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You've gotta paddle here!

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Nahanni. Alsek. Thelon. The North's rivers are legendary, and no one knows them like the pros. So when our greatest canoe- and rafting-guides make waves about a waterway, it's time to dig out your paddle.

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The Beauty Of Northern Parkas

By Nancy McLeod

Photo by Fran Hurcomb

October 1st, 2025 October 1st, 2025

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Photography by Patrice Halley

Mussel Beach

In the depths of winter, the people of Wakeham Bay explore caverns beneath the ice. There, they gather mussels in a race against the tides

By Patrice Halley

Photography by Patrice Halley

October 1st, 2025 October 1st, 2025

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Cans. Pints. Growlers... If the vessel of a local brew doesn't matter, what does?

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One Came Back

Two longtime friends set out on a wilderness adventure in the Yukon bush. They thought they had it all under control

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Glass Act

Or, how to slip into the work of your dreams

October 1st, 2025 October 1st, 2025

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A Gentleman and a Scholar

How a Cambridge Bay man helps keep Wikipedia informative, grammatical and civil

October 1st, 2025 October 1st, 2025

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Soaring Above the Stereotypes

These women bush pilots earn top marks in a very macho milieu

October 1st, 2025 October 1st, 2025
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