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David C. Woodman

@aglukaq.bsky.social

Husband, father, grandfather. Ex-Navy. Retired professional mariner - deep sea, submarines, ferries. Author of non-fiction books on Arctic exploration history. Sometime expedition member to Arctic. Old fart. www.aglooka.ca

91 Followers  |  118 Following  |  4 Posts  |  Joined: 21.01.2025  |  1.527

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Aglooka – The Creative Works of David C. Woodman

My excellent webmaster is retiring, so my website aglooka.ca is moving to a new host. Transfer is now underway, please be patient as I am informed that there may be issues lasting from hours to a day or so. Thanks - you should be enjoying the summer holidays instead of reading the website anyway! 😏

01.08.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Aglooka, The Long Strider - Aglooka - The Creative Works of David C. Woodman αŠα’‘α“˜α’ƒα‘²α–… Agluukkaq (From Inuktitut αŠα’‘α“˜α’ƒα‘²α–…) Agluukkaq, translated as β€œhe who takes long strides,” was a common name bestowed on nineteenth-century Arctic explorers, whose own qallunaaq (European) names w...

Some updates on aglooka.ca and @agukaq before starting family vacation. Manuscript excerpt, book review, revisiting Matty Is. cache debate, and an interview. Have a great summer, enjoy the sun. Dave

17.07.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! I am such a troglodyte that this is the first time that I remembered that I even had an account here, just thought to check in to see if anyone had joined me. Overjoyed with the number of followers, and their kind comments. I promise to pay more attention, and may have a short update soon.

03.07.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just migrated from polluted Twitter. Any Franklin expedition aficionados here yet? If so I would love to connect with you.

21.01.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

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