The John Rae Society

26th Feb. The 59 degrees North Orkney Adventure Kayaking van was there. Eager kayakers launching off onto a sea [...]

2023 is the year that we have committed to establishing the funds to save The Hall of Clestrain. The plans for [...]

Speaking during a debate in the Scottish Parliament on Arctic Connections, Mr Halcro Johnston, a member of the society, highlighted [...]

8th February. A brilliant red sunrise, with the Shepherd’s Warning! The wind getting up, the sea a bit rough, but [...]

Three of the four editors of this book will examine some of the private correspondence of the officers and sailors [...]

Andrew Appleby, President of The John Rae Society, is doing a wild winter sponsored sea swim! This is to help [...]

Fig.1 Highland Park Cheque PresentationFig.2 Old New Year Celebrations at the Highland Park Shop Fig.3 Music [...]

Fig.1 The map for referenceFig.2 The scraped natural subsoilFig.3 Layers of packed gravel Fig.4 [...]

The flooded drainThe opened drainThe working sceneAs many of us are aware, the main drain from [...]

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