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Caribou Carnival 2010: The Final Day

Posted on21. Mar, 2010 by Shane.

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(March 21, 2010) – Today was the last day of the annual Caribou Carnival in Yellowknife. Therefore, after a big brunch at the Explorer Hotel with the family we headed down to Frame Lake to attend the last Dog Sled race. The dogs were very excited and the crowd [...]

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The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife

Posted on22. Dec, 2009 by Shane.

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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, local [...]

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Winter is Official in Yellowknife

Posted on16. Oct, 2009 by Shane.

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According to the calendar the first day of winter is actually December 21 this year. However, the calendar was not made in northern Canada. Thus, by northern standards, it is (officially) winter in Yellowknife as gloves, toques, scarf’s and winter jacket’s are becoming the fashionable norm once again. And it will not [...]

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An October Sunset Over Frame Lake in Yellowknife

Posted on16. Oct, 2009 by Shane.

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On my way to the Yellowknife City Hall I encountered a beautiful October sunset over Frame Lake. The pictures below capture some of that visual experience. In two months from now Yellowknifer’s will be seeing a lot more sunset’s like this one during the middle of the day as the days [...]

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Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife, April 12, 2008

Posted on12. Apr, 2008 by Shane.

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Aurora Borealis, Yellowknife

My first decent set of photos of the Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. I was using a Sony DSC-H9 with a 15 second shutter speed. The temperature was -35 degrees and the windchill was approximately -47 degrees. Luckily I had a Canada Goose Parka while camped out on Frame Lake [...]

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Discovering Frame Lake in February

Posted on23. Feb, 2008 by Shane.

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Clear skies and sub-arctic freezing winds will not stop my curiousity! It has been 44 days since we relocated to the icy capital of the Northwest Territories (aka. Yellowknife) and my obsession for discovering anything and everything arctic (and cold) has been motivating me to go outside yet again – despite it being [...]