June 06

Born in Saint-Didier-en-Velay, France, in 1622, Allouez joined the Jesuit order and sailed to New France in 1658. He established missions among the Menominee and Ottawa tribes along Lake Superior and Green Bay. His detailed reports and maps provided some of the earliest European insights into the Great Lakes geography. He documented indigenous cultures, languages, and customs with ethnographic precision. Allouez contributed to the French expansion into the Mississippi River basin. Died in 1689, leaving a rich legacy of missionary and exploratory records.

Robert Falcon Scott was born in 1868 in Devon, England. He joined the Royal Navy and quickly distinguished himself as a leader and navigator. In 1901, he led the Discovery Expedition to Antarctica, mapping uncharted territories. In 1910, Scott embarked on the Terra Nova Expedition, aiming to be the first to reach the South Pole. Despite reaching the pole in January 1912, he arrived second behind Roald Amundsen and perished on the return journey. Scott's detailed journals and letters highlighted the challenges of polar exploration. His story of determination and tragic fate has inspired generations of adventurers.