Features
The Floating Homes of Yellowknife Bay
With a little courage, a lot of grit, and a taste for simple pleasures, there’s nothing quite like houseboat living.
Photo by Fran Hurcomb
The Roots of Commercial Fishing on Great Slave Lake
An excerpt from Fran Hurcomb’s upcoming book Chasing Fish: a History of Commercial Fishing on Great Slave Lake, released Fall 2022.
Photo from NWT Archives/Bart Hawkins/N-1992-254-0094
A Mother's Strength
While guiding a trip on the Tatshenshini/Alsek River in the Yukon, photographer Bethany Paquette captured this heart- warming story of a mother moose fighting turbulent currents to save her calves.
Photos by Bethany Paquette
Wordless Wonder
A new mask and puppetry show out of Whitehorse gives the Yukon’s aviation history a decidedly whimsical twist.
Photo Courtesy of Open Pit Theatre
Lifelines and Landmarks
Across much of the North, bridges are the only structures connecting entire regions with the rest of the country year-round.
Government of Yukon
It's Not Easy Eating Green
Across the globe, veganism is seen as an ethical choice aligned with saving the environment. But in the North, bringing up fresh vegetables and niche items creates a large carbon footprint, while hunting and fishing provides locally harvested game for food insecure communities. Is veganism the right choice for the planet in the North? It depends.
Photo courtesy Farmers Market/Hannah Eden

