Honey Production In The Alps
The Yukon is a tough place for honeybees to survive, but we are lucky to count about 200 beehives in the territory.
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The Yukon is a tough place for honeybees to survive, but we are lucky to count about 200 beehives in the territory.
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Here are some of my tips on travel to Portugal as a curious 70-year-old with a “willing to try it at least once” philosophy. This
When in Faro… Portugal Read More »
It was the end of my first camino, the ancient pilgrimage route across Spain, and I never wanted to put those dang boots on again.
Endings and beginnings Read More »
Whitehorse artist Leslie Leong applied for a residency at the Ted Harrison Artists Retreat to work towards a large show at the Yukon Arts Centre
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a great victory for Canada, but it came at a price. In this battle, there were more than 10,500 casualties and about 3,600 killed. To our knowledge, Herbert Lawless was the only known Yukoner to fall in this battle.
Honouring and remembering sacrifice Read More »
Halloween is most certainly a North American pastime, but this tradition has slowly morphed into a worldwide event for both kids and adults. I love
Halloween around the world Read More »
Walk … “You weren’t in any hurry to walk,” my mother said as she showed me a photo of myself at 15 months, happily sitting
Walk, hike, stroll … Read More »
Sherri Green won our 2018 Condor competition with her ‘pretzel itinerary’ If I were to go to Germany, where would I go? There are so
Ten days in Germany Read More »
Fiona Azizaj and her parents fled Kosovo to Germany when she was months old. They later settled in Whitehorse in 2003. She will provide details and answer questions about what her family went through to get here at this year’s Yukon Cares Annual General Meeting.
Coming to the Yukon as a refugee Read More »
March is the perfect time of year to plan ahead for a “camino.” April and May in Spain offer green fields flecked with red poppies,
This dessert is similar to risengrød and is offered to the nisser (gnomes) on Christmas Eve in Denmark
Ris à l’amande (Danish rice pudding) Read More »
It’s a walk, it’s a pilgrimage. It’s called “the camino” and it has the power to make people feel called to do it, the power to make people talk about it, the power to draw people back to do it again.
The Power of ‘the camino’ Read More »
Yukon musician Jona Barr is pumped. He’s going to Germany – and he’s going to be playing his first set outside of Canada. “I’ve traveled
Setting Forth for New Frontiers Read More »
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a great victory for Canada, To our knowledge, Herbert Lawless was the only known Yukoner to fall in this battle.
To devote an entire issue of What’s Up Yukon to the celebration of the hot dog, one must completely understand exactly what a hot dog
A hot dog by any other name … Read More »
Whitehorse resident Dianne Homan knows people make the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage for many reasons. So on March 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
Yukon Pilgrims Gather Read More »
Valentine’s Day is parallel to Disney stories, The initial holiday is more comparable to Grimm’s Fairy Tale, intertwined love with gore.
Since graduating from Porter Creek Secondary Nicolai Bronikowski has been working on ship design and transit studies. Through his work in Finland, Russia and Canada
A Yukoner at Heart with a Lot to Give Read More »
After 15 countries, 34 cities and 99 days backpacking through Europe I can honestly say that it was not the big name cities that ended
Unexpected Awesomeness Read More »
The kicksled, or potkukelkka in Finnish, is part scooter, part sled. It has two long runners for self-propulsion on snow. With a wooden seat at
Every Revolution Begins with a Spark Read More »
While others hunker down against winter’s wrath, the local literary scene is hotter than ever. The winter Writers’ Roundtable organized by the Friends of the
Write through the winter Read More »
British artist David Hockney displayed his latest piece here: a complete collection of his artwork in a huge book. The book costs about 2,500 Euro
Book Fair Fever in Frankfurt Read More »
Straddling comedy, horror and drama genres, Anders Thomas Jensen’s 2015 film Men & Chicken is on the brink of insanity. It is certain to be
And now for something completely cifferent … Read More »
Did Stieg Larsson know his character Lisbeth Salander was destined to achieve the iconic status of a Marvel superhero? Maybe not. In the 2011
The minute you walk into The Deli at Yukon Meat and Sausage you know you are in a special environment. The place simply smells like,
D – The Deli – “Euro-mazing” Read More »
On July 12, a group of young Yukoners will step on the pitch in Sweden to represent the Yukon at an international soccer tournament. The
Soccer Squad heads to Sweden Read More »
The problem with being a great whiskey-producing nation like Scotland is that it becomes all you’re known for, Okay, there’s also bagpipes, haggis and Caber
Scottish Beer? Ay, Laddie. Read More »
The year was 1798 and the place was Helgoland. Helgoland is located in the North Sea, 70 kilometres off of the coast of Germany. This
Beer Bottles Make Beautiful Music Read More »
John Tyrrell, a former Dawsonite now living in Cyprus, where he is Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Nicosia, writes to say that the anglophiles
The Double Bob is a Dawson Tradition Read More »
If you are like many people trying to grow tomatoes in pots on the patio, the windy conditions we’ve been having hasn’t helped the growth
Your Greenhouse is 2,000 Years Old Read More »
Nobody likes a beer snob. Even beer snobs don’t like beer snobs. So, when someone wrinkles their nose at a Bud Light and then reaches
Not the New Kid on the Block Read More »
This past September, I was privileged to attend the seventh annual Circumpolar Agricultural Conference in Alta, Norway. Alta lies just below the 70°N latitude, which
Eat Your (Northern) Broccoli! Read More »
Who isn’t familiar with the concept of the Lawnmower Beer? This is just the one beer, a cool and refreshing drink, the perfect reward for
Did you Read Part One? In my last article I slagged the North American breweries for slacking off in the non-alcoholic beer department. The non-alcoholic
Near Beer Part 2: Faux Phobia Read More »
If you’ve ever been to a Belgian beer bar you know that those Belgians have a different glass for every type of beer, bless their
Respect in a Tall Glass Read More »
Love of (and interest in) wine has opened wonderful doors for me in my life. Tasting wine has been the lens through which I have
A Taste for the Arts Read More »