{"product_id":"speaker-series-michael-peake-george-douglas-and-the-coppermine-route-thurs-may-28-2026","title":"🗣 Speaker Series: Michael Peake | George Douglas \u0026 the Coppermine River — Thurs, May 28, 2026","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin photographer and writer Michael Peake as he retraces explorer George Douglas’ 1911–1912 route to the Coppermine River, pairing Douglas’ historic photographs with his own experiences travelling in the North.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🗓️ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Thursday, May 28, 2026 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🕘 \u003cstrong\u003eTime\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoors open at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5:30 PM | Talk begins at 6:30 PM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🎟 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: $15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🪪 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/canoemuseum.ca\/support\/become-a-member\/\"\u003eMembers\u003c\/a\u003e save 10%! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Use the discount code in your welcome email to receive your discount)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"h-talk-overview-retracing-george-douglas-journey-to-the-coppermine-river\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eRetracing George Douglas’ Journey to the Coppermine River\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1911, Lakefield, Ontario explorer George Douglas set out on a two-year expedition to the mouth of the Coppermine River in what is now Nunavut. Decades later, Michael Peake retraced that same route. In this talk, he shares Douglas’ historic photographs alongside his own experiences travelling in the north, offering a look at how northern travel has changed — and what has not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouglas travelled north with his brother Lionel and geologist August Sanberg, moving by train, stagecoach, barge, steamer, and canoe to reach Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories. There, they built a cabin to overwinter before continuing their journey that fall and the following spring to survey the Coppermine River to the Arctic Ocean in search of minerals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArmed with what was then a modern camera, Douglas documented life in the North during a period of rapid change, capturing landscapes, travel routes, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Inuit families living on the land as they had for millennia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLands Forlorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a unique and quintessentially Canadian story of travel in the far north more than a century ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-807e0e54-7fff-7b8e-b64a-23df9eaaaa4b\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on decades of northern canoe travel and research, Peake reflects on what Douglas witnessed, how the north has changed, and what these journeys can still teach us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/canoemuseum.ca\/eventcal\/%f0%9f%97%a3-speaker-series-michael-peake-george-douglas-the-coppermine-route-thurs-may-28-2026\/\"\u003eLEARN MORE\u003c\/a\u003e about Michael Peake and this event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eThis event is part of The Canadian Canoe Museum’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/canoemuseum.ca\/events\/annual-events\/speaker-series\/\"\u003eSpeaker Series\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Canadian Canoe Museum","offers":[{"title":"General Seating","offer_id":46252966445206,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2560\/0418\/files\/2026-Speaker-Series-Michael-Peake-Headshot.jpg?v=1771520956","url":"https:\/\/www.canoemuseumstore.ca\/products\/speaker-series-michael-peake-george-douglas-and-the-coppermine-route-thurs-may-28-2026","provider":"The Canadian Canoe Museum's Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}