On condition of anonymity, Canadian Geographic photo editor Jessica Finn caught up with the man building Terror.

Insights from the man whose work helped haul the attempt to solve the Franklin mystery into the modern era

How events transpired on the Sir Wilfrid Laurier as new of Franklin discoveries developed

More details emerge on the historic discovery of one of Sir John Franklin’s ships

As winter weather approaches, searchers focus on whatever areas they can hunt while they can

High winds that have hampered underwater work forecast to lighten

Aboard the RV Martin BergmannWhile searching the Queen Maud Gulf for signs of Sir John Franklin’s lost ships, HMS Erebus and HMS…

No injuries reported as the ship returns to Cambridge Bay

Continuing great conditions make for busy days

More great weather means lots of action from the Laurier in the Victoria Strait Expedition

Facing sea ice, the One Ocean Expedition Voyager search team debates how to access their ideal hunting grounds

Great conditions allow for plenty of action from the Laurier

Victoria Strait Expedition ships meet to refuel and restock

Great animal sightings and the official surveying resumes

Tyrone Burke talks about his role in this summer's search and the challenges of looking for the Franklin ships

With poor conditions hampering the search on the water, Parks Canada archeologists take to the ground

Fire drills, survival suit fittings and helicopter briefings greet new guests to the Laurier

A weather change, a mid-day launch and an upcoming rendezvous

The short Arctic field season means taking advantage of every opportunity

A classic breakfast to help keep time, then back to work

Reduced visibility slows work, but only briefly

Work continues after passing through sea ice

Ice-free waters, nearly 24-hours of sunlight and placid conditions make for productive searching

New tools create maps of archaeological sites

The search team launches its side-scan sonar near the waters where last year’s hunt ended

Discussing the potential challenges of the team’s tools en route to the hunt

Search for Sir John Franklin’s lost ships faces unpredictable conditions

Introductory insights into the Canadian Coast Guard’s role in the search area

Technology used to track down the lost ships

This summer’s Victoria Strait Expedition will bring cutting edge technology and unprecedented resources to the search for the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition

Shell Canada lends its vast and long-standing experience in Arctic resource exploration to the 2014 expedition

Jim Balsillie, the co-founder of BlackBerry, has set his sights on a fresh challenge — finding the lost Franklin ships

Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships

Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships

Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships

Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships

From Franklin’s widow to 21st Century tech entrepreneurs, many have sought to find whatever remains of the Erebus and Terror

Even the leadership of a hardened northern explorer couldn’t save the Franklin Expedition

The exploration history of an Arctic hamlet

How an innovative sonar technology may help map parts of Canada's previously uncharted Far North

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, John Geiger, the chief executive officer of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Ryan…