and on today's show we tell the story of gordon lake. oh, yes, i almost forgot.e'll be flying around in one of the finest norseman still in the air today. so join us on our flight into the north west territories wilderness. >> announcer: closed captioning for this program is brought to by the pcas xrx portable collision avoidance system from zaon, a new level of safety for general aviation. affordable and portable. >> announcer: visit pcas.ca or call 1-888-pcas-123. [ ♪ ] [loon calling] >> john lovelace: today's flight will take us from whitehorse all the way into the north west territories. our destination is gordon lake, and that's 80 kilometres north of yellowknife and 30 kilometres south of the tree line. come aboard and join us on today's adventure on wings come aboard and join us on today's adventure on wings over canada. [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] from whitehorse to yellowknife. we'll flying along the 61st parallel over three major mountain changes - the pelee mountains, the logan mountains, and the selwyn mountains. this wild remote area of canada was virtually unmapped

lake superior. >> they said it was death's door strait. i looked it up. fine i'll give you that anyway. who wrote a song immortalizing it? >> gordon lightfoot? >> that's correct. you're a lot smarter than i thought. >> i had a relative on that boat. >> you did? >> yeah. >> i'm sorry. >> he got off before. >> okay. good. awkward. who held the position of head coach for the packers for the longest amount of time? vince lombardi or curly l lambeau? >> lambeau. >> >> you did a lot better than i thought. >> thanks for giving me the credit. >> thanks. >> he was fun, wasn't he? >> and he was perfect. and he corrected me. >> yeah. >> and was he right? the question under proteges? >> it's unprotest. >> i didn't know tony shalhoub was from green bay and i'm glad his relatives got off the fitzgerald when it went down. >> thanks. >>> holiday travel is expensive but we have a travel expense that could help save you hundreds. >>> in minutes, a troubling discovery about a test meant to detect cancer. [music throughout] finding what you love makes you happy. saving up to 60% every day makes you homegoods happy. ♪ tell it to go on