The Tripod Stands to Mark the River’s Breakup
Given the odd behavior of the Yukon River this year, it’s not at all certain just how and when spring breakup will occur, but however […]
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Baseball’s Only Perfect Season
As a retired sportswriter who bleeds baseball Red and could steal second base before I was able to walk to first, I was recently deep
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Honeymooners Head to Augusta
When Abbotsford’s Adam Hadwin, 29, defeated American Patrick Cantlay on the final hole of the Valspar Championship in Florida on March 12 to win the
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Fata Morgana and other Atmospheric Optics
From “Don’s Descent,” the small hill behind our house, one can look as far as Haines Junction. Mount Decoeli and Mount Archibald loom on the
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Thank You, Grandma
Trekking around the vast wilderness behind my grandparents home, I remember my grandma taking me through the wilderness teaching me about traditional medicines. I loved
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Power Couple
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that when it comes to Pride and Prejudice, once is not enough. For acolytes, Jane Austen’s best-selling novel of the
An Ice Road Adventure
When I saw the post on Facebook from local Dawsonite Sarah Lenart, asking for two people to join her and friend Jeremy Herndl on a
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Sausage Stuffed Squid with Creamy Polenta
The rule of thumb when cooking squid is either really fast, or really slow. Most people lean towards fast – fried calamari is on thousands
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Spring Guests
If the crocus is the official flower of spring, then the swan must be the official bird of spring in the Yukon. Each year thousands
My Cup Runneth Over
In 2012 I came up to volunteer at the Yukon Quest Dog Sled Race and fell in love with the land. As I was approaching
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Color Me Blue
It struck me a couple days ago that I have gotten out of the habit of baking, and was missing having nibbly bites about for
“Build the strength of your people”
Al Cushing may be leaving, but he’s not going anywhere. When he steps into retirement at the end of this month, one aspect of the
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Identity Crisis
What does it take to make a puppet show that is also a stage show and a live-action video all in one? A script, a
The Grass is Greener Wherever Convenience Resides
“We imagined ourselves free of the hassles and troubles we’d accumulated in Toronto. We imagined a life without rushing, without the subway, without neighbours at
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The Long-Awaited Day
I sit on the 10K seat. For the first time in my life, I travelled middle class and it’s pretty cool, I have to admit!
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Where Tradition and Youth Converge
The fiddling tradition is alive and well in the Yukon thanks to the Fiddleheads, a group of young fiddlers ranging in age from 7 to 14,
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Strap on your dancing shoes
“Lucie asked me to take a Latin dance class in 2001 while she was doing a minor in Spanish at Saint-Thomas university in Fredericton,” says
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