Ernest C. Oberholtzer (1884-1977)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Cockburn, R.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1985
• Subjects: Biographies; Canoeing; Environmental protection; Expeditions; Explorers; History; Magee; Billy; d. 1938; Mapping; Oberholtzer; Ernest C; 1884-1977; Travels; Hayes River; Manitoba; Nunavut; Nueltin Lake; Manitoba/Nunavut; Thlewiaza River; Brochet; Chesterfield Inlet; Hayes; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Kasba Lake; Kasmere Lake; Reindeer Lake; Tyrrell; Arctic; eskimo*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65194

. In 1912 Ernest C. Oberholtzer and Titapeshwewitan, an Ontario Ojibwa better known as Billy Magee, made a canoe voyage of some 3200 km, during which they explored Nueltin Lake and the Thlewiaza River, N.W.T. This epic journey, more arduous and commendable than certain of the acclaimed explorations...