Have you ever wanted to learn from or meet the change makers in our community whose achievements have paved the way for future generations?

The Lynhall is pleased to present the 13th installment of The Wisdom Series with polar explorer, science educator and climate change eyewitness, Will Steger.

Tickets are $25.

Sponsorship for the Wisdom Series provided by:

About Will

Will Steger, a polar explorer, science educator, and eyewitness to the effects of climate change, has accomplished the most significant polar expeditions in history. Steger led the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole without re-supply in 1986, the 1,600-mile south-north traverse of Greenland in 1988 (the longest unsupported dogsled expedition in history), and led the first dogsled traverse of Antarctica in 1989–1990 (the historic seven-month, 3,741-mile International Trans-Antarctica Expedition).

Steger joined Amelia Earhart, Robert Peary, and Roald Amundsen in receiving the National Geographic Society’s prestigious John Oliver La Gorce Medal for “Accomplishments in Geographic Exploration, in the Sciences, and Public Service to Advance International Understanding” in 1995. This was the first and only time the Society presented these three categories together. Steger holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Master of Arts in Education from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, in addition to five Honorary Doctorates.

Steger has continued his commitment to the environment and education through two nonprofits;

Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, a Minneapolis based nonprofit he established in 2006 empowers individuals and their communities to engage in solutions to climate change. The Steger Wilderness Center, located in Ely, Minnesota provides a place for innovation in the field of service-learning, education, and environmental sustainability.