A dirge for Jim Fowler, who lived for the great Yukon outdoors
Written by Gord Yakimow
Jim Fowler with his wife Jacquelin in 2009, with the Yukon's Tagish Lake in the background. Photo courtesy of Gord Yakimow
Lessons from a late night dance session in Baker Lake
Written by Daniel Campbell
If you're invited to dance during a Baker Lake community event at 1:00 a.m., how can you say no? Photo by Hannah Eden/Up Here
Catching heat in Fort Liard--and loving it
Written by Herb Mathisen
Fort Liard's ball diamond, where you have to dodge the bison patties in the outfield. Photo by Samia Madwar
Back in California, his biggest worry was his kids getting too much sun. But when Zac Unger moved his wife and children to Churchill, Manitoba, they had to adapt to a furry, four-legged danger, and accept a scary fact: that in the Arctic, polar bears are part of the family.
Written by Zac Unger
Illustration by Monika Melnychuk
Shapeshifters, a haunted hotel, the echoes of past wars—here’s what happens in the North when the sun goes down.
Written by Daniel Campbell, Laura Busch
Illustration by Beth Covvey
Fiddling and dancing have entertained Northerners for the past two centuries. But in this age of constant distraction, will music survive?
Written by Samia Madwar
Wesley Hardisty performs at the Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit. Photo: Angela Gzowski
The hard realities of a Coral Harbour Artist
Written by Tarralik Duffy
Coral Harbour carver Henry Nakoolak. Photo by Adina Tarralik Duffy
The 2015 winner of the Sally Manning Award for Indigenous non-fiction
Written by Tarralik Duffy
Photo of Tuinnaq Bruce, the author's grandmother, by David Pelly
To tell the story of the North's ice cycles, Yellowknife composer Carmen Braden translates nature into music
Written by Tim Edwards
Carmen Braden captures nature with her recorder, absorbs it through her headphones, processes it into music and exports it through her piano. Photo: Bill Braden
