A day in Inuvik

Inuvik is an odd place. It was originally built from scratch in 1958 and is the second city of the Northwest Territories (after Yellowknife, the capital, far to the southeast.) All buildings are above ground because of the permafrost, even the utilities (water, electricity, etc.) which are encased in heated housing and snake all around town, where back alleys should be. The MacKenzie Hotel lounge was completely full (at midnight) with young white folk. I asked a few people who they all were and was told they were the territory administrators, the utility workers, etc. I drove around a bit taking photos. It was aboriginal day (June 21) so there was music and a big salmon feast, plus a dance competition. I hung around watching it all until about 10 pm, then I went to bed, setting my clock for 2 am to photograph the sun nearing the horizon.