belgica expedition

• Armchair Travel On Canadian Highway

World-traveling Dubuque native Troy Henkels will present a program about his motorcycle trip on Canada's Trans-Labrador Highway to Goose Bay, Newfoundland, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, in the Aigler Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library. When not on an expedition, Henkels lives in Eagle River, Alaska, and works as a communications technician. A 1985 graduate of Wahlert Catholic High School, he has a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Northern Iowa. He is a mountaineer, ice climber, paraglider, mountain biker, kite boarder, musician, photographer and journalist. Henkels was cameraman on the "In the Wake of the Belgica" expedition, documenting a historical sailing expedition to Antarctica, during which he became the first person to kiteboard in Antarctic ...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• June 07, 2011

• Dubuquer Will Deliver Antarctica Presentation

Troy Henkels, a native Dubuquer and world explorer, will discuss his expedition to Antarctica at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library in the third-floor auditorium. Henkels recently was a cameraman on the "In the Wake of the Belgica" expedition, which documented a historical sailing expedition to Antarctica 110 years ago.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• June 24, 2008

• Miami, Osu Uncover How Antarctic Insect Survives ; Findings How Wingless Midge Handles Cold May Lead to Better Way to Prepare Human Organs for Storage.

OXFORD -- Miami and Ohio State universities have discovered an unusual survival strategy by the world's southernmost insect. The flightless midge Belgica antarctica -- the largest free- living terrestrial animal to inhabit Antarctica year-round -- was studied by a research team during expeditions to the Antarctic Peninsula in January 2005 and 2006.

• Dayton Daily News
• October 11, 2006

• Frozen On Film: Documentary Features Antarctica

IceFest 2009 continues today. Troy Henkels will present "In the Wake of the Belgica," at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at The Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque. Other activities include professional ice sculpting, winter games and ice-lane bowling. The event continues the next two weekends, with a variety of events. For more information, visit www.mississippirivermuseum.com The wintry weather outside served as the perfect segue for the documentary being shown inside, as Dubuque native Troy Henkels presented "In the Wake of the Belgica," during IceFest 2009, which began Saturday at the Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque.

...Grozev served as first mate on the expedition team of seven adventurers retracing the 1897 voyag...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• March 10, 2009