The airport in Beaver Creek, Yukon is small and if you don’t know what you’re looking for, there’s a good chance you will miss it. Many who know Sid van der Meer may recall him owning and operating a small aircraft in the 1970s....
Read MoreLiving on a knife’s edge isn’t as exciting as it sounds. It can actually be downright tedious, and that’s what Wendy and Lucy captures — the daily grind of staying upright in a treacherous situation.On the way to Alaska with her...
Read MoreYes!This month, Jane Vincent is coming with me on an attempt to climb the pinnacle.It’s a pinnacle I now call Dragon Mountain.Recently, hiking there on my own, setting my own pace, very aware of my surroundings, I was in tune...
Read MoreThe fourth edition of the Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Symposium, part of the annual Yukon Riverside Arts Festival, is taking a walk on the wild side.This year, the symposium’s popular Dawson Daily News Postcard...
Read MoreDo you like climbing rocks? Do you enjoy hiking in a gorgeous valley? What about making friends? Walking a tightrope suspended between two giant boulders? Do you like having fun and being happy?If you answered yes to any of...
Read MoreThe year is 1720. If you just touched down in London town, you would see a bustling city with ships docked at each port. If you were a male looking for work, you might have considered the popular porter trade.With London being...
Read MoreAfter playing harmonica for more than 40 years, George McConkey finally feels he is getting to the venerated status of “old blues guy”.Nicknamed Harmonica George, he started playing when he was young. Through sheer stubbornness,...
Read More“We want to freshen up the image of the library … as the cool place that it is,” Sarah Gallagher tells me with a sideways glance. We both giggle. It’s funny, because she’s a librarian and I have a degree in literary...
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