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Yukon Police Asking for Help Locating Missing Man
Whitehorse RCMP are looking for the public’s help in finding 24-year-old Till Moritz Gerull, whose family in Germany has reported him missing. Till Moritz Gerull flew from Frankfurt to Whitehorse on June 8, 2011 and “planned on walking through the … Continue reading
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A Day Trip to Keno City, Yukon
I hadn’t planned on going to Keno City, but things just happen sometimes. A friend of mine from Keno was medivaced to Whitehorse a few days ago, and when that happens, how you get home is for you to figure … Continue reading
Posted in Communities, People, Photos, Travel, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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An Afternoon in Teslin, Yukon
The weather forecast yesterday morning was good for that day but then we’re in for a long spell of cloudy, wet days so I decided to take the motorcycle east down the Alaska Highway for a few hours. The probable … Continue reading
Posted in Communities, History, Motorcycles, People, Photos, Travel, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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The Last Trapper – Norman Winther
Tonight at 5:30pm on the My Yukon Life online radio show, the guest will be Norman Winther, a Yukon trapper who portrayed himself in Nicholas Vanier’s 2004 docu-drama, “The Last Trapper“. He’ll be sharing some his experiences with listeners of … Continue reading
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On May 2nd, Please Vote – and Believe
Tomorrow, May 2nd, is election day in Canada. If you have the right to vote, please think about it also as a duty to vote. Don’t complain about the way the country is being run, believe that your vote can … Continue reading
Posted in People, Personal Notes, Politics, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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The Canol Project on Kindle
I’m fascinated by the ways that technology is constantly providing new doors to open. Sometimes the doors lead to places that didn’t exist before, sometimes they just take you to the same place via a different route. Over the past … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Military, People, Technology
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John & Lucy Fulton, Dawson City Pioneers
I recently received some photos and information from a reader, about her pioneer Dawson City family. I love being able to post this sort of information, particularly as over the dozen years or so that I’ve been doing this, these … Continue reading
Dan Pakula, Stikine Riversong Lodge
Some of my regular readers know or at least have met Dan Pakula, owner of the Stikine Riversong Lodge in Telegraph Creek, British Columbia. Dan died on Monday, July 26th – my understanding is that he was unloading a 45-gallon … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, People, Personal Notes, Travel
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Will Sarah Palin Be Welcomed Back to Alaska?
When Palin loses her race for US Vice-President in a few days, will she be welcomed home? A few weeks ago it looked like she would be – a lot of folks back home were pretty pleased by all the … Continue reading
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Sarah Palin will cost McCain the election
That’s the forecast I started making a couple of days ago after seeing the comments made at the Anchorage Daily News site in response to the news that Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, and I’m sticking with it. This … Continue reading
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