April-June 2012

On this episode of My Yukon Life podcast radio, I take local fishing expert Dennis Zimmerman and listeners to a few of my favorite spots in search of monster-sized Northern pike and Arctic grayling. We’ll fish beneath the Midnight Sun … Continue reading →

Claudia MacPhee has been our special guest before on My Yukon Life podcast radio. During Episode 5, Claudia shared her secrets for making pottery and knitting dog fur hats and mittens. On Episode 18, Claudia explained how she ties fishing … Continue reading →

George Balmer knows all about Yukon aviation and its history, being an experienced bush pilot, aircraft restorer, and the former president of the Yukon’s Canadian Owners & Pilots Association (COPA Flight 106). George takes me over Whitehorse in his experimental/homebuilt, … Continue reading →

On this week’s episode of My Yukon Life podcast radio, I share stories with you from The Yukoner Magazine, now out of print and sorely missed by Yukoners everywhere. Old copies of the magazine are hard to find. Most people … Continue reading →

This week on My Yukon Life podcast radio I take you 3,000′ above ground level to a cabin atop Jubilee Mountain overlooking Tagish and the surrounding areas. It’s not just any cabin– it’s the firewatch location where Ken Matthies is … Continue reading →

Where can you find Iditarod/Yukon Quest sled dog veterans, espresso drinks, and a full-sized mammoth display all in the same place? Answer: Caribou Crossing, and that’s where we’re headed this week on My Yukon Life podcast radio.   http://media.blubrry.com/myyukonlife/p/184.154.109.37/~yukoner/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Ep64-Caribou-Crossing-MAY-21.mp3Podcast: Play … Continue reading →

Have you ever heard of the Mad Trapper of Rat River? The year was 1932 and a trapper (whose identity has never been proven) shot and wounded an RCMP constable investigating allegations that the man was stealing others’ traps. So … Continue reading →

Ida Calmegane is a Deshitan of the Crow Clan and respected Elder of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation. She shares with us a traditional Tagish story handed down to her from her grandmother. Three of the four people associated with the 1898 … Continue reading →

UFOs have been reported numerous times in the Yukon over the years. In one of the local Whitehorse newspapers, you’ll find an ad in the Personals for the UFO Hot Line. It says, “Report Yukon UFOs, bigfoot, spirit, etc.” A … Continue reading →

Our special guest is author and historian Michael Gates. Michael was one of our guests on Episode 23: Rediscovering Tagish Post about the 1898 gold rush stop for miners passing through Tagish on their way to Dawson City. Michael read … Continue reading →

On this week’s episode of My Yukon Life podcast radio, I take you to a remote camp reachable only by dog team or ski-doo in winter or by boat in summer. It was a stopover for the old mail run … Continue reading →

Have you ever seen the old TV show from the 1950’s called Sergeant Preston of the Yukon? Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston patroled the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and his faithful dog Yukon King, battling both the … Continue reading →

Our special guests are Alice and Paul Cyr from Tagish. Paul, now 88 years old, earned the prestigious Yukon Transportation Hall of Fame Pioneer of the Year award in 2010. He spent most of his life working for the White Pass … Continue reading →