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Create a Polar Sundae Recipe Since frozen yogurt is one of my favorite treats, I decided to ask the owner at my favorite TCBY store if we could create a Polar Sundae Recipe. I’m thrilled to announce the answer was – YES! And, not only did this store say yes – but six local TCBY Franchises decided

The last two days have been long and cold! The sun rose at 5:06 on the 27 and set at 11:44. Several of us, armed with cameras, set out to capture the sunset over the ocean. It’s been interesting watching the sun travel around the horizon. By mid day it’s pretty high in the sky, but it stays low on

This journal has been quiet…not much action. The United States Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Sea was broken – my expedition scheduled for January 2011…didn’t happen. I just received word within the past week that not only is the ship broken, it is being decommissioned by the US Coast Guard. It will

Today was spent running errands for the project. We spent a lot of time in Fairbanks today, but before we made that drive we wondered around the small town of Healy to get a really good idea of what it has to offer. Of course I did learn some history about the town. Healy sits at the mouth of Healy

Today I am dedicating this journal to the underwater Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV team at my high school - the Lindblom Sea Eagles. They have a regional competition this Saturday at University of Illinois - Chicago. It's sponsored by Shedd Aquarium and Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE). In

We spent the day getting hardware supplies and groceries for a month. Preparation for a trip is one of Mark's expert skills because he is field camp instructor. He is very precise about all his work and has thought out the details on a day to day basis. Mark had a long to-do list. So it was one

I think it's important to deal with the question of what happens to the fish that we are using for our experiments. I received a concerned question from one of my students about how the fish are treated and if they are let back into the waters when we are done. This is definitely something worth

The bright sun was sparkling on the snow and ice as we wound our way through the intruding ridges of the frozen ocean. The temperature was -10 F when we set out, and the chill in the air was invigorating. As we made our bumpy way on the mile and a half trail to ice camp, the evidence of heavy

I cannot get over how really cool the tundra is!! Every time we hike across it or I just get a moment to stop and look at it there is always something different and interesting to see. Before I came to Alaska I thought that tundra was mostly frozen ground that supported a few small plants, which all