Be part of a new Whitehorse sculpture
Do those of you in the Yukon have any smaller bits of metal that perhaps have an interesting history behind them that you wouldn’t mind donating for an art sculpture? Here’s the deal: “My name is Daphne Mennell and I have been recently awarded the commission for a metal...
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A tiny look at the arts in Whitehorse
Although Cathy and I are well aware that there is a lot going on in Whitehorse at any given time, we just don’t get out much, though we regret not doing so. One of the first things that impresses people about Whitehorse is the number of artists here and...
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Yukon sternwheeler gold pan
My Dad has a few pieces of Yukon memorabilia in his collection, including this gold pan. Every Yukoner (I hope) knows about the burning of the sternwheelers Casca and Whitehorse in 1974, but do any of you know who the artist of this pan, F. Johnson, is/was?...
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Huskies leave paw prints on our hearts
I found this plaque at CollectiblesToday this morning. “Huskies leave paw prints on our hearts” – yes, you sure did, Kodi. I sure miss him…...
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Landfill-intercept art
Despite the fact that it was a long weekend and Whitehorse was pretty much a ghost town, the garage sale was a success, and very little had to go to the landfill. A few hundred pounds of paper (mostly photography magazines ) went to Raven Recycling, there’s a small...
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Snow decor
I love vintage posters, and was surfing this morning to see what’s out there. The answer, not surprsingly, is “almost anything you can imagine”. One shop in particular was fun – I found these 2 posters at Mountain Chalet. Okay, the boarding one isn’t vintage, but it would still...
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It may have been Hallowe’en, BUT…
The King of Poor Taste this year was certainly Whitehorse artist Lance Burton with his 5.4 meter (19 foot) replica of the World Trade Center with a couple of jetliners sticking out of it. That is in appallingly poor taste, and I’m equally appalled that the Yukon News would...
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Sam McGee on Etch-a-Sketch
I get a lot of really cool emails in my Inbox at ExploreNorth – here’s one I have to share with you. Ted Widen is a teacher in BC with a unique talent. While he had his Grade 10 students memorizing The Cremation of Sam McGee recently, he decided...
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