A team of scientists, field guides and a descendant of U.S. polar explorer Adolphus Greely set out to retrace the 1881 Lady Franklin Bay Expedition’s perilous attempt to build a scientific research station on Ellesmere Island near the North Pole. Chronicle their modern-day journey by kayak with a historical retelling of the Greely expedition through diary entries, letters and archival photographs.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| SStephen SmithHimself | Himself |
| BBob SaundersHimself | Himself |
| JJulia SzucsHerself | Herself |
| RRobson MoserHimself | Himself |
| SScott SimperHimself | Himself |
| JJames SheddHimself | Himself |
| TTom StereHimself | Himself |
 Cedric SmithNarrator | Narrator |
| JJohn McClainAdolphus Greely | Adolphus Greely |
| BBrian PkattFrederick Kislingbury | Frederick Kislingbury |
| GGlenn GaudBrian Brainard | Brian Brainard |
| TThomas KeatingCharles Henry | Charles Henry |
| CCharles HughesInuit hunter | Inuit hunter |
 William SadlerAdolphus Greely (voice) | Adolphus Greely (voice) |
| PPortland HelmichHenrietta Greely (voice) | Henrietta Greely (voice) |
| SStephen ThornPavy and Lockwood (voices) | Pavy and Lockwood (voices) |
| SSteve CooperRice (voice) | Rice (voice) |