Posts Tagged ‘fish’

On the Road – An Evening in Hopedale, June 24, 2008

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A polar bear skin dries on a rack in Hopedale.
Nunatsiavut has a strictly limited polar bear hunt. I believe only one resident in the community was allowed to shoot a bear.

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Splitting Arctic char

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Caribou antlers

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A view of the Amaguk Inn in Hopedale

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Anna Maria draws the scene outside our window.

On the Road – Islands and Icebergs near Hopedale, June 24, 2008

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A boat trip out to the icebergs

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Seagulls and Eider ducks maintain nests on nearby islands.

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Hopedale, Nunatsiavut

A fish net yields an arctic char.

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Eddie prepares a delicious meal featuring arctic char after a cold ride back to Hopedale.