Chapter 2 from Helen Rozwadowski’s virtual exhibition, “Oceans in Three Paradoxes: Knowing the Blue through the Humanities.”

A chapter of the virtual exhibition “Beyond Doom and Gloom: An Exploration through Letters,” this letter discusses reasons for consolation in the age of climate change. The exhibition is curated by environmental educator Elin Kelsey.

A mere dream for centuries, the Northwest Passage has now become a place and a topic where scientific and traditional knowledge intersect. This is the introductory chapter of “The Northwest Passage: Myth, Environment, and Resources”—a virtual exhibition written by historian Elena Baldassarri.