How to get around : Downtown Yellowknife is compact and walkable but you' ll want a rental car to explore more outlying areas. Heading further afield, You' ll probably need a floatplane. Where to stay :The Explorer Hotel in downtown Yellowknife is the go to place to stay.But if you' re keen to visit Old Town Brent Reaney blisher of local magazine EDGE YK offers another option: Bayside Bed and Breakfast is comfortably furnished and does a great eggs Benedict Reaney says.its rare waterfront location is as great in summer as it is in winter. Want to get out on Great Slave, The plummer family helped pioneer fly in fishing lodges in the north they first landed back in 1938 where their Great Slave Lake lodge now sits.
When to go : Summer in the Northwest Territories is short sweet. Folk on the Rocks an outdoor music festival on Long Lake and the biggest event of the season lands in mid July. Due to its location Yellowknife is blessed lights best seen near the fall and spring equinoxes. March is when the city celebrates winter with a pair of festiva: the Long John Jamboree is a long weekend event featuring ice fishing helicopter rides crafts and kids activities the monthlong Snowking Festival is Great Slave Lake and includes theater and musical performances story slams and film screenings.