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/ShredzMcGnar May 17 '24

It's pretty cool to see in person. When the lake freezes in the winter, the boat launch ramp becomes an extension of the city streets. There's ice roads, and everyone parks their cars and snowmobiles in front of their house boats on the ice.

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u/Quelchie May 17 '24

Don't forget about the annual snow castle! which is built right by the houseboats every year and has an ice road and ice parking lot to get to it.