Aisy Doodles, November 30, 2016
Aislinn Cornett is an art therapist, writer, artist and adventurer born in Whitehorse, Yukon.She currently lives, writes and doodles on the beach in Mexico.
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The Cancan as Theatrical Spectacle
On June 20, 1819 the composer who was destined to pen the cancan theme song was born. His name was Jacques Offenbach. Born in Cologne, Germany, he grew to be a virtuoso cellist. At 14 he was accepted into the Paris...
Read MoreWaterbugs in Winter
I use the word ‘bug’ here, to describe little creatures with … legs. Insects, but more than that. Not everything I call ‘bug’ living underneath the ice are insects, some turn out to be crustaceans. In the beginning of October,...
Read MoreThe Yukon’s Winter Mermaid: The American Dipper
A happy melodic song rings along the Yukon River below the dam, and you imagine it’s a pretty little bird singing in a tree.But it’s 10 below. Then you notice a small chubby bird, coloured like slate, sitting on boulders near...
Read MoreEveryone Matters
One of the philosophical pillars of the Learning Tree Daycare is to teach the kids there about helping other people. “Teaching kindness and all of that stuff, it all feeds into what we want the kids to be learning,” says...
Read MoreA Local Getaway
We also enjoyed petting the many friendly animals that live with the host family. Eight dogs, a horse, a donkey and several chickens can keep adults and kids busy during their stay.Looking inside the guestbook we realized just...
Read MoreJust For Kids
On Saturday, Dec. 3 the kids get to shop. All by themselves, without parents watching over shoulders. It’s the perfect chance for them to buy Christmas presents for their family.The Kids Shopping Hour is part of the Second...
Read MoreYukon Chic
It’s a long time before a fashion designer will stage a runway down a catwalk of the snow-laden Millennium Trail, yet the Yukon does uphold a clothing culture. Our style parallels our environment. This leads Yukoners to a...
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