Iqaluit

You push the ice block into place as fast as you can, fighting the encumbrance of your bulky parka and fur lined snow boots. A flurry of mittens pushes and pats the crude cuts of hard packed snow into a lumpy hemisphere. You are delirious with the thrill of competition and numbing chill of arctic temperatures when you finally climb atop your freshly built igloo – and fall through its flimsy roof. Good thing your team booked a hotel room.

They sure know how to work with snow in Iqaluit. And they can teach you a thing or two about how to have fun with it too. Make the trip to the capital of Canada's only self-governed Inuit territory and open your eyes to the wonders of the Arctic.

Top things to do in Iqaluit

St. Jude's Cathedral
Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum (English, French and German only)
Qaummaarviit Territorial Historic Park
Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts and Crafts
Toonik Tyme Festival
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) (English, French and German only)
Historic Trails (English, French and German only)
Floe Edge Expedition

For more information visit

www.nunavuttourism.com (English, French and German only)
www.nunavutparks.com

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