Travel & Adventure

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.

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. More often than not, the lake 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.

How to: Winterize your bike

Tips to keep your two-wheeler rolling through the chill

What I Learned at Bush U

Catch a glimpse of what it's like to be a student at Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning through this short film.

Freeze Frame

The North's rugged beauty is every shutterbug's dream. This year we received hundreds of stellar submissions from around the world. Here, we present the best photos of Northern life as seen through your lens.

2011 October/November

October/November issue, 2011

Alex and Me

In which the author, Loren McGinnis, rides shotgun with the King of the Ice-Road Truckers as they tour America in a giant big-rig on a gonzo book-signing tour.

2011 June

2011 June content