Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: Jonny Wilkie (Lost Klondike Photography)
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Issue: 2019-08-07
Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
Vote Livesey
The smoke has begun to clear in Beaver Creek, but hot embers still smoulder along the highway. We haven’t had a fire like this one for many years, not this close to town. Sid has the morning off so we are heading down to Livesey’s near the Creek. Read more
Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: Josh Paton
In the hunt
The average reader may be surprised to learn that disc golf tournaments even exist. Indeed, many people are still unfamiliar with the bastard cousin of traditional ball golf. Read more
Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: Omnidoom 999 via Wikimedia Commons
Brilliant Vega - Our tempestuous neighbour
Vega is a wild star living a fast and furious life. Being a larger star, it is fusing its hydrogen into helium at a prodigious rate. And at less than a half a billion years old, it is already halfway through its life. Read more
Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: Sydney Keddy
Candied bacon with black pepper
Candied bacon makes a great addition to a cheese plate or salad. It can also serve as a snack on its own, either during a picnic or on a hike. Read more
Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: courtesy of Augusto Children’s Festival
Three days of family fun
Are you keen on learning about drama, circus, dance or crafting? The Augusto Children’s Festival features a diverse group of workshops, with a roster that includes local artists and teachers as well as groups from across North America. Read more
Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: courtesy of Skills Canada Alberta
Soggy bottom boats
Armed with cardboard, duct tape and your wits, can you get a boat to float? That’s the challenge that Samantha Hand, executive director of Skills Canada Yukon, is issuing to Yukon youth this month. Read more
Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: courtesy of Friends of the Palace Grande
It’s a Cabin of Curiosities
Vaudeville has made a comeback in Dawson City. Cabin of Curiosities, a play which premiered last year on a limited run at the historic Palace Grand Theatre, has been reprised by The Friends of the Palace Grand Society Read more
Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: Dave Sanyal
Living With Wildlife - Dave Sanyal
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon wildlife. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on and what camera equipment you used to Editor@WhatsUpYukon.com Read more
Tattoo You: Kelly Lemoine
Hello readers, Do you have a tattoo that is important to you? Is it inspired by something or someone in the Yukon? Please submit a highres image of your ink along with a brief explanation of its significance to editor@whatsupyukon.com. Read more