For the Pole! Preserving Antarctica’s Past and More…

I ran across an interesting article featured in The Antarctic Sun, the official newspaper of the United States Antarctic Program, today.

Some of you may know that the United States has been in the process of erecting a new station in Antarctica over the past couple of years.  The station actually sits on stilts and is built to rise with the ice..possibly eleminating the need to shovel out every year as researchers and scientists make their way to the new station. 

Along with this new station, has also come a website redesign for The Antarctic Sun.  Now, rather than having to view the paper in .PDF format, you can just click a link.  The stories are now posted straight to the site, which makes it much easier..Good job guys (and gals).

One of this week’s features includes an article of a worker who is trying to work towards preserving some of the historical artifacts left behind in Antarctica.  Most of these items have been hoarded for years, and up until a few years ago, were housed in the old Station.  When plans came about for the new station, the items (Including one of Richard Byrd’s sweaters) were boxed away till the new station became available.

Upon retrieval, many of the items were either suffering from broken frames, or no frames at all.

That is where Mr. Jerry Marty and Andy Martinez come in.  Mr. Marty realized the value and historical significance of the items and decided to do something about it.

Andy Martinez was given the task of providing these items a “safe haven”.  He has come up with an idea to build frames out of the leftover materials from the old station–and then display them in the new station.  Bringing the old into the new.  Kind of a cool way to preserve the past, as well as recycle some of the materials that the old building left behind.

Now the newer frames help to line the walls of the new station and bring a sense of historical perspective to all the people who venture to the newest Antarctic station.  A great idea and a great way to protect our past..

It has also been noted that the new station has plenty of room to expand it’s collection of memorbilia from those involved in the United States Antarctic Project from the past, to the future.  This could quite possibly turn into the world’s coldest museum—

And More News From Antarctica:

A couple more little pieces concerning the world’s coldest continent.  Rather than run three sperate pieces, thought I would just include them all here..

ExplorersWeb has posted it’s list of all adventurer’s venturing to The South Pole and the Antarctic this year.  Looks to be a very busy, and possibly crowded year for the Pole.  I will be taking a look at some of these expeditions in the very near future.

Also, Kraig, over at The Adventure Blog has put up a nice piece regarding Antarctic Photographer Vladimir Malinski, who visited the continent back in 2003–stop by to checkout his great photos.

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