Where publishing options are limited, writers take matters into their own hands and get resourceful when it comes to sharing their stories.
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo Courtesy of Inhabit Media
Ambitious adventurers tell us about their wildest, most wonderful northern experiences—and share the one thing they’d probably do a little differently now that they think about it.
Written by Herb Mathisen
Photo Courtesy of Jenny Wong
From break-up to freeze-up, northern ferries traverse shallow waters and strong currents to transport passengers, deliver goods, and connect communities. They’re an exciting adventure for tourists, but a vital lifeline for northerners. What’s it like to be behind the wheel?
Written by Meaghan Brackenbury
Photo Courtesy GNWT
A look back—and ahead—at the artists who provide the soundtrack of the North
Written by Up Here
Photo courtesy Aakuluk Music
Churches as galleries and school gyms as concert halls—art spaces and performance venues are hard to come by in the North. But art-lovers in each territory make do with what they have.
Written by Dana Bowen
PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDSAY REID
With a low tolerance for boredom, Inuk master artist Germaine Arnaktauyok has followed her creative ambitions and love of Inuit legends wherever they took her, in a career that has inspired books, films and even acrobats.
Written by Bill Braden
Photos by Bill Braden
In a land where temperatures regularly drop to 40-below, real fur products continue to keep Northerners from shivering in the cold.
Written by Dana Bowen
PHOTOS COURTESY BRENDA DRAGON
Million-dollar views. Wilderness at the doorstep. Big communal spaces to gather in. Here’s what Northerners want from their dream homes.
Written by Up Here
PHOTOS COURTESY ANDREW LATREILLE/KOBAYASHI + ZEDDA