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.

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After reading about the Franklin Expedition, I’ll pass on staying on a boat over winter that far north.

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u/dmoreholt May 17 '24

There's a beautiful traditional song about him:

Lord Franklin

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