The Orkney islands - West-Central Cross Roads

Decoding Orkney by channelling the subtle Norse air

Posted by Mike Robinson | Oct 8, 2017

This is part 1 of 4 in the series The Orkney islands

A Scottish contribution to Canada’s Arctic genome can be found in the deep history of these remote islands

Posted by Mike Robinson | Oct 15, 2017

This is part 2 of 4 in the series The Orkney islands

Displaced from their homes, many citizens of the Orkney islands ended up in Canada working for the Hudson Bay Company

Posted by Mike Robinson | Oct 22, 2017

This is part 3 of 4 in the series The Orkney islands

As our minibus pulled to a stop, I felt suddenly that my grandmother’s love of the Highland landscape was surrounding us all

Posted by Mike Robinson | Dec 31, 2017

This is part 4 of 4 in the series The Orkney islands

Reconnecting with our Highland heritage, its resourceful and egalitarian values, and the natural legacy that flows to all of us