The Meat Eater of Elsa
A First Nation gentleman from the Mi’kmaq Nation, originally from the Northeastern Woodlands First Nations of New Brunswick…
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As Elsa moves towards an uncertain future, a former resident reflects on its past
The Hamlet of Elsa—a collection of homes and industrial buildings nestled into the Silver Trail at kilometre 97—transformed from a booming mining town in the
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The awe of quartzite beneath you
Rock, not the genre of music, that guy on the radio or your friend from Newfoundland referring to “The Rock” as home, but rocks and
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The Yukon’s Magnificent 11- Part 2 of 6
The Klondike Highway wasn’t done for tourism reasons. The Silver Trail Highway, on the other hand, is a highway geared towards tourists.
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The Yukon is Great for Summer Travelling
Summer, with its long daylight hours, is a great time to travel around the Yukon. But you need to pay more attention to gusts of wind…
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A New Sparrow is Arriving
Learn about Kim Beggs and the release of her fifth solo album, Said Little Sparrow, highlighting her growth as an artist.
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A Creative Way to Spend Your Vacation
Discover the Keno City Music Fest Workshops, featuring diverse sessions on songwriting, painting, and more
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Harvey Burian: Growing up Multicultural on the Stewart River
Harvey Burian was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Dawson City in December 1944. His parents were Mayo residents Mary (Miyo) Yoshida and Renny Burian.
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A Weekend of Free, Homegrown Music
It may not be on the scale of the Atlin or Dawson music festivals, but the second annual Keno City Music Festival has a cachet
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A Canada Day Celebration Worth Driving To
Mayo Arts Festival offers a unique way to celebrate Canada’s birthday with artists, workshops and musicians from the Stewart River Valley
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Yukon Hidden History: Extraordinary Endurance
Lucile Hunter was an intrepid Yukon pioneer. Just 35 years after slavery was abolished in 1863 in the United States, she and her husband, Charles,
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Two Exciting Yukon Lives
“I was ready to live here permanently the day I got here – the land just drew (me) in,” says Velma Hull. The day she
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Shakin’ a Leg in Central Yukon
Keno. The tiny mining town 60 km north of Mayo is just far enough off the beaten track to possess exotic appeal. Ask Lara Lewis,
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Andrew Connors behind the camera or behind a desk
If you ask Andrew Connors to explain the appeal of film, the answer is simple and direct. “It transports me,” he says without hesitation. A
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Larger than Life: The ‘King of Keno’
Pat McKenna takes a cook’s tour of famous, infamous and soon-to-be-famous Yukon chefs. An unassuming hero amongst the locals, a font of Northern knowledge for
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World of Words: The rugged history of Yukon libraries
Dawson’s first public library opened in a tent on Front Street in 1897, with 1,500 volumes donated by the Forty Mile Prospectors to “the mushing
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World of Words: The Yukon’s Rugged Librarian
When Bette Colyer arrived in Whitehorse in 1961, her challenge was “to build a library system from a desk and a pencil.” Born in Cape
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At Your Service
In the quarter century since the late Rob Harvey founded Yukon Engineering Services (YES), the company has had its hand in the majority of mining
What Happens In Keno
In mid-June, the tiny community of Keno City (pop. 25) was invaded. The invasion was led by a veritable army of women from Dawson City
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