ABOARD THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER
EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
» Discover the dunes, sandstone cliffs, and Acadian culture of the
Îles-de-la-Madeleine.» Discover coastal fishing villages and small islands like the French
island of St. Pierre.» Explore two UNESCO World Heritage sites: Gros Morne National Park,
with its scenic waterfalls and fjords, and the remains of the 11th-century
Viking village at L’Anse aux Meadows.» Sail a schooner on Bras d’Or Lake and hear a lively account of the
history and characters of Cape Breton Island before a tour of the
Alexander Graham Bell Museum.THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
EXPEDITION TEAM & EXPERTS
Gil Grosvenor has served
National Geographic since
1954, fi rst as a writer and
photographer, then as the
editor of National Geographic
magazine, president of the
Society, and, until 2010, as
chairman of the board. He was the fi fth
generation of his family to serve as National
Geographic president, and his great-
grandfather, Alexander Graham Bell, was the
Society’s second president. Gil helped design
this itinerary based on his experience sailing
the same waters with his father, Melville Bell
Grosvenor, on assignment for an article that
appeared in the September 1967 issue of
National Geographic magazine. Gil will join a
diverse team of experts on board this voyage.14
Lobster fi shing huts at Gros Morne National Park.“Early-morning sounds carried clearly: chatter of townsfolk hurrying to the bakery for
hot bread, clink of wine bottles about to be fi lled with milk, beep of motor scooters,
rasp of a carpenter’s saw, waves lapping in the inner harbor, Le Barachois—and over
all the distant groan of Galantry’s horn.”
–MELVILLE BELL GROSVENOR,
“WHITE MIST CRUISES TO WRECK-HAUNTED ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON,”
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1967