Northern Life
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Gripping the nation – conclusion
Link to Part one. When Rev. Turner's wife opened the door her husband was lying on the ground, bleeding from his wound. Pregnant at the time, she carried him inside with the help of others who arrived upon hearing the commotion. He was laid on the kitchen floor, where he would stay for the next
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Gripping the nation
Occasionally, especially in the pre-TV days when radio ruled, there were incidents that gripped the nation, and kept people gathered around waiting for the next report. The hunt for the Mad Trapper of Rat River was but one example of this. But a story from Arctic Bay also held southern Canada in its thrall. The
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Light
There is a quality to the light up here, unrivaled except by the rarest locales. I am frequently struck speechless by scenes that, at first blush, I've seen countless times before. The rapidly changing daylight, the shifting snow, the ice and the rock all combine in ways that continue to startle me, almost ten years
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Dead Dog Lake, and the power of planning ahead
As I alluded in one of my last posts, there is a Dead Dog Lake here in Arctic Bay. I'm not sure how it got its name, however there are clues in one of my favourite stories to tell from up here. Dead Dog Lake is a small lake, perhaps a couple of acres in
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Sunrise and King George
Its a lovely sky this morning, the sunrise is over King George. I stood at the window and as I watched it, I thought of this quote by Albert Einstein, whose birthday is today. "He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are
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Its not rocket science. Well okay, it is but…
Because for some strange reason I’m bereft of anything to say, here is a very short (less than 20 second) video clip of yesterday’s launch of the now repaired rocket. Two things to note, the motor stuttered when it fired. My first reaction was “oh no!”. The second thing is it was cold: -36C with
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Catch a wave
Just after we turned around on our drive yesterday, the road was drifted quite a bit, with only a lane punched through in spots, I looked down and saw this wave in the snow. In the late afternoon light it was spectacular.
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And the stars look very different today
That awesome photo was taken by the talented Kennie of Tales from the Arctic, and if you knew how briefly the rocket would be in that frame, once the motor ignites, you would be even more impressed. The rest of the photos illustrating this post are hers, Leah Leah and her brother Terry shot the
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1… 0… Ignition and… Whoa these things are fast!
This image, and the ones on the next rocket post are courtesy of Kennie of Tales from the Arctic. And she has a great one of the rocket lifting off. I'll post more of her photos (thanks Kennie) and some video, once I have the video edited.