Issue: 2017-08-02
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Issue: 2017-08-02
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: courtesy of Mike Stockstill
A Bumpy Road to Citizenship
November, 1972. California-born musician Mike Stockstill and two friends packed their instruments into the car and headed for Alaska. The car was a 1942 Dodge truck that had six months earlier been a chicken coop. Mike, a mechanic, and his friends... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: Dan Davidson
Finding Orchids in an Unusual Setting
Finding the entrance to Orchid Acres can be a little confusing for newcomers to West Dawson and Sunnydale. Someone will tell you it’s on the road to the Dawson City Golf Course, and that’s true, but the signs indicating that road are a little... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02
Yukon's Fictional Geography
Writers have been fictionalizing the Yukon since the days of London and Service. This may just happen for dramatic licence, to fit some plot point, or to be certain that they don’t actually come too close to describing a real person or place. Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: Amazon.com
Ordinary Bones of Extraordinary People
Henry is an introvert. He leads a fairly simple and solitary existence; works at a mechanic garage for wages and collects bones to assemble into bird skeletons for fun. He lives alone, quietly playing different supporting roles for the few people... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: Angela Szymczuk
How Long Can You HIIT?
Want to do something this summer that you can brag to all your friends about? Its free, requires a small space and will improve your overall health. Welcome to your new summer activity called High Intensity Interval Training - otherwise known as... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: courtesy of the League of Lady Wrestlers
Fighting Oppressive Gender Stereotypes, One Smackdown at a Time
From derelict cabin dreams of a wrestling showdown featuring Dawson’s best and gnarliest she-warriors, to a national league and 12 face melting, raucous cross country rumbles in between, the League of Lady Wrestlers has come a long way. Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
Marinated Watermelon Salad with Mint and Jalapeño
Fruit salad is boring – it’s a lot of chopping and peeling for an underwhelming mound of food people take a token spoonful of to push around their plate. But the concept is solid: fruit is delicious, and having someone take the time to do all the... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: David Popoff
Orchestra at the Edges of Canada
“Come as you are, bring a friend or a parent or a daughter or a nephew, and be prepared to be blown away by NYO Canada's talented and passionate young musicians,” says Blanche Israël, external relations manager at the National Youth Orchestra... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: Yvonne Mueller
Visiting Fort Selkirk
As someone who has always been very interested in Yukon history the Fort Selkirk Historic Site was definitely on the list of places we wanted the visit during the year we lived in the Yukon. But how to get there since there is no road access... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: courtesy of Carrie Boles
Carrie Boles – Green Thumbs
Carrie Boles’ green thumb sprouted back in her hometown, the grassland ecosystem of Winnipeg , Manitoba. While working on a degree in cultural anthropology at the University of Winnipeg, Boles happened to live in a house packed with gardeners... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-02, PHOTO: Jozien Keijzer
Hiking the Same Ol’ Trail
I never understood how people love to go camping at the same spot year after year, or walk the same trail over and over, canoe the same river, or go to the same mall. I realize now that we all have different goals. I myself have a strong desire to... Read more