The exploration of the Northwest Passage has been a fascinating chapter in Canadian history. For centuries, explorers tried to find this fabled route to the riches of the Orient. The most famous expedition was led by Sir John Franklin in 1845, and the disappearance of his two ships and 129 men launched 30 years of searches and discoveries. Today, the Northwest Passage is traversed by cruise ships, and visitors are awed by the spectacular vistas of the Arctic. Roland Neave has travelled extensively through the Northwest Passage. He was one of the first tourists to have the thrill of visiting the site of the sunken shipwreck Erebus, the Franklin ship that was discovered in 1914. This group also visited the Franklin graves at Beechey Island and explored by zodiac the tidewater face of Crocker Glacier. Roland will talk about some of the history of the Northwest Passage accompanied by slides of his Arctic expeditions.