Coming In From the Outside
I find the term “Outside” very strange.At first, when I had arrived in the territory, people would use the term, almost as if they were talking about someone being committed.”Oh, he’s going...
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Yukoners Are Different
“There are strange things done in the land of the midnight sun…” -Robert ServiceTruer words may have never been written by that famous Bard of the North.There were plenty of strange things done back in the...
Read MoreExtreme Christmas Shopping
Let me begin by saying happy holidays to each and every one of you. I know that gets said a lot this time of year but I wholeheartedly mean it.Not in the way that “jelly of the month club” voucher from the boss...
Read MoreUnlocking the Tickle Trunk
Does this happen in other places? I find I’m asking myself this all the time living up here in the Yukon.Most recently it is with regard to Yukoners and their costumes.We’re talking about people going to one...
Read MoreEverything Old is New Again (or, ‘Pump It Up’)
Brace yourself, Yukon.There are strange things coming to the North this summer, and I am not just speaking of the various transients descending shortly.I guess it is not a for sure, but if Toronto and Montréal (the so-called...
Read MoreFace it, Yukoners Like Booze
American liquor connoisseurs have Canada to thank for keeping their palates wet duringProhibition, as it was Canadians who made sure they didn’t go thirsty.In fact, in its heyday Canadian-based Seagrams was the largest...
Read MoreDawson City: A Town Full of Heart
I’m in Dawson City, Yukon. It is 10:30 pm on a Sunday night and I find myself walking the icy boardwalks as a few brave and hearty ravens fly overhead.I am with a handful of Dawsonites who call this place 500-plus...
Read MoreUnsolicited Winter Tips
Sure, he teased us all with an above average fall, but once again Old Man Winter has settledin.Every year there is a hope he might just bypass us all together and maybe visit Osoyoos, but he never does, and therefore we all must...
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