# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Polar Flight: When the Airship Conquest of the North Pole Came to Seattle
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 02 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 02 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The first verified human visit to the North Pole wasn’t by ship, or by foot or dog sled. It was by airship. In the spring of 1926, Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile used Nobile’s semi-rigid dirigible, Amundsen’s polar exploration experience and Ellsworth’s finances and enthusiasm to make the landmark journey.

Aboard the dirigible Norge, the crew departed Europe flew over the North Pole, continuing south to Alaska. Their return journey brought them through Seattle, where they were greeted as heroes with two days of celebrations. 

Join historian Dan Kerlee to learn about this fantastic voyage and its legacy in Seattle.

About the Presenter

A member of the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild, Seattle-born Dan Kerlee has been researching, writing, and speaking about Washington's history for over forty-five years. Dan brings his background in music performance, software engineering, antique photography, Northwest history and love of our natural spaces together to help reveal intricate stories of our past, with the hope that they can help direct our future.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

This event occurs during July's Free First Thursday where admission is free from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/white-center/polar-flight-when-the-airship-conquest-of-the-north-pole-came-to-seattle/200030260091008
- **Event Categories**: dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 72

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: White Center
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98108
- **lat**: 47.51901
- **long**: -122.29709
- **full address**: 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98108, 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98108-4046, United States, White Center

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Polar Flight: When the Airship Conquest of the North Pole Came to Seattle being held?
  - **A:** Polar Flight: When the Airship Conquest of the North Pole Came to Seattle takes place on Thu, 02 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 02 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm at 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98108, 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98108-4046, United States, White Center.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Polar Flight: When the Airship Conquest of the North Pole Came to Seattle?
  - **A:** Polar Flight: When the Airship Conquest of the North Pole Came to Seattle is organized by The Museum of Flight.

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