Tagish
Issue: 2019-03-06, PHOTO: Charles Horton Metcalf Photograph Collection, 1896-1899 / Wikimedia Commons
The fastest lady in the Klondike Gold Rush
No, her name wasn’t Klondike Kate, the Oregon Mare, Bombay Peggy or the (immortalized by Robert W. Service) “Lady that’s known as Lou.” She and her husband Albert were in the fabrication and construction business in Seattle... Read more
Mar. 06, 2019
Issue: 2018-12-12, PHOTO: Shyloh van Delft
Counting birds is a social affair
There aren’t a lot of birds around in winter. But the Christmas bird counts always generate a crowd. First established in 1900, as an alternative to the seasonal Christmas “side-hunt,” the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is now an annual international... Read more
Dec. 12, 2018
Issue: 2018-06-06, PHOTO: Matt Jacques Photography
Ride to Live, Live to Ride
Whitehorse’s ninth annual Ride for Dad is happening … and you can help out. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, approximately 11 Canadian men died of prostate cancer each day in 2017. Approximately 58 men were diagnosed each day. This means... Read more
Jun. 06, 2018
Tagish, Yukon Stories
July 31, 2014
The Collector
His name is Douglas Roy Rogers Dupont the Third. That’s what he’s known as on the water around Tagish, at least; it’s his two-way radio handle. He says all he needs is to catch a fish bigger than 60 pounds, and then he can die. Dupont used to live Read more
Jul. 31, 2014
Issue: 2014-01-16, PHOTO: Shelley Penner
Yukon Girl: The Homeschool Social in Tagish
There is a new program that has started in Tagish, it's called the Homeschool Social. I interviewed the recreation director, Colin Hickman, and three Penner brothers who go to the social: Dalton (8), Dawson (7), and Alex (5). Read more
Jan. 16, 2014
Tasting Tagish
Pat McKenna takes a cook's tour of famous, infamous and soon-to-be-famous Yukon chefs. Café, motel, RV park, store and more – Tagish Stores is serving up authentic German cuisine, real Italian coffee and a Saturday barbecue for which reservations... Read more
Jul. 23, 2009
