Kathryn Ostrofsky
Number of articles: 3First article: April 2, 2004
Latest article: April 30, 2004
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Bowdoin explores the North: Bowdoin pluck overcomes Bowdoin luck
In late August, 1891, Austin Cary '87 and Dennis Cole '88 continued their trek back to the mouth of the Grand River in Labrador. Having lost their supplies, they used the bits of meat to "help fill the gap, now becoming quite long, between square meals."
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Bowdoin explores the North: Discovery and disaster: Arctic adventurers reach rapids
On the morning of August 13, 1891, Austin Cary '87 and Dennis Cole '88 of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador started one last hike upriver. They had come 300 miles up the Grand River, but had to turn back the next day, whether or not they found Grand Falls.
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Bowdoin explores the North: Students continue their journey on the coast of Labrador
In 1891, the group of Bowdoin students and alumni under Professor Leslie A. Lee sailed up the eastern coast of Labrador toward the town of Rigolette.