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Michael Gallagher, Ph.D, was born and raised in Kremmling, but he didn’t experience the true meaning of snow and ice until he moved to the coldest place on earth.
For over 10 years, Gallagher has worked in arctic as a researcher. On Nov. 13, he hosted the event “Life, Work, and Science in the Arctic: In Ships and on Ice” at the Kremmling Library. Gallagher shared stories about his life building weather stations, working in camps, researching icebreakers and more through photos and videos.
His career led him from work on Alaskan glaciers, to Greenland’s ice sheets, to ships on the Arctic Ocean around the North Pole, and he enjoyed sharing stories of this life with local community members.
“I would like to personally thank everyone who joined the discussion about science, life and work in the Arctic at the Kremmling Library, both virtually as well as in person,” Gallagher wrote to Sky-Hi News. “There were families and individuals from all slices of life in Grand County and it was great to have folks together for an evening despite our ever-more chaotic and divisive world. Thanks also to the Kremmling library for being excellent hosts and being a place for anyone and everyone in the community. As information becomes politicized and monetized, our libraries become even more important.”
Michael Gallagher is a graduate of West Grand High School. Grand County Library District/Courtesy Photo Link to original article