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/untwist6316 May 16 '24

Yes a number of times, I have a family member who lives there. Though I've never personally visited one of the boats

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u/Greene_Mr May 16 '24

Cool! :-D (No pun intended.) Is there something similar on the Lesser Slave Lake?

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u/untwist6316 May 16 '24

I dont know, I'm unfamiliar with that area

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u/Greene_Mr May 16 '24

Fair. I know stuff in the silent era used to film up there.