Alpaca Fun Facts
Alpacas See them in yarn-form at this year’s Fireweed Community Market
Issue: 2014-05-15
What’s Up Yukon May 15, 2014 Issue
Springing into Spring
In the Yukon there isn’t really a spring; rather, it’s an early summer. What I, as a Yukoner, refer to as “spring” is actually the time when the snow melts away — it can be as warm as summer, but the leaves and flowers haven’t come out, yet. No matter, though, spring is always a …
Didee & Didoo – Poem “Mary Tizya”
Mary Tizya I REALLY LOVE THIS PERSON SHE CAME FROM FT McPHERSON. THEN SHE BECAME ROSS’S WIFE AN’ LIVED IN OLD CROW MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE’S JUST LITTLE IN SIZE BUT SHE’S REALLY WISE. MARY SHE GOES BY THE NAME OF AND SHE ALWAYS SHOWS HER LOVE. SHE WAS VERY TRADITIONAL AN’ HER LOVE …
I Didn’t Know, Did You?
On my drive to work most mornings I laugh at the guys on the radio playing a game called, You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know. They go back and forth seeing if the other guy knows the fact that is presented. In the Yukon we have an amazing population of thin horn sheep. Dall sheep …
One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four…
It’s planting time and one of the last things we plant are potatoes. We put in all of our cold crops first because if there is a late frost the seeds of these plants and even the seedlings are able to deal with the cold stress better than a potato plant can. In fact, “seed” …
Open-fire Cooking with a Dingle Bom
When my Swiss friend showed me how to use a “dingle bom”, he neglected to tell me how to spell it. I did, however, quickly learn what a great open-fire cooking system it is. It is simply a long pole resting on an “X” (bipod) made from two shorter poles. The part of the pole …
Living With Wildlife: Reni Lendvai
I ’m from Hungary and have been living in the Yukon for three years. I has never seen a caribou before. Even when I was at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, they were far away, so I couldn’t see them. Finally, on a sunny Sunday, a group of caribou was grazing on the side of the road. …
Say Aloha to Dawson’s New Taco Cart
Dawson City’s blend of old-time charm and contemporary conveniences gives it a rare appeal, so it’s fitting that a taco cart will soon grace this beautiful little Klondike town. Dawsonites Georgia Hammond, Allie Haydock, and Blake Cameron can’t wait to get Aloha Tacosrolling. The trio behind Aloha has known each other for years, and have …
Kramer of the North
Robert Postma knocks on our door, comes in, and asks me if I have any butter. I say, “Careful with it, it’s like gold to me.” Postma replies, “Don’t worry, I‘ll replace it when I go to the store later.” I’m fine with that—if he doesn’t go I’ll get my butter rations back in other …
Shipyards Park Transforms for Market Season
The Fireweed Community Market is returning for its 15th year. The market takes place at Shipyards Park on Thursdays starting May 15, and will be open for an extra day this season. Starting on June 28, there will be a Saturday market from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Colin O’Neill, manager of the Thursday market, …
Love is Easy
If she were to write a love letter to Whitehorse, Lindsay Zier-Vogel says it would be to the Yukon River early in the morning. And to the mountains. So she did, she wrote the letter, sealed it in an airmail envelope, and hid it — maybe on the Millennium Trail, or maybe in the industrial …
A Book is an Actual Thing
Collecting material possessions fills me with ambivalence. If anything, the accumulation of objects causes stress, and the old adage “the things you own end up owning you” rings true for me. However, I’m inconsistent in applying this principle. The most noticeable exception is my attitude towards books. I love them. I love owning them; I …
When I grow up…
What did you want to be when you were a kid? Have the career aspirations of children changed with the times? Thanks to the time and generosity of Mrs. Cathi Dunham and her Grade 6/7 class at Selkirk Elementary School – What’s Up Yukon invites you to take a stroll down memory lane. These two submissions …
