Member Matters Adventures of a Polar Explorer On June 24, 1 893, polar ship Fram set out on its first expedition in hopes of reaching the Nor th Pole. It would not have been possible without the talented crew, including the ship's chief engineer Anton Amundsen. Here, Sons of Norway member Amy Amundsen of Gulfstream Lodge 3-514 shares her great-grandfather's accomplishments and how his adventurous spirit carries on through his descendants. Anton Amundsen next to the Fram's water collector, which helped them fetch water from the sea. 34 VI KI NG NOVEMBER 2021 sonsofnorway.com PHOTO BY SIGU RD SCOTT HANSEN (1861 -1930) / NATIONAL L I BRARY OF NORWAYhttp://www.sonsofnorway.com