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	Will Steger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Steger received recognition and numerous honors for record setting explorations and interactive educational initiatives: Explorers Club Finne Ronne Memorial Award (1997), and the National Geographic Society's First Explorer-in-Residence (1996).
		Will Steger joins Amelia Earhart, Robert Peary, Roald Amundsen and Jacques-Yves Cousteau in receiving the National Geographic Society's John Oliver La Gorce Medal for "accomplishments in geographic exploration, in the sciences, and for public service to advance international understanding" in 1995.
		Will Steger provided mentorship for southern units at the National Scout jamboree of the Boy scouts of America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Will_Steger (331 words)

	Auditorium packed for global warming talk
		Will Steger went on expeditions in the Arctic and across the longest expanse of Antarctica.
		Steger told the audience that in the last 15 years he has seen dire changes at both of the poles, but that solutions are available if we are willing to implement them.
		Steger finished his presentation with some graphs showing where the overall global temperature is today compared with where it was in the past.
	www.mrs.umn.edu /register/article.php?volume=18&issue=18§ion=news&index=0 (642 words)

	Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Renowned polar explorer Will Steger will share his photos and describe his discoveries in leading dogsled expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic regions in a March 11 presentation at the Central Park amphitheater in Woodbury.
		Steger's images and stories document his first-hand observations of the dramatic climate changes occurring in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
		Among Steger's numerous awards is the National Geographic Society's John Oliver La Gorce Medal for "accomplishments in geographic exploration, in the sciences, and for public service to advance international understanding." He joins Amelia Earhart, Robert Peary, Roald Amundsen, and Jacques Cousteau in receiving this prestigious award.
	www.ci.woodbury.mn.us /govt/022706.html (377 words)

	A Dreamer and a Doer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Steger is in a reflective and, one might conclude, celebratory mood.
		Among Steger's appearances upon his return was in Washington, D.C., where he endorsed legislation to limit industrial carbon dioxide emissions and curb greenhouse gases that are believed to cause global warming.
		It will be a model of self-sustainability, he said, and will be powered by solar and wind energy, with a backup propane generator.
	www.stthomas.edu /magazine/showarticle.cfm?ArticleID=-1166946642 (1574 words)

	In retirement, UC's Steger has `a pretty good deal'
		Steger, 65, who announced plans Nov. 1 to retire in June, also will continue as a tenured professor, hold the title of president emeritus and be provided an office on campus.
		Steger's contract stipulates that he will receive $250,000 during the year of his sabbatical and then return to his current $275,000 salary for two years.
		His salary will then be $200,000 each year thereafter as long as he is a tenured professor, and he will receive raises at the same rate given to other UC faculty.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2002/11/15/loc_steger15.html (1366 words)

	MPR: Steger heads north again
		Steger hasn't led a sled dog journey in five years, but says he came out of retirement because of his concerns about global warming.
		Steger is best known for daring sled dog crossings of Antarctica and Greenland, and an unsupported trip to the North Pole.
		Steger's dog yard is a clearing in the pine forest north of Ely.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2003/11/25_kelleherb_steger (763 words)

	The Rake: Features : Will Steger: The Rakish Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Later, sitting with Steger in the Ely steakhouse among quietly gawking admirers and spoiling roughnecks alike, I am not surprised to learn that Steger has never been in a fistfight in the forty years since he moved to Ely from Minneapolis.
		Steger shuffles around his property in an unspeakably filthy mountaineering jacket, his long hair feathering into a kind of salt-and-pepper halo.
		Sitting in the middle, at the highest point of Steger’s rolling, rocky property, is “The Castle.” It is a Gothic, Cinderella edifice built with raw timber, glass, and granite, with flying buttresses, balconies, cupolas, and a riot of copper-plated dormers.
	www.rakemag.com /stories/section_detail.aspx?itemID=4091&catID=146&SelectCatID=146 (1163 words)

	Mesabi Daily News - Virginia, MN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		But world-renowned Arctic explorer Will Steger of Ely and a team of five other explorers and educators are anxious for the journey to begin.
		Students, including those at local schools, will use online curriculum to follow the trek throughout the school year, to meet the Inuit people in the villages where the explorers will stop, and to gain an understanding of climate changes of the Arctic region and their global impact.
		The first leg in December will be done in five to six hours of daylight, but as the team travels north, it will encounter 24-hour daylight under the Arctic midnight sun by the end of June.
	www.virginiamn.com /placed/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=155525 (1438 words)

	Charles Lindbergh Discussion Center: Lindbergh Foundation to Present 2006 Lindbergh Awards to ....
		Will Steger is a formidable voice calling for understanding and the preservation of the Arctic, and the Earth.
		But what distinguishes Will Steger is his tireless conviction to take his eyewitness accounts and experiences from these explorations and share them with others, in order to better themselves and the environment.
		The son of parents that nurtured a sense of adventure in their boy, Will Steger continues to inspire and motivate generations of people to make decisions based on their personal values and live their lives with the same sense of adventure.
	www.charleslindbergh.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=000070 (1742 words)

	Potential partnership between the Apple Valley School of Environmental Studies and famed explorer Will Steger lingers ...
		Polar explorer and educator Will Steger is now working with the School of Environmental Studies (SES) in Apple Valley to develop connections between students and the world at large through his online project on global warming.
		Steger said the development of science, math, reading and writing curriculum built around environmentalism and the issue of global warming would ordinarily be a huge undertaking, something that might take a university to put together.
		Steger received his M.A. in education at the University of St. Thomas and taught science for three years at the secondary level.
	www.hometownsource.com /2006/January/9willsteger.html (782 words)

	Zoocheck Canada Inc. - Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Explorer Will Steger is probably the most famous outdoorsman of modern times.
		Steger left an indelible mark on exploration history when, in 1986, he led the first confirmed dogsled expedition to the North Pole without resupply by aircraft.
		Upon completing this historic expedition, Steger, and the five other members of his multinational team, met with world leaders in a continued effort to draw attention to the critical preservation issues facing Antarctica and the planet as a whole.
	www.zoocheck.com /events/steger.shtml (238 words)

	National Geographic Speakers Bureau: Will Steger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Steger draws on his own skills as an expedition leader and reflects upon the lessons learned during the Shackleton era, applying them to modern business.
		Steger shares the story of Shackleton's Endurance expedition and his own 1990 International Trans-Antarctica Expedition.
		Steger takes audiences along on his epic adventure across the poles.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /speakers/profile_steger.html (243 words)

	COMMENTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Arctic explorer Will Steger and Twin Cities meteorologist Paul Douglas urged state lawmakers Monday to heed the signs of ongoing climate changes and to prepare Minnesota for a warmer future.
		Steger, a famed arctic explorer from Ely, said the technologies, including more fuel-efficient automobile engines and electricity-producing wind turbines, which help reduce greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, are already available but not being used enough in the United States.
		Steger and Douglas said lawmakers and citizens have an ethical responsibility to not only recognize global climate change but also to do all they can to slow the process and prepare future generations by advancing more environment-ally sound policy.
	www.therochesterdemocrat.com /mnleg_comments.php?id=12563_0_9_0_C (658 words)

	Will Steger Expedition Journals - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Steger has led the most significant feats in dogsled exploration such as the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole without re-supply (1986), the 1,600-mile south-north traverse of Greenland - the longest unsupported dogsled expedition in history
		Historic feats for which Steger has received numerous honors and recognitions among others include: Explorers Club Finne Ronne Memorial Award (1997), National Geographic Society's First Explorer-In-Residence (1996) and National Geographic Society's John Oliver La Gorce Medal for "accomplishments in geographic exploration, in the sciences, and for public service to advance international understanding" (1995).
		Steger is the author of four books: Over the Top of the World, Crossing Antarctica, North to the Pole and Saving the Earth.
	www.willsteger.com /content/view/2/15 (251 words)

	Will Steger Expedition Journals - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Will's collection of images, video and audio is enormous and there is much that has never before been made available to the public.
		This site will be updated frequently and you are encouraged to use the RSS feed to stay as current as possible.
		Will Steger and everyone on this project thank you for your interest in willsteger.com and we hope you enjoy your visit and will return often.
	www.willsteger.com (121 words)

	wcco.com - Steger Sees Global Warming As Galvanizing Issue
		Steger is more than just one of the only people in the world to have gone to both the North and South poles.
		Steger showed video of an ice shelf in Antarctica he said took three weeks to cross in 1989.
		It has motivated Steger to build a center at his Ely home in northern Minnesota where he hopes to gather world leaders to work on what he sees as a crisis for all of us.
	wcco.com /local/local_story_033093512.html (745 words)

	Will Steger to share his passion for adventure during visit to School of Environmental Studies, Apple Valley
		Will Steger can’t resist taking school kids along with him whenever he sets out for the Arctic.
		Steger will visit the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley Friday, Dec. 16, to speak about the world’s polar regions and what he’s seen on his expeditions.
		Steger and his team will post updates and pictures of the effects of global warming they observe so that students can participate.
	www.hometownsource.com /2005/December/13stegertrip.html (496 words)

	South Pole, North Pole News and Guide
		Steger's skills leading dog packs across frozen polar planes have led him to several remarkable achievements, including an expedition to the North Pole in 1986 as well as a 1,600-mile south-north traverse across Greenland in 1988 (All images courtesy of Will Steger's website).
		Will's skills leading dog packs across frozen polar planes have led him to several remarkable achievements, including an expedition to the North Pole in 1986, as well as a 1,600-mile south-north traverse across Greenland in 1988, starting from near Narsarsuaq to the Humboldt Glacier, just north of Quaanaaq.
		Will Steger has led some significant feats in dogsled exploration such as a dogsled journey to the North Pole without re-supply (1986), the 1,600-mile south-north traverse of Greenland (1988), the historic International Trans-Antarctica Expedition (1989-90), and the longest dogsled traverse of the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Ellesmere Island in Canada (1995).
	www.thepoles.com /news.php?id=1053 (673 words)

	Timberjay Newspapers Online
		Steger plans to leave Ely early in December and launch the expedition in the winter Arctic darkness from Yellowknife, N.W.T., on Dec. 15.
		Steger said that went well, but he was unsure how much money was raised.
		Steger first won international acclaim in 1986, when he and a team co-led by Paul Schurke made, without resupply, the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole.
	www.timberjay.com /current.php?article=401 (704 words)

	The Catholic Spirit - The Official Newspaper of The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Steger, 61, who lives in Ely, is spending much of his time in the Twin Cities to prepare for his next expedition, a 1,200-mile dog sled journey across Arctic Canada in December 2006.
		Steger said he is motivated to travel to the Arctic not only for the adventure, but because his Catholic faith compels him.
		Steger said he believes climate change is a moral issue — a sentiment echoed by the U.S. bishops in a 2001 statement on global warming.
	www.thecatholicspirit.com /archives.php?article=4730 (1229 words)

	Minnesota Environmental Partnership: What's New
		The way noted explorer Will Steger and others rallying the public against global warming and for renewable energy see it, their efforts can never be considered a failure.
		Steger presented visual proof, collected during his famous forays into the arctic regions, that global warming is, indeed, taking its toll on the earth.
		Steger said he and a crew will set sail from Argentina to Antarctica late next year, and the crew will attempt to kayak into the area where once existed the Larsen B Ice Shelf, a mass of ice Steger estimated to be about as long as the State of Minnesota.
	www.mepartnership.org /mep_whatsnew.asp?new_id=1696 (1318 words)

	Mid America Events & Expos - In the Media
		Steger explains that global warming is a serious challenge affecting everything in our lives, from the economy to the environment.
		Steger is issuing the following ‘assignment’ to Minnesotans so that they may do their part in improving global warming while also improving our local economy.
		Steger has logged thousands of miles of travel by dog sled in the arctic regions and become the voice calling for understanding and the preservation of the arctic.
	www.101expos.com /media/PressReleases.cfm/200601c (1101 words)

	Timberjay Newspapers Online
		Will Steger and five other hardy souls headed north out of Ely early this week, bound for the Canadian Arctic province of Nunavut.
		Steger, his expedition companions and more than a dozen helpers labored Sunday to finish the work of many months — the gathering of last-minute items, food packing, tending dogs and equipment and getting it all together in time for the Monday and Tuesday departure to Yellowknife, N.W.T., which is the expedition’s jumping-off place.
		Steger said that, even though it’s been six years since his last expedition, planning, gearing up and packing are intuitive processes that, like bike riding, come back quickly.
	www.timberjay.com /current.php?article=634 (1008 words)

	CO2e.com
		Steger, an internationally known explorer, writer, lecturer and photographer, is calling on Minnesota to mandate that 20 percent of the state's energy comes from renewable sources by 2020.
		On Saturday, Steger will speak at a renewable energy forum in Hibbing sponsored by the United Steelworkers of America.
		Steger and steelworker officials say mandating the use of renewable energy within the state would create new jobs, boost the economy and protect the environment.
	www.co2e.com /News/story.asp?StoryID=2441 (628 words)

	The Rake: Letters & Red-Handed : IRON WILL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		I was taken aback, however, by your reference to Will Steger and the idea that Ann has eclipsed Will by creating an educational program and meeting and greeting her followers [“If the Breakers Don’t Get You…,” July 2002].
		Will Steger is nearly 60, and has accomplished many amazing feats.
		Will has set a standard which is hard to surpass.
	www.rakemag.com /stories/section_detail.aspx?itemID=2530&catID=154&SelectCatID=154 (491 words)

	Arctic explorer Will Steger at Cambridge college campus
		Arctic explorer, environmental champion and educator Will Steger will offer a multi-media presentation on the Cambridge Campus of Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC) on Wednesday, Dec. 14.
		Steger’s presentation will cover his expeditions and the importance of fighting global warming.
		He will speak on the Cambridge Campus at 7 p.m.
	www.ecmpostreview.com /2005/december/6steger.html (113 words)

	World Renowned Explorer Will Steger Joins Gander Mountain Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Steger will also be on hand at store events to give product and skills seminars to Gander Mountain associates and customers.
		Steger has led the most significant feats in dog sled exploration such as the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole without re-supply, the first 1,600 mile dog-sled south-north transverse of Greenland which is the longest unsupported dogsled expedition in history.
		Steger is also recognized for completing the historic 3,471-mile International Trans-Antarctica Expedition, which was the first and only dogsled traverse of the Artic Ocean from Russia to Canada.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-22-2004/0002496464&EDATE= (995 words)

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