Captain Bernier's exploits as a source of inspiration

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Scale model of the Arctic displayed in the Capitain J.E. Bernier exhibition room. This sailboat was used for the polar expeditions made at the beginning of the 20th century to secure Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic. It was also used to carry out the first Eastern Arctic Patrols from 1922 to 1925. 1977.062.001.1-6, MMQ coll.
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Press clipping on J. E. Bernier. 1980.002.183, MMQ coll.

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Officer sleeping in a sail on the deck of the ARCTIC during a voyage led by Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier.
2000.27.27, donated by Jean-Pierre Lemieux, MMQ coll.

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Bronze bust of Captain J.E. Bernier
2004.0.27, MMQ coll.

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Copy of Joseph-Elzéard Bernier’s logbook, mentioning the building of a cairn, July 8, 1909.
MMQ Documentation Centre.

Captain Bernier's logbook

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