1 Year Blog Anniversary!

Hurrah! Today we are celebrating our first blog anniversary! Three hundred and sixty five days ago, we wrote our very first blog post, a short and sweet hello to our future readers. Since then, we have amassed what we think are some of the very best travel and lifestyle articles about Iqaluit, thanks very much to contributions from our readership. Take a look at where this blogging journey has taken us, and how it started.

Blog Anniversary Infographic

So what does a year of blogging about Iqaluit look like? We’ve summed it all up in one infographic.

A Look Back at Our Early Posts

As noted above, we now have over 80 posts on Finding True North! Join us on a trip down (short-term) memory lane as we look at some of our early writings.

Facts About Iqaluit: Basic stats and facts about Iqaluit from Wikipedia, contextualized by our own experiences as residents. And, we answer the age-old question, “So like, what do people do for fun in Iqaluit?”

Downtown Iqaluit, as seen from my descending airplane #iqaluit #nunavut #arctic #travelgram #explorecanada #canada #cangeo #sharecg #tweegram #discovercanada #wonderful_places #igerscanada #ignation #yourcanada

A photo posted by Finding True North (@findtruen) on Mar 3, 2014 at 6:50pm PDT

Moving to Iqaluit in 8 Easy Steps: A retrospective of Anubha’s transition from big city nights to northern lights.

Transient Researcher to (Semi) Permanent Resident: How Julie of the Wolves started Sara‘s love for the North and her big Nunavut move.

Sara's frozen lashes #iqaluit #nunavut #arctic #tundra #snowporn #travelgram #explorecanada #canada #cangeo #sharecg #tweegram #discovercanada #gf_canada #gf_daily #allshots #hotshotz #igerscanada #ignation #yourcanada #votrecanada #frozen #frosty #brrr

A photo posted by Finding True North (@findtruen) on Mar 3, 2014 at 10:01pm PST

#NunavutMovies: In January 2013, Nunavut’s Twitter folk were embroiled in a challenge to create Nunavut parody movie names. This post summarizes some of the best entries and explains what makes “101 Iqaluit Specials” so darn funny.

West Coast Girl Underneath the Northern Lights: A collection of Sara’s images of the aurora above Iqaluit. With the night light shows we’ve been having this year, might be time to write an update!

A few weeks ago, a power outage prompted an evening stroll. We figured: who needs electricity when you have the northern lights?! #iqaluit #nunavut #explorecanada #sharecg #yourcanada #ic_adventures #ic_nature #gangfamily #gf_canada #gf_daily #wonderful_places #natgeotravelpic #greatnorthcollective #instanature_canada #ic_landscapes #snowporn #arctic #canada #tweegram #travelgram #girlstravel #travelpics #worldcaptures #auroramax #auroraborealis #northernlights #skyporn #stars #nofilter #bucketlist

A photo posted by Finding True North (@findtruen) on Apr 4, 2014 at 10:15pm PDT

The $2,000 Kamiik: Still one of our most popular posts, in The $2,000 Kamiik, Sara gives readers a brief lesson on kamiik (Inuit boots), including a pair that sold for $2,000! (For the record, we’d rather wear kamiik than Vuitton.)

Google Street View Iqaluit: Google came to town armed with backpack cameras and hiking boots. Using these images, Anubha created a virtual town tour for those who want to see the North without getting their feet cold.

Seal Hunt at the Floe Edge: Photos from Sara’s first seal hunt at the floe edge, from November 2011.

Hunting at the floe edge. Read more about @SaraAshleyGrant's adventure at http://findingtruenorth.ca #iqaluit #nunavut #arctic #tundra #snowporn #travelgram #explorecanada #canada #cangeo #sharecg #tweegram #discovercanada #naturelovers #gf_canada #gangfamily #gf_daily #allshots #hotshotz #luks_pop #wonderful_places #igerscanada #ignation #instalove #instagood #yourcanada #votrecanada #floeedge #hunt #inuit

A photo posted by Finding True North (@findtruen) on Dec 12, 2013 at 8:31am PST

Life in Iqaluit: We Need an App for That: Anubha’s suggestions for Iqaluit-specific apps that smartphone users would love to use on our new 3G network.

Finally, thanks to all of you for reading and sharing and liking our posts. We have some weird and wonderful ideas for our upcoming year, so stay tuned for that. And if you have any ideas or requests for future blog posts, please let us know in the comments or via Twitter and/or Instagram!

Happy first blog anniversary from us both!

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