Noank is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut. This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River and has a long trad
Lorenz Peter Elfred Freuchen was a Danish explorer, author, journalist and anthropologist. He is notable for his role in Arctic exploration, namely the Thule Expeditions.
Noank, Connecticut
…Aviator Amelia Earhart married George Palmer Putnam in Noank on February 7, 1931. Arctic explorer Peter Freuchen (1886–1957) lived in Noank. Painter Lars Thorsen (1876–1952) lived and worked in Noank…
Peter Freuchen with guests at Enehøje on Nakskov Fjord
Peter Freuchen with his wife Dagmar Cohn
Commemorative plaque on Freuchen's birthplace in Nykøbing Falster