Let me start things off by welcoming Jan, David, Rohan, Charlotte, Tom, Terry, Hank, Mathew, Al, many of whom have been part of our Week #2 ensemble for years.

I hope that you enjoy this retrospective of what was our 1’st week at Arctic Circle Lodge, that took place from June 28 to July 4, 2024.

Enjoy what I hope will be our first instalment of "Barge Tales" by Brian Halabourda.

First of all I should make it very clear that I’m writing this from memory. And my memory is considerably shorter than it used to be.

The Eldorado mine, which eventually became known as Port Radium, was located on Great Bear Lake’s McTavish Arm, where it played a very significant role both in Canadian history, and that of the worlds ascension into what became known as the “nuclear”, or “atomic age.”

Now be honest, how many of you are familiar with A. Y. Jackson’s “Port Radium” collection?