It’s a sunny day at Fort Simpson’s Open Sky Festival (www.openskyfestival.ca). At a moosehide tanning workshop in Heritage Park a group of Dene women are scraping the flesh and hair off several hides. Inside the community’s recreation centre in the middle of town, other people crowd around tables...
Stéphane Sevigny, owner of Aquilon Power Kiting, likes Yellowknife a lot. "It's big enough not to be noticed but small enough to get to know a lot of people," he says. "It's also a welcoming and safe environment." For him and wife Sylvie, it's become home. "We no longer think about leaving. We...
To see the world's best aurora, visit the Northwest Territories. The capital, Yellowknife, for example, has over 240 potential viewing nights. And most of the territory is directly under the auroral oval. With many different ways to see the lights there's bound to be a perfect viewing option for...
Grant Beck's dogs have taken him around the world. Now they're bringing the world to his doorstep. The four-time Canadian dogsledding champion was born and raised in the Northwest Territories community of Fort Resolution. He moved to Yellowknife in 1968 and worked as the city's superintendent of...
Yellowknife may be known as the Diamond Capital of North America, but once you arrive, you'll find all kinds of gems, even if you only have an hour or a half-day to enjoy them.
