A steady source of inspiration for a decade, the Arctic Inspiration Prize—with its spotlight-eschewing founders Arnold Witzig and Sima Sharifi—ARE Up Here’s Northerners of the Year.
Written by Rhiannon Russell
Alistair Maitland/Arctic Inspiration Prize
Determined to follow in her great-grandfather’s flight path, a young pilot plans a stop-over in the North to get experience before returning home. But after finding opportunity and adventure piloting vintage flyers in Yellowknife, she’s now in much less of a rush.
Written by Robert S. Grant
Story and Photos by Robert S. Grant
Polar pubs serve up a little bit of everything
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo courtesy Dirty Northern
Joe Kitekudlak on his hand at building a big part of Ulukhaktok, NWT
Written by Herb Mathisen
Photo by KAREN KITEKDULAK
How an army of home builders could solve the North’s housing woes
Written by Herb Mathisen
Illustration by Beth Covey
Search and rescue missions can be dangerous. There are many risks and sometimes team members risk not making it back home. So what is it that makes people put their own lives on the line for others?
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo courtesy Inshore Rescue Boat Rankin Inlet
Jumping into a hole in the frozen lake may seem like an extreme challenge to some. For Cat McGurk, it’s a form of meditation.
Written by Dana Bowen
PHOTO PAT KANE/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND FOR JOURNALISTS
While some provinces have up to a dozen area codes, there is just one spanning all three territories. But these digits are more than the numbers you dial ahead of a phone call. It’s a symbol of identity and of the place we call home.
Written by Dana Bowen
Adobe Stock/photo illustration
The Sally Manning award winner for Indigenous Creative Non-Fiction.
Written by Steven Lonsdale
Illustration by Beth Covey
It took several weeks, more than $3,000, and a trip overseas to bring Matthew Lien’s piano from Taipei to Whitehorse. But for him, the journey was worth it.
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo courtesy Whispering Willow Records
