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Brian Castner

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Freelance journalist and author of "Disappointment River," published by Doubleday in March 2018.
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So far north, the sun never really sets.

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Revisiting an Explorer's Northwest Passage 'Disappointment' After Nearly 230 Years

The 18th-century fur trader Alexander Mackenzie thought he was a failure, but he was wrong. He was just too early.

By Brian Castner
Wright and Algonquin Peaks.

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There's More to the 46 'High Peaks' of the Adirondacks Than Hiking

Over the past century, a community has developed around these mountain peaks, each over 4,000 feet in elevation.

By Brian Castner

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