and food for Ontario. In the early part of 1983, the factory once again took on the original name: The Ivanhoe Cheese Company Ltd.
Today the Ivanhoe Cheese Company is a thriving business and remains an important partner in the community. It is a living historical link to Ivanhoeâs past. Its cheddar and specialty cheeses can be found in grocery stores province-wide and are also favoured by American tourists. Their extra-old white cheddar is superb, and their unique horseradish cheddar is relished for its bite.
Not only did Ivanhoe and its cheese company produce quality cheese, it also had some unique citizens. Henry Gauen, the first president of the Ivanhoe Cheese Company and an Arctic explorer, was one of them.
In 1845 Sir John Franklin attempted to find the Northwest Passage in order to chart a navigable route to the riches of China and East India. For 300 years prior to Franklinâs expedition, explorers had searched in vain for this route. Exploration caught the fancy of dreamers. Franklin was well aware of the mysteries of the north, the maze of land and sea, the crushing power of ice, the cold, the darkness, and the loneliness. Scattered clusters of bones attest to the frosty plight of many a good sailor.
Franklin, with his two ships, the Erebus and the Terror , set sail from the Thames on the morning of May 19, 1845, carrying 134 officers and men. The last sighting of Franklin and his ships was in July of the same year when, in Baffin Bay, they met two whaling ships. Franklinâs ships were waiting for the right conditions in order to cross Baffin Bay to Lancaster Sound. There was no concern about Franklinâs whereabouts until 1847, when there had still been no communication. The British Admiralty in London sent out three expeditions that year to relieve Franklin. Captain Henry Kellett was directed to sail to the Bering Strait, while a second expedition under the command of James Clark Ross was ordered to sail to Lancaster Sound. The third expedition, led by Dr. John Rae and Sir John Richardson, went down the Mackenzie River. The failure of all three expeditions to find any trace of Franklin sparked some urgency concerning the crews of both ships. On April 4, 1850, the Toronto Globe ran an advertisement announcing âA 20,000 pound reward to be given by Her Majestyâs Government to any party or parties, of any country, who shall render efficient assistance to the crews of the discovery ships under the command of Sir John Franklin.â
Henry Gauen was part of the voyage in search of Franklin that headed out from Plymouth, England, on January 20, 1850, with two ships named the Enterprise and the Investigator . Gauen served as the shipâs carpenter and was under the command of Captain McClure.
McClureâs ship, the Investigator , was separated from its consort and arrived at the Bering Strait on July 29, 1850. By September 9th he was 96 kilometres (60 miles) from the western stretch of Viscount Melville Sound. On September 26 the Investigator was sealed in, surrounded by thick sheets of ice.
On October 10th of that year, McClure turned his attention to other matters â not to finding Franklin, but rather to discovering the Northwest Passage. His lookout had spotted open water in the distance, and he wondered if it was a continuation of Barrow Strait. McClure led a sled party across the ice to the land on the east side of the channel. He and the small party climbed up a 500-metre (1,500 feet) rise and from that vantage point saw the ice-packed channel. Dr. Armstrong, medical attendant to the crew, was convinced that the highway to England from ocean to ocean lay before them, but McClure needed to set foot on shore of the passage himself.
Eleven days later McClure and a party set out again on an exhausting five-day journey along the eastern shore of Banks Island to the end of the channel. On October 26, 1850, Robert McClure, standing on a 200-metre (600 foot) promontory, confirmed
Today the Ivanhoe Cheese Company is a thriving business and remains an important partner in the community. It is a living historical link to Ivanhoeâs past. Its cheddar and specialty cheeses can be found in grocery stores province-wide and are also favoured by American tourists. Their extra-old white cheddar is superb, and their unique horseradish cheddar is relished for its bite.
Not only did Ivanhoe and its cheese company produce quality cheese, it also had some unique citizens. Henry Gauen, the first president of the Ivanhoe Cheese Company and an Arctic explorer, was one of them.
In 1845 Sir John Franklin attempted to find the Northwest Passage in order to chart a navigable route to the riches of China and East India. For 300 years prior to Franklinâs expedition, explorers had searched in vain for this route. Exploration caught the fancy of dreamers. Franklin was well aware of the mysteries of the north, the maze of land and sea, the crushing power of ice, the cold, the darkness, and the loneliness. Scattered clusters of bones attest to the frosty plight of many a good sailor.
Franklin, with his two ships, the Erebus and the Terror , set sail from the Thames on the morning of May 19, 1845, carrying 134 officers and men. The last sighting of Franklin and his ships was in July of the same year when, in Baffin Bay, they met two whaling ships. Franklinâs ships were waiting for the right conditions in order to cross Baffin Bay to Lancaster Sound. There was no concern about Franklinâs whereabouts until 1847, when there had still been no communication. The British Admiralty in London sent out three expeditions that year to relieve Franklin. Captain Henry Kellett was directed to sail to the Bering Strait, while a second expedition under the command of James Clark Ross was ordered to sail to Lancaster Sound. The third expedition, led by Dr. John Rae and Sir John Richardson, went down the Mackenzie River. The failure of all three expeditions to find any trace of Franklin sparked some urgency concerning the crews of both ships. On April 4, 1850, the Toronto Globe ran an advertisement announcing âA 20,000 pound reward to be given by Her Majestyâs Government to any party or parties, of any country, who shall render efficient assistance to the crews of the discovery ships under the command of Sir John Franklin.â
Henry Gauen was part of the voyage in search of Franklin that headed out from Plymouth, England, on January 20, 1850, with two ships named the Enterprise and the Investigator . Gauen served as the shipâs carpenter and was under the command of Captain McClure.
McClureâs ship, the Investigator , was separated from its consort and arrived at the Bering Strait on July 29, 1850. By September 9th he was 96 kilometres (60 miles) from the western stretch of Viscount Melville Sound. On September 26 the Investigator was sealed in, surrounded by thick sheets of ice.
On October 10th of that year, McClure turned his attention to other matters â not to finding Franklin, but rather to discovering the Northwest Passage. His lookout had spotted open water in the distance, and he wondered if it was a continuation of Barrow Strait. McClure led a sled party across the ice to the land on the east side of the channel. He and the small party climbed up a 500-metre (1,500 feet) rise and from that vantage point saw the ice-packed channel. Dr. Armstrong, medical attendant to the crew, was convinced that the highway to England from ocean to ocean lay before them, but McClure needed to set foot on shore of the passage himself.
Eleven days later McClure and a party set out again on an exhausting five-day journey along the eastern shore of Banks Island to the end of the channel. On October 26, 1850, Robert McClure, standing on a 200-metre (600 foot) promontory, confirmed
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