YK Past Blast

Lorna Dosso prepares supper at the Wildcat Café in 1986.

Darcy Beck plays with his pups in Willow Flats.

Bob Carpenter and artist Abraham Anghik Ruben discuss the geodesic dome that Abe was building at Sammy’s Beach in 1977.

Baseball players take a break for a photo op on Lou’s Beach in Willow Flats. Players include John and Mark Rocher, Guy Sirois, Tim Turner-Davis, Randy Heibert and several Richardson boys.

The Snowking and his Icicles entertain at the Snow Castle in 1998.

by Fran Hurcomb Woodyard residents Walter Bird, Chubby Robson and Wilfred Smith are all dressed up for John and Roberta Rocher’s wedding in 1987.

by Fran Hurcomb Dog musher Lorraine Tees is hanging fish for her dogs in a pen in the Woodyard. Whitefish caught during the fall run in October were routinely hung to dry and could be used all winter.

by Fran Hurcomb Musher Jim Essery spins a tale after a race on Grace Lake. Fellow musher Guy Erasmus looks skeptical.

by Fran Hurcomb Linda, Don and Travis Cardinal dock their boat in the Woodyard on the way to grad ceremonies for daughter Colinda.

by Fran Hurcomb The Government dock in October with all the commercial fishing boats pulled up for the winter.

by Fran Hurcomb Yellowknife was sandwiched between two gold mines for decades. In this photo, the Giant headframe is in the foreground and the Con headframe in the background.

NWT Archives/Northwest Territories. Dept. of Information fonds/G-1979-023: 2143 We’re not sure if YK had parking meters in the old days, but if it did, this is where you would have gone to pay your ticket. This old city hall, located at the corner of 50th Street and 51st Avenue (home currently to the parkade entrance of the

by Fran Hurcomb The Polar Bear Swim Club waves to the crowd in the annual Canada Day parade.

by Fran Hurcomb For many decades, Fred Furlong was probably the Northwest Territories’ best-known staker and “bushman.” He was photographed enjoying a beer in the Woodyard in 1978.

by Fran Hurcomb The old Sanders family cabin on Jolliffe Island was built in the 1940s by Charlie and Mira Sanders. They raised their family there for many years before moving to town. It was rented by a wide variety of people during the ’70s and ’80s. Pictured here in 1985.