by Jane Canapini | Oct 6, 2025 | Yukon
Like veins of the precious ore that brought miners and wannabe millionaires here in 1897, trails of gold begin to creep up the foothills of the Yukon’s mountain ranges starting in late August. Autumn in the Yukon is one of the most beautiful times to visit this northern Canadian Territory and by mid-September, when Henk and I had timed our visit, we had hit the motherlode of peak colour. Everywhere we travelled, aspens, poplar and birch trees lit up the landscape with their shades of yellow and gold, standing out in sharp contrast to their dark spruce neighbours and creating a variegated landscape of colour and texture everywhere we looked. But there’s more than just leaf-peeping waiting for visitors who venture ‘North of 60’ after most of the tourists have left. Here are some of the best things to do in the Yukon in September.
by Jane Canapini | Aug 5, 2025 | Saskatchewan
Having visited Saskatoon twice in the past few years, Henk and I have been more than pleasantly surprised by the food scene here, and although we aren’t ‘foodies’ per se, we do like to eat! Here are some of the best restaurants we’ve found (several of which we’ve been to twice, they were that good).
by Jane Canapini | Jul 17, 2025 | Saskatchewan
It stands like an incongruous sentinel, its onion-shaped domes outlined against the wide blue Saskatchewan skies, farm fields stretching out on all sides of it for almost as far as the eye can see. Yet, as unorthodox as this orthodox Ukrainian church seems standing in the middle of the Canadian prairies, this is not the only church of its kind here. On a recent visit to Saskatchewan, Henk and I made it our mission to photograph some of these historic churches, and in the process we learned more about the rich history of Ukrainians in Saskatchewan.
by Jane Canapini | Jul 7, 2025 | Saskatchewan, Unusual Accomodations
What do you get when you combine the beauty of a lakefront provincial park just 20 minutes south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with a luxurious overnight experience? You get much more than a campground on a pretty lake – you get a ‘GlampGround’. At least that’s what I would call it, after Henk and I spent a night in one of the geodesic domes at Blackstrap Glamping Resort.
