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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website The Bold Journey is a program which screens documentary films of daring journeys around the world. This documentary film made in 1957 recounts the 1955 journey of seven men who took a canoe expedition from Athabaska Lake to Hudson Bay. Narrated by Fred Pessle, the film showcases their daring journey. Tragically, the expedition resulted in tragedy as the leader, Arthur Moffat, was thrown from his canoe in uncharted rapids, and died of exposure in the freezing waters. TV commercial for the show sponsor, Ralston Purina Checkerboard Square cereal (0:21). John Stephenson presents the film (0:42). Two men in a canoe in lake Athabaska (1:03) going north along the DuPont River (1:06) and portaging over cliffs of Northern Canada (1:08). Grizzly bear (1:11) and the sunset in Great Hudson Bay (1:17). Fred Pessl of Detroit Michigan joins the studio (1:29). “Three Canoes” “Fred Pessle, Jr.” (1:32). Lee Goodman for Checkerboard advertisement (1:39). Stephenson and Pessle talk about the journey (2:59). Map view of Pessle’s journey in Canada (5:20). Four men transporting a canoe on top of a car on Black Lake (5:37). smoke rising up the forest (5:46). Men setting up their canoes (5:49) carrying out food and supplies (5:59). Circling 29th of June on a calendar (6:04). Three men loading up the canoes (6:08) Canoe portage where canoe and gear are carried over land (6:35). Man tying up the paddles across the forts of the canoe (6:51). Two men hoisting up the canoe on their shoulders using the paddles as shoulder straps (7:00). They carry their goods across the land (7:20). Porcupine on the tree (7:40). Man leaving the goods next to the lake (7:56). Men climbing up the trees to check the direction of the lack (8:05) then they camp (8:15). The men found ice in a cave and break it into pieces (8:43). Two men loading up the canoes and paddling (9:01). Man on the canoe smokes a cigarette (9:17). Canoes getting to the shore of another portage (9:30). Man crawling out of a tent and ties up the knitting (9:40). They are looking across the bay and saw the sources of the smoke of the forest (10:00). Flames rising up the forest (10:08). They walk across the bay and reach the source of fire (10:25). Forest fire (10:30). Canoes on the lake (11:21) and a man is fishing (11:26). They catch a lake trout (10:36). Cooking the fish (11:48). Men paddling in their canoes (12:15). Man walking on the hill found “Indian Arrowhead” collected for Ottawa Museum (12:36). Two men sharing a cigarette (12:50). Ornithologist book (13:01) watching birds (13:05). Man feeding a Canada Jay (13:21). Paddling along the lake in the canoes (13:30). Boys checking the Caribou Horns on the rocky outcrop (13:41). A group of Arctic Terns attacking the travellers (14:13). Little tern’s nest (14:40). Advertisement (15:18). End of advertisement (16:30). “Three Canoes” (16:40). The canoes arriving at the shore (16:44). They explore JB Tyrrell’s Cairn and left a note (16:50). The men go to an abandoned cabin (17:22) and sail away (17:41). They are exploring a hill (17:48), rock cliff (17:59) and climbed up (19:06). They start building their cairn and wrote a note (18:12). Sik Sik (Arctic ground squirrel) animal along the river (18:36). The Caribou swimming along (18:51). Longhorn (19:27) closer look of the U-Shaped antlers and shovels of the Caribou (19:32). Caribou walking around the tents (19:43). Barren Ground Grizzly (19:54). One of the men hunts animals (20:16). Drying the skin of the Caribou for blankets (20:30) and picking blueberries (20:42). Cooking blueberry cake (21:03) using a reflector oven (21:29). The canoes arrive above the rapids, and they scout the rout down the river (21:42). Two men watching as one takes the canoe down (22:13). Setting up a tent at a campsite inhabited by the Eskimo before (22:44). Man lays down (23:03) and examine the Eskimo’s kayak bench (23:09). They arrive closer to a gorge (23:54) and they porridge (24:08). The men are hurrying back with their canoes (24:38). Scott Art’s (Arthur Moffat) last picture (25:07). Three men in the sunset (25:16). The two men discuss the movie (25:36). Stephenson concludes the tv program (27:32). Lee Goodman advertising Rice Chex (27:53). “Next Week” (28:13). A young couple exploring and driving a vehicle along Middle East and India (28:24). End (28:59). Credits (29:08). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
