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Whaler’s Week: Stories From a Whaling Lookout

Posted by Gemina Garland-Lewis of NG Young Explorers in Explorers Journal on August 27, 2012
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NG Young Explorer Gemina Garland-Lewis shares stories from her last week in the field on the life of a whaling lookout as well as the festivities that continue to honor whalers.

Rivalry at Sea: Conversations Among Former Whalers

Posted by Gemina Garland-Lewis of NG Young Explorers in Explorers Journal on August 23, 2012
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NG Young Explorer Gemina Garland-Lewis discusses the hardships of payment in the whaling industry, mixed with the inevitable rivalry that arose among these men when competing for a whale meant competing to support their families.