Old Town has been announced as one of the finalists in the Canadian Institute of Planners Great Places in Canada. Old Town, as I’m sure you know, is a special place to Yellowknife. Not only is it where the settlement of Yellowknife started and where many of our roots come from, but it is also the unique place. Old Town has so much to offer anyone, art, culture, music, scenery, float planes, house boats, and the list can go on.
A judging panel of renowned planning experts will make the final decision on the winner will be announced in May. Good luck Old Town!
What is your favourite part of Old Town. Go ahead and share in the comments below.
Yk Quick Tips is your guide to Yellowknife, NT. Whether you are moving to the city, just visiting or live here, we can offer information about all the best things. The show will contain info about what to do while visiting, things to know about moving to the City and everything else interesting about the Knife .
Take stroll down the hill and explore the history of Yellowknife.
Follow me, KyleWith, as we explore Old Town and its history in this episode. I share what I think makes Old Town so unique and interesting, some of the places you should check out and what Old Town was like back when it wasn’t Old Town.
Also, I go into more depth about Yellowknife’s oldest restaurant, the Wildcat Cafe. When it was built, who built it, the history of the building and what they serve today.
Really good episode filled with a lot of good content. Take a listen, leave a comment. Remember, if you have any questions about Yellowknife send them to info@ykonline.ca
Yk Quick Tips is your guide to Yellowknife, NT. Whether you are moving to the city or just visiting, we can offer information about all the best things. The show will contain information about what to do while visiting, things to know about moving to the City and everything else interesting about Yellowknife.
Bush Pilots Monument is the topic for Episode 6 of Yellowknife Quick Tips and we have all you need to know about this local attraction.
Bush Pilots Monument, or just Pilots Monument like I normally refer to it, is a local monument honoring the bush pilots of today and yesterday, who helped open up the north to the rest of Canada. For a long time there was no road into Yellowknife and even before there even was a Yellowknife, Bush Pilots would make the trip in to a vast land of nothingness searching for adventure. Once Yellowknife did start to grow though, bush planes became a vital source for transportation of people, food, supplies and vehicles. Although Yellowknife did get regular barges in the summer months, planes where available year round and are always coming and going.
Today the monument sits up top “The Rock”, a six-story rock hill in the centre of old town. To get to the monument follow Franklin Ave down into Old Town, turn left onto Wiley Rd and the right on to Ingraham Dr, which will take you part way up the hill to the parking lot. Once you are in the parking lot, park your vehicle. A sign at the beginning of the stairs will great you, which has the name of the monument and some information about commemorating 100 years of aviation. As you make your way up the stairs there are a couple different resting areas. Chances are the average person won’t need them, it only took me 30 seconds to walk up, but if you want to take your time they are there. The view is amazing on the way up as well.
At the top of “The Rock” you will see 2 different platforms, one being the deck attached to the stairs. The other being the actual monument, which is made from concrete. The monument has a plaque explaining it significants and certification. There are so other plaques at the top, one about “The Rock” itself and the other about Jolliffe Island.
Look at the view. Look at how vast the land is and how there is really nothing out there. The view from the top gives you a great panorama of what is going on around the shore of Yellowknife Bay. The city skyline is also one of my favorites. This spot is popular place for landscape photos and portraits.
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