In the spring of 1937, a three-mast, tern schooner, Donald II, was purchased in Nova Scotia and brought to
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The expedition set sail from Port Newark, New Jersey, on July 1, 1937. They made two stops in Nova Scotia: Lunenburg to drop off passengers and take on fresh food and supplies; and Sydney to drop off Norm Hortman a… See more

They arrived at Foulke Fiord, near Etah on August 31, 1937. Before the expedition could get settled on land, they experienced a series of near disasters which almost settled the expedition at the bottom of the sound. Th… See more

Hourly weather observations started September 8, 1937, and reports were transmitted daily to the US Weather Bureau in Washington, D.C. Pilot-balloon observations were made twice daily except during Dec… See more

When the ice broke in July 1938, the explorers left Greenland after making a brief stop in Thule to pick up John Johnson, who had been dog sledded there earlier for medical care.
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With only ten members and a scant budget, the MacGregor Arctic Expedition could not rival the major undertakings of Byrd or Scott. But it certainly was comparable in size and purpose to many other polar expeditions of its era. Bes… See more

Clifford J. MacGregor - Commander - Meteorologist Commander, US Navy Reserve US Weather Bureau Newark, NJ Isaac Schlossbach - Second in Command - Navigator, Airplane Pilot US Naval Academy, … See more