Arctic Moment: Shoulder Season
Location: Tibbitt Lake, North Slave Region
Photo by Tashina Weagle/NWTT
Features
Catch of the day
When the local fisherman is your buddy, you're reeling in world-class fish, and you can get it nearly year-round, it sounds too easy. In the North, it is.
Whitefish burger with juniper aioli, morels and arugula. Photo by Amy Lam
Don't call it a comeback
Haines Junction has always been more than just the gateway to the Kluane—and now it's getting beefed up
A sculpture locally known as "The Muffin."
Morel Hunting: Hitting the Right Spots
Hit the right spots; if you know where to go, you're golden.
THE BEST SPOTS IN THE NWT
The King Fisher
Chummy Plummer, the legendary proprietor of the North's most successful fishing lodges, talks bears, storms, hard winters, recessions, and what it takes to succeed
Chummy Plummer on Great Slave Lake at age 14. COURTESY PLUMMER'S ARCTIC LODGES
The Boom: Morel Mushroom Harvest Begins
The NWT is preparing for a morel mushroom rush this summer. We break down the hype, and find out everything you need to know to get in on the action.
Yukoner Jurg Hofer starts his morel harvesting early to beat the heat. When he's filled a few baskets, around 12 pounds of morels per basket, he brings them to buyers. Photo: Linda Gerrand
Land, Eat, Dance, Take Off
The Northern charm of a government charter
