Determined to follow in her great-grandfather’s flight path, a young pilot plans a stop-over in the North to get experience before returning home. But after finding opportunity and adventure piloting vintage flyers in Yellowknife, she’s now in much less of a rush.
Story and Photos by Robert S. Grant
Million-dollar views. Wilderness at the doorstep. Big communal spaces to gather in. Here’s what Northerners want from their dream homes.
PHOTOS COURTESY ANDREW LATREILLE/KOBAYASHI + ZEDDA
True, most of the humble and hastily built dwellings that helped trappers and settlers get through a winter or two have crumbled. But log houses constructed with love and attention still dot the urban landscapes, as some Northerners fall for homes with a more natural feel.
Photo courtesy David Loeks
Charting the history of four novel Northern houses
Photo by Page Burt
Polar pubs serve up a little bit of everything
Photo courtesy Dirty Northern
Joe Kitekudlak on his hand at building a big part of Ulukhaktok, NWT
Photo by KAREN KITEKDULAK
Over the last two decades, thousands of tiny houses have popped up across North America, creating a new lifestyle trend and a slew of first-time home buyers. But why is this movement at a standstill in the North?
Photo by Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs
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