August 2

On this day in 1610, Henry Hudson sailed into what it is now known as Hudson Bay. He had been seeking the rumored Northwest Passage and thought he had reached the Pacific Ocean. He really should have stopped at a gas station and asked for directions. He remained in Hudson’s bay, mapping and exploring the region, still seeking the Northwest Passage. When winter set in, the ship became locked in the ice, and it became obvious that they were not going to find a passage through to the Pacific Ocean; Hudson’s crew mutinied and set Hudson, his son and some loyal crewmembers adrift in an open boat. Hudson, et al were never heard from again