Several of our stories have been featured on the Huffington Post, and the series is finding a new audience around the world. Meet the North seeks to show the rest of the world what life is like in the Arctic – one introduction at a time. With each new reader comes a new introduction, and we couldn’t be happier that…
The clear, the calm, the beautiful Bylot Island. The Arctic in a good mood. #happyplace #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #arctic #nunavut #clearskies #mountains
In the 1980s and 1990s, Longyearbyen evolved from a company town, which was expensive to maintain, into a community that also relies on tourism and a university campus. In 2015, the coal company employed almost 500 people on the island of Spitsbergen…
Because spring is here but snow is beautiful. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #arctic #snow #nunavut #greenland #baffinisland #spring #light #beauty
The handmade tools to make the handmade clothing from the collection of skilled craftsperson Joanna Kunnuk. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #arctic #clothing #tools #fur #skins #pondinlet #nunavut #tradition
Check out our most recent story on Arctic Deeply. As luck would have it, Meet the North bumped into local artist Mathew Nuqingaq during a short stop in Iqaluit. Take a tour of his workshop as he explains his passion for creating jewelry and all things metal. In the shop, I noticed a man with a kind face and…
#meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #baffinisland #nunavut #pondinlet #sleddogs #sunset #arctic
Come along with Arctic Deeply as it continues its journey through Iceland. Stop on the way to meet the owners of a small family dairy farm working in an increasingly tourism driven economy. The lush hayfields look so natural it’s easy to overlook the expertise it takes to grow such a crop in a cool, rainy climate where windstorms blow…
Another assignment wrapped up, for now, which means it’s time for our team photo tradition. One writer + one photographer + hockey jerseys, a nunavut flag, and a view that could knock you out. Nunavut Gothic. We’ll be back in the field in Iceland in July, and until then we’ll keep rolling out stories, ideas…
A true craftsperson, Joanna Kunnuk, gives us a tour of her work. Here you can see the detail in a pair of caribou pants. She explains that her craft is a mix of store bought and traditional materials and emphasizes that fur and skins are what keep people alive, even today. By making clothes for…