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Strange things done: our Robert Service poetry contest returns!

There are strange things written in the midnight sun, and we want to read all about them. Pen us a ballad set in the North, and make it rollicking, rhyming, haunting or heroic – so long as it captures the style and spirit of the beloved bard of the Klondike, Robert Service. The contest is open to all, and the winning poems will be published in an upcoming issue of Up Here.

The Searchers

The clues are out there, somewhere – hidden in the tundra, or sunk beneath the ice. And the race to find them is heating up. Who will solve the Arctic’s greatest mystery? By Katherine Laidlaw.

The Bigger They Come

Barely one in a thousand Canadians is a Yukoner -- yet they're huge on the national ski squad. How did a tiny territory come to kick so much cross-country butt? By Eva Holland. Photography by Christian Kuntz.

Two siblings. Two sails. 3,000 kilometres. One epic pilgrimage.

Oh, for just one time, me and my sister would kite-ski the Northwest Passage. By Margo Pfeiff.

ONE TO WATCH: Sarah Erasmus

She's what everyone is wearing. A t-shirt maker’s fine designs give Yellowknife a new style.

How does your garden grow?

Tips for planting during the North's cold spring. By Up Here staff.

Turn On, Tune In, Move North

Once upon a time, the Yukon was crawling with hippies -- building homesteads, hunting their own food, partying in the bush. Forty years later, many have cut their hair and gotten real jobs. But a few still live the dream. By Katharine Sandiford. Photos by Lee Carruthers.

The Aftermath

When three local planes went down last fall, Yellowknife was left reeling. Here's how a community built on bush flying got the wind back under its wings. By Katherine Laidlaw

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Northerners Making Noise

Our June issue centres on those who truly make the North what it is: its aboriginal superstars. In our feature on Northerners making noise, we profile the top young people making a name for themselves -- and their homes -- across the country and the world. Associate editor Eva Holland explores the burgeoning industry of aboriginal tourism in the Yukon. Contributor Tristin Hopper discusses the complex lives of the Northwest Territories' Metis people.

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