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Chronicles of a house sitter

By Katherine Laidlaw

Last summer, I stood outside a party begging Tony Foliot, otherwise known as Yellowknife's Snowking, to rent me a houseboat. I swore I wouldn't leave Yellowknife without experiencing houseboat living, and I'd heard he had one sitting empty. "Pfft," he scoffed. "Even if I was going to rent it, I wouldn't rent it to a greenhorn."

A greenhorn?! Well, last night I proved him right.

The Best Most Terrible Race

Each summer, a handful of plucky sailors square off in one of the world's most unsung regattas -- a marathon contest across Great Slave and back. The lake usually wins. Story and photos by Katharine Sandiford.

I Learned the Hard Way

Visits to the North usually go well. But sometimes, they go to hell -- "that's no porcupine, it's a grizzly cub!" Here are 17 secrets from our experts to living through, and loving, your trip.

Northerner of the Year: The Storyteller

His life is like a book you can't put down -- a whirlwind of wild tales, lullabies, poems, dirty jokes, and now a star-studded movie. What's next in the epic of Richard Van Camp? By Katherine Laidlaw; Photos by Patrick Kane

Wolves in our blood

When Up Here's Peter Jickling was a kid, his family was in a fight that split the Yukon: should wolves be killed or spared? Now, he's found, the debate is howling again.

How I went barking mad

When a city girl agrees to babysit a kennel of huskies, she learns it takes more than kibble to become the alpha dog. By Katherine Laidlaw; Illustration by Monika Melnychuk

High drama

In Yellowknife, Arctic Air, a new TV show takes wing

How to: Winterize your bike

Tips to keep your two-wheeler rolling through the chill

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Flyboys, hippies and the Arctic Winter Games.

In the fall, three planes went down in the North, taking their pilots down with them. Katherine Laidlaw analyzes the community aftermath of a harrowing autumn for the aviation industry and all of Yellowknife. In more lighthearted fare, Katharine Sandiford tells tales of Yukon homesteaders from the 1960s. And Peter Sheldon, the tallest, gangliest guy we know, takes you along for the ride as he trains to earn a spot competing in the Inuit games at the Arctic Winter Games. Stay warm, everyone!

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