ARVIAT
Margaret Aniksak Visitors' Centre
Tel: (819) 857-2698
Economic Development Officer:
Tel: (819) 857-2941
Big white freeform building with interpretive displays, many constructed
by the people of Arviat.
BAKER LAKE
Akumalik Visitors' Centre
Tel: (819) 793-2456
Re-creation of the 1940s Hudson's Bay Company trading post in the original
post building. Additional displays depict the culture of the Caribou Inuit,
and the land and rivers of the Keewatin. Interactive displays, information
on tours, and visits to the traditional Inuit camp.
Baker Lake Inuit Camp
A demonstration of the everyday activities of a traditional summer Inuit
camp, caribou skin tents, family living in the traditional way. Location
changes so check at the visitors' centre.
CAMBRIDGE BAY
Arctic Coast Visitors' Centre
Tel: (403) 983-2224 Fax: (403) 983-2302
Interpretive displays on history, culture, arts and crafts, flora and fauna.
Library of northern books and videos for visitor information. Open May -
September daily. On request the rest of the year.
Cambridge Bay Historic Sites
Self-guided walking trail with interpretive signs.
CHESTERFIELD INLET
Chesterfield Inlet Historical Trail
Walking trail with interpretive pamphlet and signs. Ask for pamphlet
at Hamlet Office.
GJOA HAVEN
Northwest Passage Interpretive Trail
Self-guided walking trail with interpretive signs. History of the Northwest
Passage with major focus on the Amundsen story. Display of artifacts, tools
and maps in the Hamlet office.
IQALUIT
Unikkaarvik. Baffin Regional Visitor Information
Centre
Tel: (819) 979-4636 Fax: (819) 979-1373
Displays depict the life and culture of the southern Baffin, including a
life-size diorama of the floe edge above and below water, and larger than
life size marble carving of a drum dancer. Advice on activities, events
and attractions. Housed with regional library.
Qaummaarviit Historic Park
On an island in Frobisher Bay, 12 km east of Iqaluit. Occupied over
1000 years ago by the Thule Inuit who lived in villages and hunted the bowhead
whale. There are remains of house foundations, tent rings and meat caches.
Outfitters offer trips by snowmobile or dogteam and by boat in summer.
Nunatta Sunaqutangit Museum
Inuit sculpture and prints displays of artifacts. Gift shop.
KUGLUKTUK (COPPERMINE)
Kugluktuk (Coppermine) Historic
Sites
Self-guided walking trail with interpretive signs.
PANGNIRTUNG
Angmarlik Visitors' Centre
Tel: (819) 473-8737 Fax: (819) 473-8685
Museum in Pangnirtung with displays depicting the life of the Thule and
modern Inuit, full-size model of the inside of the Thule house, arts and
crafts, whaling industry. Information on operators and activities in the
Pangnirtung area. Housed with local library and elder's drop-in centre where
you can meet the elders and see carving and other activities.
Kekerten Historic Park
On Kekerten Island, 50 km south of Pangnirtung. Preserved site of whaling
station active in the late 1800s. Foundations of warehouses, whaleboat slip,
large cast iron "trypots" (rendering pots), interpretive sign
system and booklet. Operators run snowmobile trips to Kekerten from Pangnirtung
until mid-June and boat trips July 15 - late September.
Auyuittuq National Park Headquarters
Tel: (819) 473-8828 Fax: (819) 473-8612
Information services and displays about Auyuittuq National Park Reserve.
Register here, and make arrangements for transportation to the park.
Pangnirtung Historic Buildings
Reconstruction of old whaling station with replicas of whaleboats, artifacts
and displays of the period.
RANKIN INLET
Keewatin Regional Visitors' Centre
Tel: (819) 645-5091
Regional Tourism Coordinator, Tel: (819) 645-5067
Located in the Siniktarvik Hotel. Historical displays feature the traditional
clothing and lifestyle of the Thule and modern Inuit of the Keewatin. New
display on the Knight Expedition.
| 
