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🛩 📰 Up Here November/December is on it's way and with it... our 2026 Northerner of the Year! Visit uphere.ca/subscriberenew to explore our subscriptions!

🎉🎊 WE HIT 5K COLD SNAPS SUBSCRIBERS! We're having a celebration at Up Here today as we hit 5k cold snaps newsletter subscribers! We're grateful to all our supporters and everyone that tunes in every week for what's going on across The North. Signup at: uphere.ca/newsletter

✂ How to tuft caribou hair 'Just a Little Trim' Story by Heather LeDuc Photos by Maria Rose Sikyea uphere.ca/articles/jus...

🛩 Chuck McAvoy was a daring and charismatic pilot. The return of his final flight took almost 40 years 'A Long Road Home' Story by Cooper Langford Read it here: uphere.ca/articles/lon...

Check out this week's feature story about seasoning fire wood, from the advice of Alidas Jamnicky's! A little 'Northern Know-How' 'How to Season Firewood' Story by Up Here uphere.ca/articles/how...

🏕 A Buddhist bush monk camping outside Yellowknife has people giving—and talking 'Alms Along the Ingraham' Story by Chloe Williams Read it here: uphere.ca/articles/alm...

🛶 "I paddled the Wind River when I was pregnant with my daughter. Last year, I did it again—with her in the bow" 'A Child of Whitewater' Story/photo by Genesee Keevil Read it here: uphere.ca/articles/chi...

🛶 Can a river be a person? There’s only one way to find out: explore the Yukon River as a place and an idea 'Can a River Be a Person?' Story by Amy Kenny Photo by Chris Carli uphere.ca/articles/can...

🎨 Yukon studio for people with developmental disabilities expands what art-making looks like “Tapping into the Human Drive” Story/photos by Rhiannon Russell uphere.ca/articles/tap...

📱 A Nunavut entrepreneur has come up with an entertaining way to sell phone accessories 'On the Case' Story/Photo by Arty Sarkisian uphere.ca/articles/case

🎉 WE'RE HONOURED TO BE NOMINATED! Thank you to everyone who has supported Up Here Publishing and helped us get here. We’re proud to be part of Yellowknife’s business community! Good luck to everyone nominated! You can see the full list here: ykchamber.com/business-awa...

🪨 Those Stone arrangements aren’t random—they’re remnants of traditional Inuit life on the Land 'Racks, Caches and Rings' Story/Photos by Page Burt We also have an incredibly detailed presentation by Page that you can view and download at the bottom of the article! uphere.ca/articles/rac...

🎊 Welcome to the NHL, Gavin McKenna. You’re the 11th Northerner to make it 'Going to the Show' Story by Up Here Read it now: uphere.ca/articles/goi...

🏁 Yellowknife architect Wayne Guy loves to drive high-end sports cars, but first he must build a track on Great Slave Lake each winter 'Need For Speed' Story by Cooper Langford Photo courtesy of Wayne Guy uphere.ca/articles/nee... #uphere #northerncanada #northernbusiness #sportscar #racetrack

🐶 Three Yellowknife entrepreneurs find that catering to canines pays off 'Top Dogs' Story by Amy Kenny Photo courtesy of Cheyanna Fraser, Cameron Barfoot Click the link in our bio/visit our website to read online now!

🎃🖌 The arts & culture issue is on it's way... and it has a spooky feature! Visit our website to explore our subscriptions!

🛹 When an old injury kept him from his day job, this Yellowknife man started a business making boards for the sport he loves 'A New Daily Grind' Story by Chloe Williams uphere.ca/articles/new...

👀 SNEAK PEEK: What if the Yukon River had… rights? Yep. Rights. Our feature writer Amy took the research very seriously… canoe and all. 🛶 📧 Don’t miss out! Email subscribe@uphere.ca today to make sure you get a copy or ask us where you can pick one up in your area.

⏰ LAST CALL TO ADVERTISE! Advertisers have until Friday, August 21st to get in on Up Here Business Issue #3. We have a jam packed issue, so don't hold back, reach out today to our awesome sales guys Haydn and Seth who can get you setup in a flash. 🎨 All in-house design services are free of charge

⚓🐋 America’s pastime has a long history in the North. We can thank the crews on whaling ships for that. Check out this week's feature story by Steve Rennie! 'Play Ball!' Story by Steve Rennie ⬇⬇ Click below or visit our website! ⬇⬇ uphere.ca/articles/play-ball

❤️ In this week's feature story we’re going to talk about dating, sex and love in the North. 'Whoa, You Gotta Hear This' Story by Amy Kenny ⬇ Click below or visit our website to check out this weeks feature story! ⬇ uphere.ca/articles/whoa-you-gotta-hear

📸 We’re looking for your favourite Yellowknife photos! Do you have an incredible winter scene, a beautiful summer sunset, an unforgettable adventure, or a hidden gem captured on camera? We’d love to see it! Send us a direct message or email us at sales@uphere.ca

🪴 For a short time every year, the heath family of plants puts on a stunning display of seasonal colour. Click below or visit our website to check out this week's feature story! 'Blooming Madly' Story/photos by Page Burt ⬇⬇⬇ uphere.ca/articles/blooming-madly

👕🎉 We are celebrating our 300th issue by giving away some goodies! Click below and answer 6 short questions about historic Up Here covers to be entered in for a chance to win a 'four seasons' hoodie! (they are super cozy fyi) form.typeform.com/to/pC6dVTD1

🌲 The Lutsel K’e Dene aim to prove they can make a business out of protecting the land. Check out this week's Tear Sheet, a short look back to 2015! 'The Other Natural Resource' Story by Tim Edwards Photo by Pat Kane uphere.ca/articles/other-natural-resource-0

🫗💧 Check out this week's feature story about Arty Sarkisian's search for the best drink of water in the world 'Many Times I Have Raised a Glass…' Story/photos by Arty Sarkisian ⬇⬇⬇ Click below or visit our website to read now. uphere.ca/articles/many-times-i-have-raised-glass

🛣 This week's Tear Sheet looks back to 2004! A celebratory piece done by various writers that reflects the 25th anniversary of the Dempster Highway. Click the link below to read it now. '25 Years on the Dempster Highway' Photo by Richard Hartmier ⬇⬇⬇ uphere.ca/articles/25-...

🦆 Tear Sheet is a weekly look back at features old and new. This week we have arts, crafts, birds and a quick history lesson on the Eastern Arctic. Take a look at this past story from the March 2017 issue of UpHere! Click below or visit our website: uphere.ca/articles/mee...

🚙 Our first story of the July/August summer issue is here! Amy Kenny shares a story Northerners are now unfortunately all too familiar with and how an RV has helped ease her anxiety. 'OK, Call me a Prepper' Story by Amy Kenny uphere.ca/articles/ok-...

🛩 📰 Up Here July/August is on it's way! The Summer issue of Up Here is on its way to subscribers! Inside you'll find our Ultimate Summer Guide, incredible stories from across the North, and a special milestone as we celebrate our 300th issue. linktr.ee/upherenorth.

🌞 After eight months of cold, darkness, snow and ice, Northerners are energetically enjoying summer, as only Northerners can 'Summer Outside, Northern Style' Illustration by John Allerston Published in Up Here July/August 1997 uphere.ca/articles/summer-outside-northern-style

🌞 Summer in the North is frantic with antics: floatplane rallies, salmon-fishing derbies, midnight-sun rock fests and more. Wanna fit it all in before the snow flies? Follow this handy guide to the next nine weeks of your life. 'Hot Happenings' Story by Up Here uphere.ca/articles/hot-happenings-0

🏋️‍♀️ Have you got what it takes to fight a wildland blaze? It’s tougher than you think 'Fired Up!' Story by Sara Aloimonos Photo by Olivia Patterson Click the link below or check our website for this week's feature story! uphere.ca/articles/fired

☀️ Hot damn, it’s finally summer! Why is it so awesome? let us count the ways. Here, for each hour of each endless blissful day, are the 24 things we love about summer in the north. Story by Aaron Spitzer Illustrations by Monika Melnychuk uphere.ca/articles/summertime-when-living

🎉 Up Here has four more nominations! We were thrilled this week to find that we've received four nominations for the Alberta Magazine Awards. We're very proud of all the editors, designers, photographers and writers who are up for these awards.

💰⛪ Iqaluit’s tax on church properties threatens houses of worship 'Holy Hot Water!' Story/Photo by Arty Sarkisian Click the link below or visit our website to read this week's feature! uphere.ca/articles/holy-hot-water

💧 The North’s weird, wonderful spring: you stow away the snowmobile and the skis, and then you wait 'Better Late Than Never' Story by Erik Watt Published in Up Here Magazine May/June 1994 uphere.ca/articles/better-late-never

Dahti Tsetso leads a transformative project putting $375 million into Indigenous-led conservation efforts. To get here, she went through a transformation of her own “To Be Good Stewards…” Story by Chloe Williams Photo by Jordan Melograna uphere.ca/articles/be-good-stewards

👉 If you don’t know their names yet, it’s time to learn. Here are the stories of seven young aboriginal Northerners who are rising high, transforming the territories with their passion for art, athletics, activism and more. So buckle up and prepare for takeoff. uphere.ca/articles/theyre-flying-high

🎬 My mother visited Nahanni 50 years ago to make a film. It shaped how she raised me. That's why I’ve come here 'Now It’s My Turn' Story By Ilanna Barkusky Photo by Celia Brauer Click the link below or visit our website to check out this week's feature story! (www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...)

🛸 A story spreading on the Internet like a meteor shower says 2000 Inuit disappeared after a mysterious light passed over their village in 1930. Is the truth out there? 'Roswell North' Story by Randy Freeman Illustration by Catherine Holmes uphere.ca/articles/roswell-north

🛢 After more than a century in Norman Wells, Imperial Oil is leaving town. But that’s not the end of the story 'Never Say Die. Ever' Story by Bill Braden Photo courtesy of Nicky Lynn Richards/NWTT Click below or go on our website to check our this week's feature story! uphere.ca/articles/nev...

🎧 The iPod revolution has taken root in the Arctic. Will it spend the end of traditional Inuit music? 'iPods vs iGloos' Story by Sam Toman Illustration by Patrick Kane Click the link below or visit our website to check out this week's Tear Sheet from 2006! (uphere.ca/articles/ipo...)

A new issue, means a new arctic moment! 📸 This issue features a photo by Tashina Weagle showing us it's finally time to get those kayak's out. Location: Tibbitt Lake, North Slave Region Photo by Tashina Weagle (uphere.ca/articles/arc...)

📖 Yukon University’s environmental monitoring program is a study in traditional knowledge and western science 'Real-world Learning' Story/Photos by Rhiannon Russell Click the link below or visit our website to read this weeks feature story! uphere.ca/articles/real-world-learning

🗞 The new May/June issue of Up Here is on it's way! The digital edition is available now and print copies are officially in the mail and heading north, south, and everywhere in between. This issue is packed with incredible northern stories, stunning photography, and unforgettable people!

🛥 For hundreds of years, the search for a navigable passage through Arctic seas lured European explorers to their doom. 'In the Wake of Ghost Ships' Story by Janet & Gordon Greone Photos by Gordon Greone uphere.ca/articles/wake-ghost-ships

Up Here is teaming up with Della Fraser from Coldwell Banker at booth #4 this weekend at the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce Spring Trade Show! Come by, say hi, flip through the latest issues! #uphere #YKchamber #YKchamberspringtradeshow #dellafraser

🍽 The answer to a question that could make the difference between life and death 'What’s for Dinner?' Story by Cooper Langford Click below or visit our website to read this week's feature story! uphere.ca/articles/whats-dinner

It just keeps getting better! 🎉 Huge congratulations to our incredible team. We’re so proud to see northern stories and voices being recognized in this way. Thank you to everyone who reads, supports, contributes to, and believes in what we do. We’re pretty proud of this one 💛