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GETTING THERE: The 2007 Into The Arctic excursion to the eastern arctic begins. First destination: Auyuittuq National Park. But Cory has to get there first....

TRAINING FOR BAFFIN: Cory tries to get in a little better shape for his upcoming month-long journey to the eastern Canadian Arctic on Baffin Island. At the same time he shares some of his plans and inspirations for this 2nd leg...

FRAMING, Part 1: Cory and Janet visit Fotiou Frames to begin the challenging process of selecting and designing a unique line of frames for the Into The Arctic Collection of paintings that Cory is creating....

FROM FIELD TO FINISH: Cory takes us through to completion on one of his arctic paintings, "Fall on The Dempster", which depicts the incredible tundra after it's summer colours have left....

TIME TO STRETCH: In his studio in Caledon, Ontario, Cory shows his process for re-stretching a painting that began in the field, but didn't fit the shape of the canvas. He also gives some insight into the materials that he chooses...

BACK IN THE STUDIO: Cory is back in the studio in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. While working on a piece begun in the arctic he shares some personal insights into the rewards of painting and a little about the creative process of...

We invited Martin to come with us back to Whitehorse, where he lives. I have to say that the Dempster Highway held a lot more wildlife on the way south. We saw some grizzly bears and tons of caribou....

CARIBOU & GRIZZLIES: Back along the Dempster Highway, now in fall colour, Cory and his family encounter their first grizzly bears in the wild. And a bunch more caribou as well....

I am truly sorry, folks, but there are no terribly important or spectacular events that are very long so I am still skipping some days. We arrived in Inuvik yesterday and slept over in our RV there. Dad, Martin (remember...