After a week of cool weather, the sun spread warmth on Sombe K'e Park today for the festivities. The sun sets tonight at 23:39 and rises tomorrow morning at 3:39. Already people are moaning that the days will be getting shorter.
From noon on people filled the park, and our CBC tent ran out of coffee and dried caribou by 3 p.m. I chewed on a bit of the meat, but it's definitely an acquired taste.
So many cute babies, but this one takes the prize: she's one-year-old.
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served up free fish, corn on the cob and bannock.
served up free fish, corn on the cob and bannock.
The smell of fish filled the air, and the lineups snaked along the long tables. However, it was well worth the wait. I sampled both the whitefish and lake trout--equally delicious.The afternoon show closed with these Inuit throat singers.
On the right is Seporah, wife of the morning show host.
The CBC carried six hours of live programming, while live music played from the main stage. We were set up in a tiny tent, wedged between a palm reader and an artist. It was a marathon for technician Phil Morck. At one point, he had to ask host Norbert Poitras to operate the board so he could take a pee, which Norbert, gleefully reported to listeners.
It was a day of sun and celebration.
1 comment:
looks like so much fun! i am so jealous. and usually i hate babies but that one is pretty cute.
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