http://lifeintheknife.com My personal account of my life adventures in the North! Featuring photos, videos accompanied by commentary and stories about my experiences, my observations, my point of view, and general life in the North stuff. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://lifeintheknife.com/the-prince-of-wales-northern-heritage-centre-in-yellowknife/ http://lifeintheknife.com/the-prince-of-wales-northern-heritage-centre-in-yellowknife/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:57:15 +0000 Shane http://lifeintheknife.com/?p=2019 If you are hungry for the history of the Northwest Territories then look no further than the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) in Yellowknife. Located on the edge of beautiful Frame Lake, the PWNHC offers one of the best places to discover past and present cultural objects, [...]

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]]> http://lifeintheknife.com/houseboat-living-on-yellowknife-bay/feed/ 3 http://lifeintheknife.com/the-giant-mine-in-yellowknife/ http://lifeintheknife.com/the-giant-mine-in-yellowknife/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:56:38 +0000 Shane http://lifeintheknife.com/?p=1262 Here are some photos of the Giant Mine in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. You can locate the mine by driving along the Ingraham Trail just east of downtown Yellowknife (past the Yellowknife Garbage Dump and the NWT Mining Heritage Society). Just before reaching the mine you will pass by an outdoor [...]

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