Farewell!!! Let's Go!

The journey to the Arctic begins. Nord Hus sets sail from Grand Marais on April 10th 2025

April 10, 2025, Nord Hus departs its home port of Grand Marais, MN - Greenland bound. The voyage begins! (Photo: M Baxley)

After a full day of last-minute prep... the crew of 4 is onboard and casting off the North House Folks School dock at 4 pm. Shortly after they left the dock, a farewell was sounded by a long blast of a cannon!

It felt surreal. There had not been any time to absorb the magnitude of what was happening. There still wouldn't be time, the focus now was on our first leg to Marquette.

The starting crew was a powerhouse crew. With Mark Gordon from Knife River, who knows Lake Superior so well. Along with Eric Brossier from France, who is one of the most accomplished high-latitude ice sailors in the world.

The starting crew: Eric Brossier, Mark Gordon, Pascale Marceau, Lonnie Dupre (Photo: Maryl Skinner)

There goes the crew!  (Photo: Maryl Skinner)

Just moments before we released the deck lines... saying goodbye to friends who

came down to bid farewell.

Nord Hus... exiting the harbour and on their way...

(Photo: M Baxley)