We Are All Remarkable
All women are remarkable. Some inspire me more than others—especially Yukon women. The women I know in the Yukon choose a life…
We Are All Remarkable Read More »
All women are remarkable. Some inspire me more than others—especially Yukon women. The women I know in the Yukon choose a life…
We Are All Remarkable Read More »
Get out and enjoy the arts and performances at the upcoming (s)hiver Winter Arts Festival. The annual event is unique to Dawson City…
It’s Time To (s)hiver! Read More »
You will never forget the smell of rain in Namibia,” a friend told me when I disembarked for Namibia for the first time.
A Trip To Ovamboland Read More »
Imagine the smell of a roast coming straight out of the oven, with potato dumplings
and red cabbage to complete the dinner.
Gingerbread: A Christmas Classic! Read More »
Built by Reverend Bowen in 1900, the Old Log Church has been a constant presence in Whitehorse. The building has been in continuous…
“You look a little pale,” I tell Heinz, our sports writer, after I greet him.
“But I am feeling better, for sure,” he yells.
Fall is here! One can feel it in the change of light as the days are getting shorter. A few weeks ago, Germans were sweating…
From Cabbage To Oktoberfest Read More »
Nancy Ohm recently went to Germany, with her partner, to visit family and friends. After 11 years in the Yukon, the German…
‘Love At First Sight’ (or Why Germans Love The Yukon) Read More »
On June 7, Janet Patterson took the quilt that she had inherited from her grandmother, to Raven Recycling. Not to throw it away…
The Quilt Project: One Stitch For A Better Planet Read More »
For some, it’s drinking beer and camping; for others, it’s cleaning the yard and gardening: Victoria Day is just around the corner…
Victoria Day Musings and Meanderings Read More »
I don’t use Google Lens often. It’s an app that is scanning almost everything and showing users the results on Google.
Through A Different Lens Read More »
On a narrow street in Milan, motor scooters are parked on the side of the road and people are rushing by. A woman is wearing a black dress…
Making A Fashion Statement Read More »
“Memorizing poetry is my daily training and therapy,” B.C. storyteller Andre Sutherland Begin said, adding he will be coming to the Yukon…
Sam McGee Connects The Yukon to B.C. Read More »
After two years of the pandemic, Rendezvous will be back to form and celebrating its 59th festival this February.
2023 Yukon Rendezvous Read More »
It has been a big year for Joella Hogan. Hogan has owned The Yukon Soaps Company, in Mayo (the heart of the Yukon)…
Having spent Christmas in three countries, there is one thing which will never change for me: eating potato salad and sausages on Christmas.
Christmas and Potato Salad Read More »
Once is the name of my taxi driver in Namibia (like once in a lifetime). People have strange names here: Darling, Given, Gift, or Mistake.
A Dispatch From Namibia Part 2 Read More »
Yukon authors Kay Deborah Linley and Kathryn Couture wrote books about a kayaking tour, as well as a fantasy series about wolves.
Writing is a lonely task: sitting at home and putting words on paper is the main part of an author’s life.
A Celebration Of Words: Writer’s Festival Read More »
Yukon Conversation Society (not to be confused with the Yukon Conservation Society) is a group of artists, a creative collective.
Artists Creating A Zine Read More »
How to prepare for my trip to Namibia?, I am asking myself a few days before boarding the plane to Africa.
A Long-Awaited Return To Namibia, Part 1 Read More »
George Maratos is excited to organize the annual Terry Fox Run and hopes to see an increase in participants this year.
Running For The Cure Read More »
Joey O’Neil is on tour with her dog, Oblio, playing songs from her album Ever Ahead, in dog parks across Canada.
Unleashed! Joey O’Neil On Tour Read More »
“I cannot cross the river,” I told my friends as they were about to move on. (The truth was I didn’t want to cross the river.) We were a group of seven people hiking … two of us were staying behind on the beautiful sandy beach at Kusawa Lake, as the others went farther. I felt like sitting back and relaxing. My other friend was feeling the same. We are queens, we said. We don’t like to cross rivers.
Coming Back To The Yukon (Part 2) Read More »
Celebrating Discovery Days in the Yukon goes back over 100 years. After the Klondike Gold Rush, the Yukon Order of Pioneers convinced the Yukon Territorial Council to celebrate Discovery Day, as a public holiday, in 1911.
Celebrating Yukon’s Unique Holiday Read More »
Augusto! Children’s Festival will offer three days of dance, parties, crafts, music and more from August 12–14 in Haines Junction.
Augusto! Children’s Festival: A Fun-filled Family Weekend Read More »
The call of the Yukon or the call of the wild that so many have heard and have followed, like my friends … they came here and stayed.
Coming Back: A German In The Yukon Read More »
After two years, the organizers are busy getting back into the swing of preparing for National Indigenous Peoples Day in Whitehorse.
Celebrating Indigenous Culture, All Over The Territory Read More »
Chickenstock Music Festival will take place in Chicken, Alaska. The bad news—it’s already sold out. The good news—there’s a waiting list.
The Music Festival on the Top of the World Read More »
This year some Canadian writers finally made it to Frankfurt, but where is the Yukon? No Yukon writers made it to the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Searching for the Yukon at the Frankfurt Book Fair Read More »
Are you keen on learning about drama, circus, dance or crafting? The Augusto Children’s Festival features a diverse group of workshops, with a roster that
Three days of family fun Read More »
Eating, cooking and learning about homegrown products The Yukon Culinary Festival will show that the territory has a lot to offer when it comes to
Four days full of food and family fun Read More »
“What fascinates me about writing haiku is that I have found it to be the perfect vehicle for the kind of art that I want
Ongoing fascination for haiku Read More »
Yukon-based writer Joanna Lilley has published her first novel, Worry Stones, after 17 years of working on it. “I wasn´t working on it every day,
An author’s dream … Read More »
Haines Junction is gearing up for the second-annual Augusto Children`s Festival. It’s the Yukon’s only arts and music festival for children.
Magic under the mountains Read More »
Visual artist Hilary Lorenz will take hand-crafted cards along her art adventure on the Chilkoot Trail in July.
Magic on the Trail Read More »
The Atlin writers’ festival not only offers music but also offers literature, readings and workshops.
Atlin Lit Up! lights up the Yukon writing scene Read More »
Kristin Link is a visual artist based in McCarthy, Alaska, who works in natural history and science art. She creates interpretive signs and educational material about nature.
The Mayo Arts Festival and Canada Day celebrations are highlights. Everybody is looking forward to the celebrations. 2018
It’s a cultured Canada Day in Mayo Read More »
Josh Winkler combines traditional media with print media and sculpture. Reaching for the Sun is the title of his recent project. It references natural growth, but also the growth of humanity, the accumulation of products, and the fragility of the planet.
From the California gold rush to the history of the Yukon Read More »
Marcelle Dubé has written the fifth novel of her Mendenhall Mystery Series titled The Forsaken Men. Her Mendenhall isn’t a subdivision of Whitehorse, but rather a fictive place in Manitoba.
Investigating lost bull semen Read More »
In Swakopmund, Germany and Namibia come together like the Namib Desert and the ocean just outside the town. If you didn’t know that this is an African country, you would think that it’s a town somewhere in Germany.
Black forest cake in Namibia Read More »
With over 280,000 visitors and 1,000 authors, the Frankfurt Book Fair is the largest book fair in the world and an important event for international trade deals, with over 7 000 exhibitors from 100 nations, according to the fair website.
Yukon writers gear-up for Frankfurt Book Fair Read More »
Just like poetry inspires music, it also can inspire visual art. That is what artist Heidi Hehn says about the Circumpolar Duet project, which is
Poetry and Visual Art Create a Dialogue Read More »
Auguries, by Clea Roberts Whitehorse author Clea Roberts newest book, Auguries, is published by Brick Books. The title “Auguries” refers to an ancient practice of
Fresh poetic summer reads Read More »
Keen on history? The Castle Wartburg in Wittenberg in Eastern Germany offers an opportunity to learn about the 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation. The
From the East to the Beautiful South Read More »
The Germans are known by the nickname “The Krauts,” which comes from sauerkraut, a famous German dish comprised of fermented cabbage. Maybe Germans should be
Celebrating Sausages Read More »
It’s 15 minutes before our performance starts and one of my actors has a meltdown. “No, I am not gonna play,” he says avoiding eye
Experiencing Theatre in Namibia Read More »
Yukon based writer Joanna Lilley has just published her second collection of poetry If there Were Roads by Turnstone Press; she says that there are
All Her Roads Lead to Poetry Read More »
I am sitting in the Lemon Tree Restaurant in Windhoek, Namibia, waiting for my fellow writers to show up. It is raining, and everybody is
Experiencing creative writing in Namibia Read More »
Former Yukoner Jerome Stueart and Yukon author Marcelle Dubé will read together form their books on Dec. 13 at Baked Cafe. It will be an evening about fantasy novels.
My African friends think that Yukoners are cannibals. When I told them the story about the Sourtoe Cocktail I expected the usual reaction: laughter and
Learning About Ubuntu in Namibia Read More »
British artist David Hockney displayed his latest piece here: a complete collection of his artwork in a huge book. The book costs about 2,500 Euro
Book Fair Fever in Frankfurt Read More »
If you live all by yourself downtown Whitehorse, the last thing you want is somebody knocking at your door in the middle of the night
Lonely Nights in an Old House Read More »
Do ghosts exist? For some they do. The main character in Marcelle Dubé´s novel, Shelter, moves into a haunted house in a small town in
A Good Read for Halloween Night Read More »
I have been writing for this paper for three years, now. I remember the day my first piece was published. It was my first publication
Toronto-based poet Claire Caldwell’s role as writer-in-residence at the Berton House in Dawson City ends this month. Caldwell is no stranger to the Yukon. She
Rooted in the Yukon Read More »
Inspired by the Yukon winter and the road closures that lead to a feeling of isolation, Elle Wild wrote her first crime novel and set
Strange things make a great story Read More »
The cheetah appeared suddently, and instantly I was overcome with fear. I saw it walking slowly on the porch of the farm house. I froze
Petting Cheetahs in Namibia Read More »
Whitehorse resident Maureen McCulloch wrote her debut novel to bring a message into the world. She wrote the book under the pseudonym, Maureen Senecal. “I
Searching for Inner Truth on the Chilkoot Trail Read More »
In 2015 Victoria-based poet Yvonne Blomer paid a visit to Whitehorse and did a reading of her poetry book, As If a Raven. In her
I catch Heike Graf between the lunch rush hour at the Caribou Crossing Coffee and picking up her five year old daughter from school. “It
More than Just Coffee Read More »
Writing poetry since she was a child, Nova Scotia based author Shauntay Grant says she has always loved creative writing. “The oldest poem I’ve kept
Fresh Words and Deep Roots Read More »
On May 20 to 22 haiku lovers from across Canada will descend upon the Gold Rush Inn for three days of all-things haiku. The Haiku
Murder, betrayal or New Year celebrations – these are the topics on the list. It is December 30 and we have to decide which story
Newspaper-Making in Namibia Read More »
Every November up to 3,600 eagles gather in one place: the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Haines, Alaska. It is the largest gathering of eagles
The Story of Eagles Paradise Read More »
Mushing season has begun. While waiting for the Yukon Quest or the Iditarod, here are some suggestions for armchair mushers. Racing Toward Recovery by Mike
Books for Armchair Mushers Read More »
When I was a teenager I had a lot of pen pals. I kept all the letters I received, bundled together with a ribbon. Some
Say it with Snail Mail Read More »
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book fair in the literary world. Publishers, agents, authors and readers from all over the world come to
A dispatch from the Frankfurt Book Fair Read More »
Living far away from your family means that sometimes your strength and persistence will be tested. It’s Christmas 2014 and I am in Montreal. A
Another Christmas without my family Read More »
As a kid and a teenager I read a lot. I remember taking home five to seven books every week from the library of the
The Cozy Feeling of Being Absorbed in a Book Read More »
It’s a dark and rainy night, when Kate Williams finds an injured stranger on the Highway. She pulls over to help him, not knowing that
This place is in my blood Read More »
What kind of world will be handed down to my daughter’s generation? That question led conservation ecologist Alejandro Frid to write A World for My
A scientistʼs letters to the future trace a journey to find optimism Read More »
One day in 2011, Todd Pilgrim was returning from a hike when he saw something grey and silverish by the road. As he went closer,
Squawking with a Swan Read More »
Joanna Lilley’s craft extends beyond poetry. With the publication of her new book, The Birthday Books (Hagios Press), the author shows she can write prose
Joanna Lilley Shows Her Love for the North in The Birthday Books Read More »
I dream of my hometown. Walking through these streets again, listening to music floating from open windows like light. Harmonica, accordion. Walking these streets where
“Writing poetry makes me happy,” Joanna Lilley says. “I am somewhere else when I write poetry. I am an intuitive writer.” The Whitehorse based poet
Intimidating but Great Read More »
What does knitting have in common with writing poetry? Both must be done carefully. One mistake can ruin the whole image. Jamie Sharpe knitted a
Mind Stretching Poetry Read More »
Having a blind date can be very stressful — from thinking about what to wear and say, to awkward silences and thoughts of escape. Now
Blind Date with a Clown Read More »
I am not a homesick person, but I can hear the Black Forest calling me home during Fastnacht, which means carnival. For many people in
The Call of Fastnacht Read More »
Living in the suburbs, having children and a husband, driving a minivan: for some this may sound boring, but it is Cea Sunrise Person’s dream
The Dream of a Normal Life Read More »
It is a busy Monday afternoon when Margriet and Al Aasman open their office for an interview. They are sitting in the meeting room where
“ One hundred writers from around the world in 86 events”, was the motto of the 2014 Vancouver Writers Festival. It kicked off with an
People Will Always Need Stories Read More »
Writing a first draft of a novel is like the beginning of a romantic relationship: Everything is exciting, new, and there is a lot to
Creativity Boot Camp Read More »
Priest is diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and is not able to speak, but her eyes said it all: she was blown away by
Writing With the Ultimate Deadline Read More »
While reading The Boreal Feast, Miche Genest’s second cookbook, I wanted to pack my baggage and travel to Scandinavia. Genest surrounds recipes with stories and
Experiencing Finnish Cuisine Read More »
On a cold and cloudy February day in 1899 a group of eleven men boarded the City of Seattle, a ship bounded for Skagway, Alaska.
A Piece of Alaska-Yukon History Read More »
“They can’t be taking that little girl in there — really.” Those were the whispered words that Dawn Kostelnik heard as a child in the
Stories Made of Living History Read More »
It was a rainy and windy afternoon in LePage Park on Friday, July 11, when author Jessica Simon started reading her poem, “A Spot to
A week full of poetry Read More »
Making soap is magical; how do all the liquid ingredients turn into a solid bar of soap? Joella Hogan has the answer. She is the
Made With Love in the Heart of the Yukon Read More »
Looking for a book that fits into a backpack for a camping trip? Rachel and Ursula Westfall`s first self-published novella, Estella of Halftree Village, is
Dr. Maya Angelou lived her life like she wrote her poems: fearlessly, with inner grace and free spirit. When she died on May 28, at
Life Lessons from a Phenomenal Woman Read More »
If you win the Take Me To Frankfurt contest, here are some suggestions for what you should do in Germany. Fly to Frankfurt and take
One Autobahn, Many Stops Read More »
Andy Nieman’s first book, called Free Man Walking, is like a train journey through his life. Each chapter starts with a poem and takes the
Breaking Free From the Darkness Read More »
Have you ever wondered about the names of the plants and wildflowers along the Alaska Highway? With the summer outdoor season just around the corner,
Guided Discoveries Read More »
When I first travelled to Canada and the United States I was impressed with the service I got — from the smallest breakfast restaurant, to
Exploring Good Service in Whitehorse Read More »
A good poem can be a flower seed planted in the mind of the reader. Everything is in the poem; it just needs fertile ground
Poems Like Flower Seeds Read More »
Imagine it’s the year 2036 and the Government of Canada is bankrupt. This is the stage Norm Hamilton has set for his first novel, From
New Novel Portrays Dire Future Read More »
A whirlwind of optimism, energy, and passion is coming from Annie Avery and Grant Simpson regarding their new album, Two Piano Tornado. After playing music
At the monthly coffee house events in Whitehorse, it’s all about the music, not the drinks. Anyone of any age is welcome to get up
‘Feels Like Woodstook Organized by Canadian Army Engineers’ Read More »
“Marketing is a hated part of the music business that musicians need to get right,” says Steve Reed, executive director of Music Yukon. But he
Survival Skills for the Music Industry Read More »
If you need a break from winter’s dominating shades of grey, a collection of paintings at the Yukon Arts Centre will remind you how colourful
Capturing Something Intangible Read More »
Writing tends to be a pretty solitary activity, but with their books completed and published, nine Yukon authors are ready to celebrate. Mac’s Fireweed Books
Celebrating Local Books Read More »
Would you pay $250 to feel human? In Amber Dawn’s new book How Poetry Saved My Life is a poem called “What’s My Mother F***ing
Four Books that Will Make You Feel Human Read More »