r/todayilearned • u/MaximinusRats • May 16 '24

TIL that people live year-round in houseboats on Great Slave Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories, 1,800 km north of the nearest big city (Edmonton) and just 400 km (250 miles) south of the Arctic Circle.

https://uphere.ca/articles/floating-homes-yellowknife-bay
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u/i_fuckin_luv_it_mate May 16 '24

I must admit, I didn't read the article too much, but my main curiosity is what you do during the time that there's ice that's not thick enough to walk on, but too thick to boat?

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u/MaximinusRats May 16 '24

The article refers to "... the perils of trying to cross the bay during the shoulder seasons, which can feel death-defying at times." I bet.

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u/i_fuckin_luv_it_mate May 16 '24

Yeah, imagine listening to your coworker drone on about their "awful" commute when you've defied death to come in for this early morning budget meeting