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
I am a little disappointed in myself for not taking more of the Old Town Ramble and Ride in this year. Then again, another part of me is glad I relaxed at home for more of the weekend.
That being said, I did get down on Saturday to check out some of the happenings of the event. I really enjoy this event, for many reasons. The first is because it is hosted and based around Old Town, and I love Old Town. There is just a unique vibe at that end of town, that I don’t think a person can get enough of. Another reason being the local talent, both in music and art. There are a lot of amazing jewelry makers in this town, and a lot of them are focused on using northern materials.
The Bob Bromley Stage was definitely a hit, while I was down there, David Strauss was playing one of their signature songs, “together forever, for 8 months”, and the crowd was really getting into it. just around the corner the SPCA was doing their Dog Wash which looked busy. Then up the road beside the old Johnson’s building several tents were set up with many artists displaying their art, paintings, carvings, and jewelry. Music also accompanied them.
Through out the rest of Old Town many more “stations” were set up with activities and displays. Face-painting, houseboat tours, photography displays, and horse carriage rides were just some of them.
Did you get down for any part of the Ramble and Ride? What was you favourite thing to do?
The Old Town Ramble and Ride Festival is put on by the artists, musicians and businesses of Old Town. It’s a chance for all of Yellowknife to ramble (walk) and ride (bike) down the hill to check out Old Town’s unique character and culture. The goal of the Old Town Ramble and Ride is to hold a family- and eco-friendly festival which showcases people’s talents and businesses. Past events have included coffee houses, artist workshops and demonstrations, concerts, fashion shows, paddle-boat rides, product or service demonstrations, open houses and food vendors.
Old Town is rich with history of Yellowknife’s past and this all weekend event is the perfect opportunity to explorer it. There is no doubt that a vibe can be felt throughout Old Town, when one is down there.
The event scheduled for July 30 – Aug 1 and will have a lot in store. House Boat tours, Horse Buggy rides, Art Workshops, Bike Rally, Music and Food. This is for from all, though, as there will be many different things to do and experience in Old Town.
The City of Yellowknife is offering free bus service for those wishing to attend the event and this will be a good event to learn more about Yellowknife right where it all began.
For more information and a full schedule of event check out OldTownYk.ca.
At approximately 5:00pm on Wednesday the power went out and is currently still out.
This is the first time in a couple months that Yellowknife has experienced a City wide power outage. Unfortunately it is right during the 5 o’clock drive home, which makes it all that much slower.
Ironically I don’t think many people will read this until after the power has come back on. I am using my iPhone for Internet to my Laptop to write this.
Update 5:50: At about 5:50pm the power has been restored in the Finlayson Area but not yet for downtown, oldtown and Niven. As we all know the Power Corp turns the power to the city back on section or grids at a time. It seems that with all the practice Yellowknifers get dealing with outages, things went smoothly. There have been not traffic problems reported as of yet.
Update 6:30: Power was restored to the Downtown core but at the same time went out again the Finlayson area. Still now power in Old Town or Niven.
Update 7:30: Power has been returned to Old Town, Niven area and Finlayson again. Reports are it is flickering but it seems the whole city may have power again.
Check out this video I shot while walk around in the outage, am sorry about the audio. Pictures below that.
It is Sunday and I thought I would share a video I found. It is a neat collection of photos and video of Yellowknife, mainly Old Town. It appears the it was shot in the late winter. So for all of you reader who will be experiencing your first winter this year, this is what you might expect.
Today is Sunday and it is the day of rest, so I’m not going to post anything to deep. I thought a video would be perfect.
Along my travels through the Internet, specifically YouTube, I came across this interesting video of none other than old town. The video was produced by WAMP Film production and Paul Gordon. I’m not sure as the exact time the video was shot but in the description it states it aired in 2001 or 2002. Take a look.
I also found the video below by the same user and thought I would share it to. I actually found this video years ago while in high school and thought it was a neat idea. It is called “Dump Talk” and I thought and still do a think it would make a great web series. *Note there is a little bit of bad language in the video, among other crappy things, so be warned.
Old Town is one of the most fascinating places of Yellowknife. It is rich with history and memories.
Starting today and going until Sunday is the 3rd annual Old Town Ride and Rumble. This event is to highlight the business’ of Old Town, some which have been around since the very beginning of Yellowknife. This is a great time for you and your family to come down to Old Town and have fun learning about the extraordinary past of the place we call home. To any visitors from the south, this would also be an excellent event to go to looking into the past of Yellowknife.
This year it will be more “hopping” than ever. Most of Yellowknife’s musical talent is going to be there showing off their best as well as many others showing off there talents.
The event runs from Friday July 31 to Sunday August 2 and will be happening all over Old Town, so just look for the crowds of people having a good time.
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