1853 - 1927, Poet/Farmer, Iceland/Markerville, AB.

Although Stephansson had written some poetry before moving to Alberta, it was during his years on the Canadian prairies that he honed his craft, marrying traditional Icelandic metre (as well as experimenting with new metres) to the philosophy of the American freethinkers.

1916-1976, Broadcasting/Actor/Educator, Lundar, MB.

Larry was noted for his distinctive voice. His radio fans knew him for his rich resonant tones which led him first into radio, then into television and later into movies and as a University educator.

1890 – 1966, Artist and Author, Gimli, MB.

Every so often the world is fortunate to host someone with undeniably innate talent and if we are lucky, that talent is brought to the forefront and delights everyone who encounters it. One individual to be included in that category is my grandfather, Charlie Thorson.

1921 - 2012, Geologist/Mapped Arctic, Wynyard, SK, Calgary, AB

No name is more inextricably linked with the geology of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago than that of Ray Thorsteinsson. His death in Calgary on 23 April 2012 at the age of 91 brought to a close a career spanning 62 years, includ­ing 39 field seasons, devoted to the exploration and study of the Arctic Islandsundefineda record of achievement unlikely ever to be duplicated.