Finding Minnesota: Will Steger's Center For Environmental Learning, Stewardship Nears Completion

By John Lauritsen, CBS Minnesota

August 10, 2023

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. -- It's a wilderness retreat unlike any other, where a famous explorer's dream is about to become reality.

"[In 1995] when we were crossing the Arctic Ocean on the Russian side, we were stalked by polar bears," explorer Will Steger said. "The ice was breaking so we were trying to get back to shore."

At his wilderness home near the Canadian Border, Steger has more stories than the Northwoods has trees. His legendary tales are about grueling dog sled expeditions across the North and South Poles, Antarctica, and the frozen Arctic Ocean.

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