Resolute Bay has a population of approximately 250 people, and many polar bears. Resolute is considered the gateway to the magnetic North Pole and, therefore, is frequented regularly by adventure tourists. There are three hotels in this small community, most communities only have one.
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| The town. A plane crashed in the mountain a couple of years ago...let's not think about that. |
I have to tell you that this small community quickly became my favourite out of the nine communities I have had the opportunity to visit in the North. The people here are SO friendly and warm. You feel a great sense of family and community spirit. Everyone looks out for each-other. People even take turns on voluntary polar bear watch in order to keep the children and community safe.
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| It goes on forever! Watch out for polar bears! |
Speaking of polar bears....It is Friday night, so what do we do for fun in the High North? Well, we decide to drive down to the dump to watch polar bears, of course! Four of us piled into a van, with cameras in tow, hoping to get a glimpse of a real, live polar bear. There are so many polar bears in Resolute that the community has 30 tags per year, (compared to 20 in most). Half of these are sold to Southerners who hunt for sport. The dump had some arctic foxes and a polar bear popping up in the background. Honestly, I couldn't differentiate the bear from the piles of snow.
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| This photo was taken a couple of days before I arrived by a man staying at the hotel. The bears go to the dump to eat, they don't seem to care if it is still hot and on fire. |
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| At the airport. This is the closest I got to a polar bear. |
We worked in clinic for a mere two days before we decided to head to our next destination, Grise Fiord.
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| Health Clinic |
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| Proof I was in Resolute. Arctic ocean in the background. |
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