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World's Best Aurora

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A World of waterways, perfect for paddling

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Western Arctic

Three Cultures On Top of the World

The Arctic is a land of icons Caribou. Muskox. Reindeer. Treeless tundra, sprawling to infinity. High Arctic islands reaching toward...

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Dehcho

The Kingdom of Mountains

Big River. Big Mountains. Big Hearts. In the Dehcho region, where the Northwest Territories borders British Columbia and the Yukon,...

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Northern Aurora Borealis viewing at Wilderness lodges

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Folk ont he Rocks Music Festival Yellowknife NWT. Phot Tommy Jorge

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Hunting pose with Antlers int he Sahtu Region of the NWT. Photo credit Noakah Bailes

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Our Stories

Intriguing tales from Canada's Northwest Territories.

Bannock cooking over a fire in the Northwest territories. photo credit Pat Kane

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Traditional Indigenous Foods in Every Region of the NWT

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Pick your park: A Guide to the NWT's National Parks

A person fly-fishing under the dancing Northern Lights in the Northwest Territories. Photo Hooké

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Find a Love for Flyfishing in the NWT

A person walking on a trail in the snow under the Northern Lights

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Why the NWT has the World's Best Aurora

A person portaging a canoe by Virginia Falls in Nahanni National park Reserve in the NWT. Photo Angelia Gzowski

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What to Do in the Dehcho Region

The Sunrise Festival in Invuik, Northwest Territories

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Here's Why Our Winter Fests Are 'Snow' Fun

An aerial view of Yellowknife bay lined with colourful houseboats in Yellowknife NWT. Photo credit Destination Canada

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Here's what not to miss in Yellowknife

The MacKenzie River in the Sahtu region of the NWT. Photo Nicky Lynn Richards

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What to Do in the Sahtu Region

The Northern Lights dance aboce the Arctic Ocean sign in Tuktoyaktuk in the Western Arctic region of the NWT. Photo Chris Kelly

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What to Do in the Western Arctic Region

Blachford Lake Lodge

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5 Daytime Activities While You Wait For The Aurora

Paddling down an epic Sahtu river for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in Canada's Northwest Territories.

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5 perfect paddling trips in the heart of the NWT

Bird watching in the Slave river rapids by Fort Smith in the NWT

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Five must-do stops on the Wood Buffalo Route

Aurora over igloo in the Northwest Territories

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Big City Lights: Experience the World's Best Aurora

Interested in tales from around the Northwest Territories? Here's our full selection of stories – where to find the best Northern Light, how to sail Great Slave Lake, the science of building an ice road, and more. Find incredible attractions in every community and get inspired for your adventure into the North.

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