# Event Details

- **Event Name**: North to the Pole: 40 Years Later
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Forty years ago this year, the seven men and one woman of the Steger International Polar Expedition set out by dogsled to reach the North Pole. It was the first successful, unsupported trek to the North Pole and one expedition member, Ann Bancroft, became the first woman to reach the North Pole on arrival. The expedition’s spectacular feat of daring, courage, and commitment was deemed by National Geographic to be a “landmark in polar exploration.”

Join expedition members—including its three Minnesotans—for a look back at this record-setting accomplishment and what it means forty years later. The program will include a meet-and-greet with expedition members from 5-6 PM followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A beginning at 6:30 PM.

The 1986 Steger International Polar Expedition members: Will Steger, Paul Schurke, Ann Bancroft, Brent Boddy, Geoff Carroll, Bob Mantell, Bob McKerrow, and Richard Weber.

Tickets for virtual event available here.

Support for this program has been provided by the Marney and Conley Brooks Fund.

$15 suggested ticket price.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/st-paul/north-to-the-pole-40-years-later/200030609630725
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, trekking, meet-and-greet, meetups, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: St Paul
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55102
- **lat**: 44.94975
- **long**: -93.10545
- **full address**: 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55102, 345 Kellogg Blvd W, St Paul, MN 55102-1903, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: North to the Pole: 40 Years Later
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/b80b3d483a22117cea2486432ba0d65c5f84f2ff98dc799fa22222bb68cbb88f-rimg-w640-h320-dcc8e8e8-gmir?v=1788427247

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is North to the Pole: 40 Years Later being held?
  - **A:** North to the Pole: 40 Years Later takes place on Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55102, 345 Kellogg Blvd W, St Paul, MN 55102-1903, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing North to the Pole: 40 Years Later?
  - **A:** North to the Pole: 40 Years Later is organized by Minnesota History Center.

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