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Cory Trépanier's landscape paintings share stories of the Canadian Arctic that inspire awe and humility.
By Cory Trépanier
Published June 30, on the Stanford University's Millennium Alliance for Humanity and Biosphere (MAHB) website.
Gripping the gunnel, I wiped the salt water spray from my eyes as a massive iceberg came into focus. I was in Canada's far north, with Inuit guides Sam and Jayko at the helm, as we slammed through whitecaps in a 24 foot cedar freighter canoe along the north coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut. The iridescent whites and blues of the ice were spectacular, but looking beyond, my jaw dropped...