Freighting

Freighting: "Freighting developed with the establishment of the commercial fishing industry in northern Saskatchewan. A way was needed to transport supplies to the isolated fishing camps, and bring back the fish to the fish company located in Big river. There were no roads going into the northern camps during the early years of commercial fishing. Air transportation was not considered as a method of transporting goods in and out of communities. Freighting goods into the north by canoe along the river systems had been going on since the fur trade. However, commercial fishing occurred during the winter months and waterways were frozen. The alternative used was sleighs drawn by horses over the frozen waterways and along the old Hudson Bay portage routes. "

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Isolated Settlements at the Ends of the Earth |

Isolated Settlements at the Ends of the Earth |:

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Abandoned Radar Stations of the Arctic Circle | Urban Ghosts |

Abandoned Radar Stations of the Arctic Circle | Urban Ghosts |:

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Blogger: User Profile: towniebastard

One of the "Godfathers" of Nunavut blogging, I've been living and blogging about the north for more than five years. And I'm still sane. It's close to a record.
Blogger: User Profile: towniebastard:

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Fotoget

Fotoget: "Blog of Travel Distance"

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Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River) Weather Station Network

Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River) Weather Station Network: "Welcome! This site provides access to the current weather at Akuliaqattak, Kangiqtugaapik Airport, Silasiutitalik, and Ailaktalik. These new weather stations have been installed as part of the Silalirijiit Project in Kangiqtugaapik, Nunavut. More information can be found at the Silalirijiit Project website, or you can contact:

Shari Gearheard:shari.gearheard@nsidc.org
Esa Qillaq: eaqillaq@hotmail.com
Ittaq Heritage and Research Centre: ittaq@ilisaqsivik.ca"

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Alert, Nunavut — Google Sightseeing

Alert, Nunavut — Google Sightseeing: "Welcome to Alert, Nunavut, the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world. Only 817 km (508 miles) from the North Pole, Alert1 has a chilly average high temperature of -14.7 C (6 F), and winter lows of around -46 C (-51 F)!"

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