Arctic Moment: Shoulder Season
Location: Tibbitt Lake, North Slave Region
Photo by Tashina Weagle/NWTT
Features
Behind The Walls
As any architect will tell you, the far North, with its extreme climate and diverse indigenous populations, is a tricky place to tackle. But not impossible. Here are a few ways designers and engineers have taken on the challenge.
Photo courtesy Kakslaut Tanen Arctic Resort.
Game Of Krones
Call it a rivalry. Northern nations serve up carbon copies of tourism attractions: aurora, unspoiled nature, and unique cultures—all at a high cost. So how does one stand out from the crowd?
A cabin in Finnish Lapland. Photo by Visit Finland
Getting Around The North
Russia's built some incredible transportation infrastructure in the Arctic, but we should be wary of following their example.
The Yuribey River bridge, at 3.9 kilometres, is the longest above the Arctic Circle. Photo courtesy Gazprom
The Long Way Home
Canada's post-WWII military drives across its Arctic. It probably won't try that again.
An "Penguin" snowmobile/tank falls through the ice. NWT Archives/Henry Busse/N-1979-052-2141
Arctic Adventure For The Worldy
Though the polar nations have much in common, each have their unique outdoors attractions. Here are some of our favourites.
Shred the sweet Swedish powder. Henrik Trygg/imagebank.sweden.se
High Degrees
What's there to learn from an Arctic university?
Does this look like the Arctic to you? Tromsø, Norway, north of the 69th parallel, has become a bustling university and port town.
