June 5, 1997, Dodgeville, WI -- From July 7, 1997 for approximately six weeks, a live sailing adventure will be posted for free on the World Wide Web for educators and arm-chair explorers alike. Live coverage of the Viking 1000 Voyage, organized by the Vinland Foundation and Lands' End Merchants, will report as the crew, led by writer W. Hodding Carter Jr., sails and rows in a replica Viking ship up the west coast of Greenland and down the coast of Canada to Newfoundland, re-enacting the voyage one thousand years ago of Leif Ericsson to North America. Hourly updates on the boat's progress and regional weather conditions will be posted on the Viking 1000 Web site, allowing followers to track the ship's progress.

A special section of the Web site will be dedicated to educators, showing how to track the incoming data from the ship, how to map voyage progress, and providing historical background as well as classroom and family activities. In addition, visitors to the site will be able to request a free weekly e-mail update of the Viking 1000 voyages for the duration of the voyage.

For more information, visit the Viking 1000 Web site:
http://www.viking1000.org


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