In the north, something's always shakin'—celebration, gatherings and jamborees jam-pack the annual calendar. Here's the lowdown on the very finest festivals in the territories.
Written by Up Here
Published in Up Here Magazine July/August 2008
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.
Written by Up Here
Up Here Magazine May/June 2008
In Canada's wide-open northwest, uninhibited adventurers are giving "northern exposure" a whole new meaning.
Written by Tim Querengesser
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How a 14-year-old whitehorse whiz kid hopes to speed up Canada’s cross-country Team
Written by Amy Kenny
Photo by Jocelyn Land-Murphy
How Jeela Palluq-Cloutier saved a prime minister from becoming prime rib
Written by Rhiannon Russell
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Na-Cho Nyäk Dun chief Dawna Hope has one of the toughest jobs in the North, but this is where she’s meant to be
Written by Rhiannon Russell
Photo by Erik Pinkerton
Phil Timpany is creating a world that people and grizzly bears can both call home.
Written by Cooper Langford
Photography by Manu Keggenhoff
