My Story

I live 30 km outside of Yellowknife, with my husband and 4 year-old son. We originally came here from Edmonton for my husband’s career, not knowing anything about the NWT. I quickly found a great career path, which has changed several times since arriving – and always for the better. That was 10 years ago. We lived in the city for 1-1/2 years before we decided to move to Prelude Lake. Now, each day after work is like driving to the cabin. People ask if we mind the drive, but I say, “there are no traffic lights, we yield only to wildlife, and once you leave work, you really leave work”. Our friends come to visit us, sometimes staying for the weekend, and share our love of nature, freedom, peace and quiet.

Our community of about 20 nearby homes is called Prelude East. We have a fully functioning house, and are pretty much self-sufficient. We have propane (for the fridge, stove and dryer) and diesel (for the generator) delivered, and provide the rest ourselves. The generator charges the batteries in the house and we run TV, lights and power off them. We pump our water from the lake, and heat our home with a wood stove using dead wood my husband cuts (or whoever is selling it]). Our telephone, Internet and TV are like everyone else’s but based on satellite technology. In the summer, we grow vegetables in an amazing greenhouse and garden, swim in the lake and spend endless days playing outside. In the winter, we snowmobile, ski, snowshoe and toboggan right from outside our doorstep. Our son is highly tuned to his surroundings, and understands the important value of respecting Mother Nature and all she provides. Our walks in the woods remind him (and us) how lucky we are to live in such an extraordinarily pristine place.