“It’s like the Yukon scenery — I never get tired of reading about Terry Fox.”George Maratos has never had cancer, and nobody in his immediate family has suffered from the disease. Terry Fox is still his hero. He can’t stop...
Read MoreAnyone who reads What’s up Yukon regularly will have come across the comic strip, Didee & Didoo.The comic was created by Old Crow resident, Allan Benjamin. It depicts a humourous take on the life of two Gwitchin elders.Along...
Read MoreSeed saving is a time-honored way of keeping certain plant traits growing. It used to be a common practice among gardeners.This year we have decided to keep seed from some of our vegetables. The challenge is to prevent similar...
Read MoreThere’s a moment near the end of the TEDx talk Andrea Simpson-Fowler gave in Whitehorse last year that explains in a nutshell what her life’s work is all about.“Kids can become extraordinary people with unique skills, while...
Read MoreImagine a pleasant home filled with convivial souls, good food and drink at hand, and professional musicians to provide the evening’s entertainment.No, it’s not an 18th-century soirée on the estate of a European aristocrat.It’s...
Read MoreThis is my favorite time of year.The harvests are in, and whether you garden or purchase from local farms, this is when you can preserve a nourishing, tasty abundance of food for the winter.There are many ways to do this —...
Read MoreI was re-routing some electrical cables through some bushes the other day, and what did my little eye spy? Not one, but two beautiful Agaricus mushrooms, one quite large and already flattened out like a pancake, the other with...
Read MoreWe had fireworks just the other night. No one I’ve spoken with seems to know exactly who set them off down by the river. There weren’t very many of them, but there were enough to drive our dog into her customary panic.As usual,...
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