The highway finally connected Yellowknife to the outside world in 1960. Prior to this historic event, all transportation to the city was by airplane, barge traffic in the summer, and ice road freighting in the winter.
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Friday, Jul 30th, 2021
The Heritage Photo booth is back! Come down to the Ramble & Ride festival in Old Town this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4pm) to get your photo taken in front of the Old Stope bar. All proceeds to the Yellowknife Historical Society.
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In this issue: Membership Events - Funding for Museum - Summer Construction Plans - Lease - Giant Mine Remediation Project Update - Acquisitions and Donations - Down Memory Lane - Letters from Yellowknife 1937-1939
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The Yellowknife Historical Society offers condolences to the family of David Searle, a former Yellowknife lawyer and politician.
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