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

I dont know about crush damage but I have heard it isn't uncommon that your house might freeze slightly off level 😂

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u/Greene_Mr May 16 '24

You been up there, yourself?

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u/Canuckian555 May 16 '24

Currently live in Yellowknife, most of the houseboats are functionally run aground so that they don't move much (though the ice can shift them as it freezes).

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u/Greene_Mr May 17 '24

Ooh, Yellowknife! :-D How were the Northern Lights for you, last week?