For crewmembers on early Arctic expeditions, Christmas was a time like no other
Written by Shane McCorristine
Captain Owen Stanley’s watercolour painting ‘Arctic Amusements’ captures the revelry of Christmas aboard HMS Terror in 1836.
The rationale for saving storied Northern documents from the historical scrap heap.
Written by Herb Mathisen
OUR TROVE OF ARCTIC LORE IS LOOKING FOR A GOOD HOME.
John Shiwak of Labrador was a top marksman in WWI
Written by Herb Mathisen
Photo courtesy Royal Newfoundland Regiment
After JFK's murder, his brother vowed to climb the Yukon's Mt. Kennedy. He came down a changed man.
Written by Tristin Hopper
How southern reactions to international conflicts are responsible for the look of much of the present-day North
Written by Elaine Anselmi
Permanent wood piles replace a temporary pontoon bridge on the Alaska Highway. Photo courtesy of Yukon Archives, R.A. Cartter fonds #1498
Seven moments when the North's relationship with Canada fundamentally changed
Written by Up Here
Crowds assemble on Treaty Day in Fort Rae, NWT, in the 1930s. Photo courtesy of Glenbow Museum NA-3844-58
And how its bloody history could become a blessing
Written by Kassina Ryder
A bowhead whale bone on Deadman’s Island marks the grave of a whaler who died in the 1880s. Photo by Paul Souders/Worldfoto
