A river & bay were named for this explorer who sailed up to Albany looking for the Northwest Passage
... Arctic 
to make the first attempt to find a Northwest Passage from Europe to Asia, ... what 
is now Albany, New York, Hudson concluded that the river did not... [DOC] [TLE] EXPLORATIONS - June 12, 2002: The Hudson River - 2002-06-10 [PAR] Jun 10, 2002 ...