the Norwegian Antarctic Research Program’s Thule Station was established in 1995. It is located in Pituffik, Greenland (Thule Air Base (U.S.)). I bought this mug online.
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The LeTourneau Sno-Train (LCC-1) Instrument Panel
The LeTourneau Sno-Train, or LCC-1, is propped up at the Yukon Transportation Museum in Whitehorse, YT. Inside the Sno-Train, the instrument panel sits, largely in tact. LeTourneau built the Sno-Train using simple and modular parts. Instead of an accelerator pedal, LeTourneau used a potentiometer, the large round object in the middle of the instrument panel. The speedometer, tachometer, engine hours gauge, and a couple of switches are missing. Not bad for a machine over 65 years old!
instrument panel as of 2020 
Operations Manual diagram
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Ben W. LeTourneau dies at 85 years of age
The last remaining child of R.G. and Evelyn LeTourneau passed away on February 15, 2021. Ben was one of 5 children of R.G. LeTourneau. R.G.’s children included his daughter Louise Dick and 4 sons Richard, Roy, Ted, and Ben. Ben had multiple health issues and had contracted Covid-19. He passed while in the Intensive Care Unit.
March 21, 1934 – February 15, 2021 
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Thule Air Base mug
This is my second Thule Air Base mug. The most recent mug is porcelain and glazed, whereas the first mug has a grainy texture. These make fantastic coffee cups. More importantly, they represent a fantastic time in Arctic history.
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Ice Station: The Creation of Halley VI book received
This book has been in my Amazon book Wishlist for months. I finally pulled the trigger on the $30 price tag. I received the book last night – it is well worth it. The book was printed on high quality paper and has brilliant color images on Halley VI. This will be my next read. While this is not about The Arctic, the Halley VI station is a beautiful and functional research accomplishment.
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Sno-Freighter after the Crash and Fire
After the Sno-Freighter was recovered, it eventually ended up in Bear Creek, YT. It did not leave until 1965, when it was purchased by a private party. The tan colored tarp show in the image below covers the burnt out engine compartment. The Sno-Freighter now sits outside of Fairbanks, AK as part of the Gold Daughters outside museum tour. The photo below is dated May of 1965.
VC-22 Sno-Freighter, Photo credit: Millen Collection The Millen Collection was generous and allowed me to share this photo, and others to come in my Overland Trains book.
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Best Search Engine for Research
I love research. Aside from the the satisfaction of completing a final project, digging deep into archival documentation provides a great deal of satisfaction. I have used a combination of Google and DuckDuckGo for most of my research. The problem with Google is that the search engine tailors your results according to your location, previous, search, and other personalized data.
A few weeks ago, I gave StartPage (https://www.startpage.com) a try. StartPage anonymously queries Google for results without all of the aforementioned interventions. Almost instantly, I found a couple of amazing gold mines related to the Overland Trains book that I am writing. With that said, it is important to diversify your data search platforms.
I have been extremely happy with StartPage. It finds really obscure results that even Google doesn’t provide because of built-in search biases.
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Snow, Ice and Permafrost, Research Establishment (SIPRE) Org Chart
This chart was found on SIPRE Report 15 dated September 1953.
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SIPRE – Snow, Ice and Permafrost, Research Establishment
SIPRE began in United States Army Corps of Engineer in 1949. Their job was to “conduct basic and applied research in snow, ice and frozen ground.” As we became more entrenched in establishing a solid presence in Greenland, snow, ice ,and frozen ground research became critical to establishing logistics in and around the region. Researchers within SIPRE heavily participated in developing Camp Century, Greenland.
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