Europe – come on folks, is this not where the forefathers of North America came from?Can you imagine going back to the home of the men, women and children who had the courage and determination to literally carve out and...
Read MorePolar bears, narwhal, wolves and sasquatches?Canada’s Northern House, a premier showcase of all things Yukon and Northern at the Olympics, could not miss a chance to show off a little rockabilly jump-jive to a packed...
Read MoreWhere are the Northern Lights?The answer as far as I can tell is two-fold. First, we have been pummelled with atrocious weather and, second, most of the Northern Light activity seems to be taking place in the High Arctic.One of...
Read MoreWhat is it that keeps a heart going?Well, aside from the obvious flesh-and-blood answers, it’s spirit … spirit that lives on when loved ones have passed on. And that is why a former Yukon Quest musher, Michelle...
Read MoreIn 1992, I watched the Blue Jays play at SkyDome. This was the season they would win their first World Series and the stadium was finally filling up after 15 years. Sitting just beyond first base, I winced as a ball bounced off...
Read MoreI remember where I was when I first heard Frank Zappa. It was 1980 and I was at C.F.B. Borden; Joe’s Garage Act I was blasting out of a buddy’s tent. I drew near, sat down and listened right to the end.Nobody told me...
Read MoreIf anyone deserves an equatorial break from winter, it is us, the North-of-60ers.Other than those living above treeline, we have been darker and colder for longer than any other Canadians. And, justifying a warm break is not...
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