Hampton press A family publishing company Excerpt from Northern Memories by Marjorie Irene Aimé   On To Yellowknife Pages110-111 Our living quarters turned out to be very unusual. The building was an old-fashioned, two-story, false-front style, similar to those seen in western movies or old mining towns. The road in front of the house, and to the right, ran part of the way around the rock and there was no exit on that side. A few houses were built there and some seemed to be just clinging to the side of the rock. Our house was built very close to the rock but on flat ground. On the lower floor, at the front of the building there were two offices, one for the game warden, Bert Boxer, and one for the mammalogist, John Kelsall, on either side of the narrow hall. Two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a storage room were at the back. On the upper floor at the front, a bedroom and bathroom were on one side with a living room/dining room on the other. The living room had a very good view of Yellowknife Bay and the buildings across the bridge. Associated Airways had a base on the bay where small planes landed summer and winter. An old-fashioned oil-burning stove dominated the the fairly large but cozy kitchen at the back.. All utensils, pots, and the pans were supplied, as well as a nice big kettle that hummed quietly in a most comforting manner. We spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen, having coffee mid-morning and tea in the afternoon. This included anyone who happened to be in the offices downstairs or who had just dropped in to visit. At the back of the kitchen there was a glass door that opened up on the roof (immediately above the bedrooms down below). From there, we could walk across a small walkway, or bridge. and onto the rock. Here was a nice ledge where we could watch the activities at the float base, read a book or just enjoy the sunshine and the scenery. Close this window to return to the main page