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It has been a big year for Joella Hogan. Hogan has owned The Yukon Soaps Company, in Mayo (the heart of the Yukon)…
It has been a big year for Joella Hogan. Hogan has owned The Yukon Soaps Company, in Mayo (the heart of the Yukon)…
CPAWS Yukon has, for the second year in a row, organized a paddling trip on the Beaver River for the youth of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun.
My experience on the Beaver River Read More »
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
As Elsa moves towards an uncertain future, a former resident reflects on its past Read More »
Check out how communities across the Yukon Territory celebrate Canada Day! With activities such as the Mayo Arts Festival and more!
Celebrate Canada your way Read More »
It’s important to reflect each November 11th and remember those young men and women who gave their lives on behalf of their country.
We will remember them Read More »
The Mayo Arts Festival and Canada Day celebrations are highlights. Everybody is looking forward to the celebrations. 2018
It’s a cultured Canada Day in Mayo Read More »
It’s the longest day of the year, and what better way to appreciate this new Canadian statutory holiday than to visit local First Nations and to be part of this national celebration and enjoy live music, artist demonstrations, traditional food, ceremonies and more.
National Aboriginal Day Read More »
The post-apocalyptic, not-so-distant-future world of The Unplugging, an award-winning play by Canadian playwright Yvette Nolan, is the latest production on offer from the Yukon-based Gwaandak Theatre.
Can wisdom save the world? Read More »
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
The awe of quartzite beneath you Read More »
The Klondike Highway wasn’t done for tourism reasons. The Silver Trail Highway, on the other hand, is a highway geared towards tourists.
The Yukon’s Magnificent 11- Part 2 of 6 Read More »
Summer, with its long daylight hours, is a great time to travel around the Yukon. We started our travels the summer after we arrived, trading
The Yukon is Great for Summer Travelling Read More »
Falen Johnson doesn’t hold back when it comes to Gwaandak Theatre. “I love Gwaandak,” the Six Nations writer says straight out. “It’s a place where
Stories Come to Life Read More »
The event’s honoured figure, Sam Johnston, is a venerated elder within the Teslin Community. He has been a politician, athlete and former chief of the
Butterflies, Ravens and Tlingit Princesses – Oh My! Read More »
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
Living With Wildlife: Maggie Leary Read More »
Life on the river was isolated, especially in winter when the steamboats were not running. Sometimes visitors did stop in to catch up on the
Harvey Burian: Growing up Multicultural on the Stewart River Read More »
“They just don’t stop!” That’s the coordinator of the Yukon Cello Project, Nico Stephenson, describing the energy and enthusiasm his students bring to music class
Cello Lessons in the Communities Read More »
Mayo Arts Festival offers a unique way to celebrate Canada’s birthday with artists, workshops and musicians from the Stewart River Valley
A Canada Day Celebration Worth Driving To Read More »
Dawson City runners have been pleased to participate in the Mayo Marathon. This year there is a Dempster to Dawson (or D2DC) Solstice Race.
A Little or a Lot, Get Ready to Run Read More »
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,
Yukon Hidden History: Extraordinary Endurance Read More »
“I was ready to live here permanently the day I got here – the land just drew (me) in,” says Velma Hull. The day she
Two Exciting Yukon Lives Read More »
This year is the 20th anniversary of the Mayo Midnight Marathon, hosted by the town’s Fly-by-Night Running Club. And potentially, it’s the end of the
The Mayo Marathon is our British Empire Read More »
It’s a season of traditions, and for thousands of Canadians this means taking part in the annual Christmas Bird Count. Called the “longest-running science project
Happiness is a Warm Bird Read More »
Making soap is magical; how do all the liquid ingredients turn into a solid bar of soap? Joella Hogan has the answer. She is the
Made With Love in the Heart of the Yukon Read More »
MAYO 5 Mile Lake in Mayo doesn’t have a campground playground. Not right in the campground, mind you, but there is one down the short
Mayo Campground Has the One Thing Kids Look For Read More »
Here’s a taste of how Yukon communities, from B to W, will be celebrating Canada Day on July 1: Beaver Creek festivities will kick off
There’s a party goin’ on! Read More »
MAYO The Village of Mayo, named most astutely after a certain Alfred H. Mayo, one-time circus acrobat, is hosting, for the fifth year in a
Small Town, Big Arts Festival Read More »
It isn’t easy to mount the Yukon’s own version of Lilith Fair. “It was a lot, a lot, a lot of work,” says President Erica
The Yukon’s own Lilith Fair Read More »
With the departure of What’s Up Yukon founding editor Darrell Hookey, last week (may he live out his retirement never again checking for typos), it
In praise of the community paper Read More »
By the time you read this, I will hopefully have completed my first marathon. I say “hopefully” because finishing a whole marathon still seems like
The Mayo Marathon – Running on Guilted Wings Read More »
Mayo is often Yukon’s hot spot in the summer, and this Saturday June 18,2011 it’s the hot spot for the arts and the Mayo Arts Festival