcast from Bowdoin<\/em> on this voyage.<\/p>\n Bowdoin<\/em> came into MMA\u2019s possession in 1988. And, as you can learn on pg. 10, with her recent rebuild, the schooner will likely return to the Arctic once more in 2021.<\/p>\n Bowdoin\u2019s<\/em> 100-year legacy of adventure, exploration, and research will continue with sailors and researchers of the future, students of Maine Maritime Academy.\u2588<\/span><\/p>\n Photo: courtesy of Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center, Bowdoin in Refuge Harbor<\/p>\n IN 1923, DONALD B. MACMILLAN made his second voyage aboard the schooner Bowdoin<\/em> to the Arctic. This photo shows Bowdoin<\/em> frozen into the ice in Refuge Harbor, Greenland, where she stayed for 330 days.<\/p>\n The expedition was one of 24 to the Arctic made by MacMillan (1874-1970), an educator, aviator, author, anthropologist, and philanthropist who first traveled there as a chief assistant for Robert Peary\u2019s attempted passage to the North Pole in 1908-09.<\/p>\n During the stay in Greenland, the expedition gathered specimens, filmed wildlife with motion picture cameras, and gathered ethnographic information about locals. The first short-wave transmissions from the Arctic were broadcast from Bowdoin<\/em> on this voyage.<\/p>\n Bowdoin<\/em> came into MMA\u2019s possession in 1988. And, as you can learn on pg. 10, with her recent rebuild, the schooner will likely return to the Arctic once more in 2021.<\/p>\n Bowdoin\u2019s<\/em> 100-year legacy of adventure, exploration, and research will continue with sailors and researchers of the future, students of Maine Maritime Academy.\u2588<\/p>\n Photo: courtesy of Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center,
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