What to Buy at the Iqaluit Christmas Craft Sale
It’s that time again, when Iqalummiut queue for up to an hour for access to possibly the best shopping experience…
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Pyrite and Polar Bears: Photos from my Prospecting Trip
A year ago, I returned from my first prospecting trip, which was made possible by a friend with a keen sense…
Shopping in Iqaluit: Where to Buy Local this Holiday Season
This year, we challenge you to forego our typical reliance on online shopping and instead, do some or all of your holiday…
Rankin Inlet: Eat, Sleep, Do
This is our guide to visiting Rankin Inlet, part of our series of crowd-sourced Nunavut community travel guides. If you…
Summer Solstice in Iqaluit
Summer Solstice signifies the start of summer and the longest day of the year. For Iqalummiut, we watched the sun…
My Nunavut Valentine
Happy Valentine’s Day, dear readers! I was trying to come up with a witty post about romance in the north…
Iqaluit Christmas Round-Up: Craft Sale and Christmas Lights
A section of this post originally appeared on the Go Girl Travel Network. Merry, merry Christmas dear readers! It’s that…
Finding True North Holiday Gift Guide
Living in Iqaluit shapes my gift-buying in two ways: 1) Logistically, there are very few stores; and 2) Thematically, my…
Lest We Forget
Today, on November 11, we celebrate Remembrance Day. As a nation, Canadians proudly pin a red poppy to their chest as…
Turkey on the Tundra: Thanksgiving in Iqaluit
Living in a remote arctic community means that getting home for the holidays costs you at least $2000 (if you’re not…