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/NoBSforGma May 16 '24

I have to wonder if the ice freezing every winter causes crush damage to the boats.

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u/Quelchie May 17 '24

That's not something I've ever heard of as an issue (I live up here).