Arctic Deeply

Arctic Deeply on ‘Transportation, Not Tourism’

Arctic Deeply on ‘Transportation, Not Tourism’

In this instalment, Arctic Deeply gives you a look into an Icelandic town vying for its place in the global market, not with tourism but with transport. Siggeir Stefánsson introduces us to Þórshöfn, his small Icelandic fishing town which he hopes to diversify in order to keep afloat. “If you live in Reykjavik, you can choose from 100 kinds of…

Arctic Iceland through its Mystic Henge

Arctic Iceland through its Mystic Henge

In Meet the North’s most recent Arctic Deeply story, meet the man behind Iceland’s Arctic Henge. The late Erlingur B. Thoroddsen dreamt of sharing the beauty he saw in the small town of Raufarhöfn through his ‘hobby.’ Thoroddsen explained that the entire structure would be made from locally quarried stone and surrounded by representations of 72 dwarves…

Discovering the Craftwork of Sealskin

Discovering the Craftwork of Sealskin

Meet the North’s latest Arctic Deeply story brings you into the workshop of two of Greenland’s traditional sealskin crafters. Soriina Davidsen and Vera Larsen explain the highs and lows of a controversial craft with a longstanding place in the country’s history. Davidsen and her coworker, Vera Larsen, spend long days here cutting, stitching and talking. The pair…

Meet Norway’s Most Isolated Community

Meet Norway’s Most Isolated Community

Arctic Deeply ventures to Jan Mayen island to meet the 18 people who compose Norway’s most isolated community. Learn more about Siw Landro, who works as the island’s nurse, librarian and everything in between. Siw Landro fell in love, again, when she arrived on Jan Mayen, Norway. Siw has a partner and children back home, but Mr. Beerenberg…

When the World Went Online, Inuktitut Followed

When the World Went Online, Inuktitut Followed

Check out our latest Arctic Deeply story: Learn with Meet the North as two of Nunavut’s foremost language experts explain how Inuktitut has evolved for the digital age. The Inuktitut word for internet, “ikiaqqijjut,” is often translated as “the tool to travel through layers.” But Eva stresses that it needs more explanation. “The idea is that…

A Glass of Fresh Milk Takes on New Meaning

A Glass of Fresh Milk Takes on New Meaning

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…

Iceland’s Second Christmas – With Sheep

Iceland’s Second Christmas – With Sheep

Embark with Arctic Deeply as it makes its way into Iceland. Meet one family as they celebrate the annual Skaftholtsrettir, or sheep round up, in the small municipality of Gnupverjahreppur. “The rettir is like a second Christmas,” said Olga Andreason, the matriarch of Minni-Mastunga farm located about 7 kilometers (4 miles) away. Her six kids and several of…

Spinning Gold from Seaweed

Spinning Gold from Seaweed

Join Arctic Deeply as it learns about the kelp business in Sisimiut, Greenland. Meet Maki Ulrik Lybert as he works to revive this traditional food source. Maki had been a schoolteacher for more than 20 years when he envisioned a new business centered on seaweed. In Western Greenland, it’s common to have various jobs throughout the course of one’s…