Saturday Speaker Series: The Northwest Passage–The Challenge, the Suffering, the Discovery

Name: Saturday Speaker Series: The Northwest Passage–The Challenge, the Suffering, the Discovery
Start: 2025-11-08T10:30:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-08T12:00:00-08:00
Location: Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center

Schedule

Sat Nov 08 2025 at 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center | Redmond, WA

This was the quest: to find a short route to Asia. Magellan's discovery of the passage from the Atlantic to Pacific was monumental, but not practical. So thousands of men in hundreds of ships attempted to find a northern route. In this presentation, oceanographer and author Dr. Ed Sobey brings life to the history of valiant sailors who attempted and eventually succeeded in finding a way through the ice. It concludes with modern explorers finding new ways to complete the passage and an explanation of the fast-changing nature of the Arctic environment. More info: https://www.redmondhistoricalsociety.org/rhs-events
Cost is Free to Society members, with a suggested donation of $5 for non-members. No registration required. Join us!