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Sites of the Week
and Photos of the Week
August-December 2001
Current "Bests"
Other "Bests"
December 27, 2001
Site of the Week - northern-lights.no
This joint venture between the Andøya Rocket Range, Norwegian Space Centre and Nordlyssenteret provides excellent information and superb photography.Photo of the Week - Christmas in Tromsø (link now dead)
A wonderful image from Hinrich Bäsemann's large PolarFoto site.October 4, 2001
Site of the Week - Sceaftesige Garrison
This historical re-enactment group focuses on Dark Age history, particularly the Saxon and Viking cultures. The photos here are great.Photo of the Week - Iceland (site now gone)
An aerial image of pseudocraters at Lake Myvatn in northern Iceland, by IcelandPhoto.September 20, 2001
Site of the Week - Space.com
This article looks at the search for extremophiles - microscopic organisms that thrive in extreme environments - but there is a lot of other Northern material as well.Photo of the Week - Polar Flight, 1928
George H. Wilkins and pilot Carl Ben Eielson look over their Lockheed-Vega before heading to the North Pole.September 6, 2001
Site of the Week - Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
The US National Park Service does a superb job of showing the region's history and ecosystems. The wildlife and mining history sections are particularly comprehensive.Photo of the Week - Lake Gjende, Norway (site now gone)
A magnificent view of Lake Gjende from Besseggen Ridge, Jotunheimen, by Vincent Lowe.August 23, 2001
Site of the Week - Swedish East India Company
The SOIC is building a replica of the trading ship Götheborg at Göteborg, her home port. The Web site describes the process in great detail, in English as well as Swedish.Photo of the Week - White Pass Summit
The views from the South Klondike Highway are great, but hiking far above the road puts you in an even more dramatic world.
