Inuvik’s premier holiday shopping spree was back in full force this year.
Running from Nov. 25 to 27, the Great Northern Arts Festival’s annual Christmas Craft Fair jam-packed the Midnight Sun Complex with the finest artists and artisans of the Delta. Enjoy this first of three showcases of the merchants you can support this year.
Hungry craft fair-goers line up for beef dip and other delights by the Lighthouse Church. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Rory Voudrach, Tamara Voudrach and Liam Elanik sell homemade blades and earrings. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Shirley Elias sells her homemade covers and mukluks. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Laura Hicks and Julie Wolki promote Laura’s homemade bath bombs and soaps. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Mariah Charlie shows off her homemade scrunchies, bags and earrings. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Tracy Davison has her handcrafted floral decorations on display. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Marlene Snowshoe and her friend Stephanie Moses sit behind an array of Snowshoe’s homemade beadwork. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Emma Adi Scott hides behind a jar of her homemade pickled carrots. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
NWT Languages Commissioner Brenda Gauthier and office manager Sandy Poitras distribute language rights literature. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Ella Tingmiak and Jasper Willkomm
sell cookies and other sweets to help raise money for a student exchange program to Quebec, which they hope to fly out to this March. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Talia MacDonald and Colin Burton tend to the Parks Canada merchandise booth. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Carina and Eileen McKay-Saturnino sell homemade earrings and jewelry. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Karli Zschögner and Matthew Lavoie tend to a table selling the work of Bernice Lavoie and Denise McDonald. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Fatima Tin beams as she stand among her homemade mukluks, mittens and clothes. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo