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TRYON—The next Live@Lanier program will take place on Thursday, December 12, at Lanier Library. Attendees will trek across Greenland and visit the North Pole from the comfort of a library seat with author Timothy Boyce. 

When Boyce was researching and editing Norwegian Odd Nansen’s holocaust diary, “From Day to Day,” he learned that Nansen’s father, Fridtjof, was considered the godfather of modern polar explorers. In 1888, at age 26, Fridtjof became the first person to cross Greenland. At 31, he organized and led an expedition to the North Pole, falling short but coming closer than anyone before. After years of exploration, his career as a Norwegian statesman and humanitarian earned him the 1922 Nobel Peace Prize. 

The “Polar Adventures” lecture adds to Boyce’s efforts in popularizing Nordic history. He also wrote an article in WWII magazine, “Rescuing Norway’s Gold,” and presented the lecture “Norway’s Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler’s Atomic Bomb.”

The adventure will begin at 1 p.m. and is free to the public.

Lanier Library is located at 72 Chestnut Street. For more information, call (828) 859-9535 or visit thelanierlibrary.org.