Now that it is starting to melt, I took the opportunity to kicksled around Yellowknife Bay with my trusty GoPro.
Northern Photographer Profile – Fran Hurcomb
Where are you from and how did you get involved in photography?
I grew up in Ottawa and got a degree in psychology from Carleton University. After graduation, I bought a Yashica 35 mm camera with a 50 mm lens for $50 from a friend who needed money. I loaded it with Tri X black and white film and headed out on an epic journey to California.
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One of the perks of living on the North is the occasional guilt free winter holiday…we deserve it. This is shot from the balcony or on the beach at our condo on Kauai. No excitement….just peace and relaxation. The batteries are now recharged.
Old Town……the book
“In just 80 years, Yellowknife’s Old Town has undergone huge changes. What started as the centre of a 1930s gold-mining frontier town has become the relaxed, though often-controversial, historic neighbourhood of today’s modern capital city of the Northwest Territories. Despite the changes, Old Town has maintained a lot of its original character.
Author and photographer Fran Hurcomb moved to Old Town in 1975. In this book, she traces its evolution using more than 200 photos, most of them her own. Images of dog teams, shacks, Old Timers, float planes, houseboats and assorted characters illustrate a text covering everything from Old Town’s ongoing battles with City Hall, to how to build a houseboat, to the history of intriguing neighbourhoods such as the Woodyard and Jolliffe Island. This sometimes personal account looks at how Old Town itself has changed, as well as how this vibrant community has changed lives.”
“Old Town” will be available in November at the Book Cellar and Down To Earth Gallery in Yellowknife. If you are out of town, you can order the book by contacting me at franhurcomb@gmail.com The cost is $26.95 plus $4.00 shipping and handling in Canada, plus $1.55 GST. Total cost is $32.50.
Here are a few of the over 200 photos ranging from the 1930s to 2012.
View of the Rock, 1946
Water delivery 1940s. Tom Doornbos.
Peace River Flats 1954. N-1979-052-4517 – Henry Busse
At the causeway, early 1960s. Mike Piro photo
Bootlegger’s shack, Woodyard, 1976
My shack in the Woodyard. 1977
Slugger and Porkchop, Woodyard 1980
Commercial fisherman, Johnny Nault. 1980
My team on Campbell Lake, 1980
First houseboat 1982
Fixing the DeHavilland Beaver on the ice. 1986
Sander’s cabin Jolliffe Island 1985
All dressed up in the Woodyard. 1987
Crossing rotten spring ice. 1988
Ice fishing from the houseboat. 1994
Snow King’s Festival. 1998
Sluggers old shack. 2006
View from the yacht club docks. 2008
Stan “The Man” Laroque. 2012
Gone Fishing – Northern Style
A little video shot in March with my GoPro. Shot on Great Slave Lake, about 15 km outside of Yellowknife.
First Day of Spring
I dreamt it was the first day of spring, so I thought I’d go for a little walk around Old Town. Should I take my umbrella?
