Beautiful Grise Fiord

[TrueBluesProductions]

Could I ask?

1. What are some of the recreational activities that are popular among the adults there? What about the children?

2. What prevents any one or more persons from moving to a larger town? With rural-to-urban migration in every nation leaving many rural areas underpopulated, what are some of the factors that keeps the people of Grise Friod in Grise Friod?

3. Are there any bachelor(ette)'s permanently residing in Grise Friod? Have any new residents moved through internet dating? 

[MrToyboyinaussie]

Ainngai Qanuippit?

Silasi qannuippa?

Bob ajunga,Australia nngaaqpunga.

I think your record low was -69 C. I liked your film on the Kenalogak (Belugas)

Do Jayko and Ooleesee go to Umimmak school?

Have they fixed the broken water supply at the school yet?

Are there any decendants of Josephie & Rynee Flaherty living in Grise Fiord?

Uqausiq atausiq naammajuittuq

Hope to visit your country one day

Tavvaujutit

[cipihevent]

must feel awesome 2 degree in july (no ironic)... how do you live up there?

[pvtpatrick96]

someone told me this is the coldest inhabited place on earth, is this true?

[marge729]

@pvtpatrick96 No. Oymyakon in Siberia is the coldest place on Earth permanently inhabited by laymen (so not counting Vostok station inhabited by scientists). Its record low was at about -72 Celsius. Its daily mean temperatures in Dec and Jan are at about -45 Celsius, a full 12 degrees colder than the daily means in Grise Fiord at about -33 Celsius.

[pvtpatrick96]

@marge729 oh right, i kinda forgot about oymyakon, and i know a lot about siberia. i also thought this was oymyakon when i wrote the comment

[Tulugak]

Grise Fiord always invites people from all over. your more than welcome to visit. :).

[jordanhorowitz]

I want to go here!

[Tulugak]

This is Home! about 140 ppl. We do get twice a week twin otter plane but sometimes we can go for couple weeks without getting a plane here due to weather. about 80%of population are inuit. There are quite a few trucks or SUV's for a small town which are bought and shipped via sealift which we get annually. There is one hotel and sadly no pub.lol..... And Kia Ora that is a good book. Have a GREAT day people enjoy it while it last as we are here for a very short time on earth.

[marge729]

It's so awesome that you live in Grise Fiord! How much further north have you been? Do flights come regularly in the winter? Do you have an okay growing season or is it just permafrost year round?

[Tulugak]

@marge729 Not much further north. Twice a week flights all year long. Growing season ? next to none, unless you have house plants:) permafrost few cm below surface.

[marge729]

@Tulugak Is it straightforward to build homes on permafrost, or do they have to remain on stilts above ground?

[race2mars]

Man thats awesome... 30 years living out there. I'd love to live in a rural area just like that :-)

[crepesoftime]

Do any non-Inuit live there? How are automobiles even brought to a place that remote and how much is gas?

[SpeedbeetleV2]

always dreamed of living somewhere like this

[SouthwesternEagle]

You are one of 89 that actually lives there?

[brett25able]

if it has i cozy pub i wana go!! stunning place

[infernaltyrant]

I'd love to spend a winter here. Going through months of night would be a brutal, but fulfilling experience. The aurora must be incredible.

[thirdlastusername]

Good thing those are birds and not Mosquitoes!

[waihi]

Hi everyone,

I have always been drawn to this part of the world.

I have no idea why.

I came across a book 2 weeks ago called 'The Long Exile' by Melanie McGrath about the relocation of the Inuit to the High Arctic.

Amazing, beautiful and sad all wrapped in 250+ pages. Well worth a read. I will visit one day.. I promise.

The resourcefulness of the people is truley staggering and a testimont to their strength

Kia Ora from New Zealand.

[DickAllen4HOF]

Tulugak, You need to write a book about living in one of the planets most unique settlements. How do you cope with such a severe and dangerous climate? I move to Florida from Pennsylvania because i though PA was too cold.

[hazemalsaadi]

u could take a plane from edmonton..or from tuktuyakmo

[Thepinkninja2]

How do you even get there?...

I imagine it must be beautiful living that far north, but it probably feels isolated a lot of the time.

[Tulugak]

Hello Ninja. waaaa taaaa ..chop chop.. lol

you can either go by snowmobile here or on a boat in our brief summer but, the best option is airplane.. comes in here twice a week..and no i don't feel isolated here it's home.

[Thepinkninja2]

That's wierd. I live in raleigh, NC, and I feel isolated here. Maybe that's because it IS my home. (j/k)

[6metal6guy6]

You need to Be flown in by plane

[Tulugak]

30+ odd years, yeah been in a city, we do have airline that come here twice a week, Let's Go Oiler's.....

[bashildy]

Very Beautiful. I saw the CBC special on Grise Ford and it looked like a wonderful town. Have only been as far north as Iglulik but maybe someday I can see the whales you have :)

[Tulugak]

It is beautiful.. thanks for comment. we look forward to see you here someday.

[SniperViper1000]

@bashildy Town? Thwe place only has 89 people it's a village.

[bashildy]

@SniperViper1000 Its technically a hamlet. Informally I've heard town, village, or city used to self describe Nunavut hamlets.