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Summer Outside, Northern Style

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After eight months of cold, darkness, snow and ice, Northerners are energetically enjoying summer, as only Northerners can

By Up Here

Illustration by John Allerston

Illustration by John Allerston

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Illustrations by Monika Melnychuk

Summertime! When the living is:

✓ Easy ✓ In a canoe ✓ Fun (in the midnight sun) ✓ Bug and bear infested ✓ All of the above

By Aaron Spitzer

Illustrations by Monika Melnychuk

July 2nd, 2026 July 2nd, 2026

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Published in Up Here Magazine May/June 1994

Better Late Than Never

The North’s weird, wonderful spring: you stow away the snowmobile and the skis, and then you wait

By Erik Watt

Published in Up Here Magazine May/June 1994

July 2nd, 2026 July 2nd, 2026

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Fired Up!

Have you got what it takes to fight a wildland blaze? It’s tougher than you think

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Holy Hot Water!

Iqaluit’s tax on church properties threatens houses of worship

July 2nd, 2026 July 2nd, 2026

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“To Be Good Stewards…”

Dahti Tsetso leads a transformative project putting $375 million into Indigenous-led conservation efforts. To get here, she went through a transformation of her own

July 2nd, 2026 July 2nd, 2026

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Photo by Dave Brosha

They’re Flying High

If you don’t know their names yet, it’s time to learn. Here are the stories of seven young aboriginal Northerners who are rising high, transforming the territories with their passion for art, athletics, activism and more. So buckle up and prepare for takeoff.

July 2nd, 2026 July 2nd, 2026

UP HERE - MAY/JUNE 2026

Photo courtesy of Nicky Lynn Richards/NWTT

Never Say Die. Ever

After more than a century in Norman Wells, Imperial Oil is leaving town. But that’s not the end of the story

July 2nd, 2026 July 2nd, 2026
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