Top 17 Places to Visit in
Cambridge Bay | Nunavut
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Itqaumavik Park
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A newly improved attraction to visit in Cambridge Bay is the Itqaumavik Park, “a place of memories.” Located near the shore, the park features modest wooden buildings, which bring back memories from the town. The buildings are set near sculptures including colourful muskox being chased by wolves. The sculptures are created from scrap metals by […]
Iqaluktuuttiaq—Good Fishing Place
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Cambridge Bay’s Inuinnaqtun name is Iqaluktuuttiaq — a good fishing place. Get out fishing. Contact one of Cambridge Bay’s outfitters ahead of time and line something up, or just ask around at the Visitor’s Centre in the community if you didn’t have much time to prepare for the trip. Bill Lyall, the B & J […]
Home Town of Throat Singer Tanya Tagaq
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Inuit throat singer and artist Tanya Tagaq won the Polaris Prize for best Canadian album in 2014, for Animism. Tagaq was born in 1975 in Cambridge Bay. She first became widely known both in Canada and internationally for her collaborations with Björk. In December 2016, Tagaq was named a Member of the Order of Canada. […]
Amundsen’s Maud Stone Cairn
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Explorer Roald Amundsen’s ship Maud sank in 1930 and sat in shallow coastal waters for decades near Cambridge Bay. Maud, named for Queen Maud of Norway, was a ship built for the second Amundsen expedition to the Arctic. After sailing through the Northeast Passage, which did not go as planned and took six years between […]
Ovayok Territorial Park
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Ovayok Territorial Park is named after a 200-meter mountain, a distinctive feature of this flat coastal area. The subject of a legend about giants who starved on the land, Ovayuk has been a landmark for nomadic Inuit for many generations. The mountain, plainly visible from Cambridge Bay on a clear day, is a 30-minute trip […]
Omingmak Frolics
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Omingmak Frolics is a long-time Tradition for Iqaluktuuttiaq. We come to celebrate spring and be together as friends, family and community. The spring festival in Cambridge Bay isn’t held until May, so visitors could travel from one community to another to continue enjoying the heralding of the spring season.
Unique Google Street View
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In 2012, the roads of Cambridge Bay were imaged for Google Street View by a tricycle fitted with a camera system. Google responded to a proposal by Cambridge Bay resident Chris Kalluk to include Arctic communities in Street View in order to educate the rest of the world. Through Google Street View, everyone can have […]
Learn a Few Words in Inuinnaqtun
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The Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq / Kitikmeot Heritage Society is a place to visit and learn about Inuinnait culture and history. We focus on the critical needs of Inuinnait—a distinct regional group of Inuit living in the Central Canadian Arctic. The Inuinnaqtun language—the foundation of Inuinnait culture—has less than 600 fluent speakers remaining. You can learn a […]
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- 23 Omingmak Street, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
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- www.kitikmeotheritage.ca
Nunavut Day | July 9
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Nunavut Day on July 9th is celebrated throughout the territory with traditional Inuit activities like throat singing, square dancing, fiddle music, and other traditional competitions, as well as enjoying community feasts with traditional and local foods including muskox burgers, caribou, seal, local fish, and bannock.
Birding Cambridge Bay
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In July and August when the tundra is brilliant with wildflowers you can watch many birds, including jaegers, ducks, geese and swans. The bird species list for Cambridge Bay consists of 79 species. Common species seen near the township include Thayer’s Gull, Sabine’s Gull, King Eider, Long-tailed and Parasitic Jaegers, various shorebirds and Pacific Loon. […]
Saxifrage Resto-Café
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This Inuit-owned solid local favourite will delight your palate with fresh vegetables (when available), as well as well-cooked, home-style steaks, baby back ribs, pasta and the tour de force: baked Arctic char. Serving lunch and supper Monday to Friday and Brunch on Saturdays.
Old Stone Church
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The stone church was built by the Oblate Missionaries in the early 1950s. The church, which was restored, offers a great vantage point for photography of the hamlet across the water. Photo: Jojo Trenholm
Kuugaq Cafe
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This unexpectedly gourmet spot is the community meeting place and most popular dining venue in town, courtesy of good old Canadian favourites (pulled-pork poutine), Northern flavours (musk-ox chilli, musk-ox burgers, char chowder) and global touches, courtesy of one of the owners, who happen to be Trinidadian. There’s good coffee, local art on walls, and an […]
Canadian High Arctic Research Station
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Canadian High Arctic Research Station is operated by Polar Knowledge Canada – a government agency whose mandate is to facilitate high-quality arctic research. You are welcome to visit the Main Research Building, either with a group by appointment or on a drop-in basis using a self-guided tour brochure. You can admire the architecture (designed with […]
Kitikmeot Foods
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Kitikmeot Foods packages and sells locally harvested fish and meat. Supplies depend on the season, but Arctic char is a staple and muskox is often available. This locally run business has an excellent reputation for its unique northern delicacies – suitable for gifts. It offers plant tours, and a range of prepackaged and frozen locally […]
Ivataaruq Hanaujarvik – Red Fish Arts Studio
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The dream of an art studio for Cambridge Bay will come true. The studio will have many programs in the building related to arts and crafts and music. It will also be where the local radio station will be located now and a coffee, tea, and gift shop. The community always needs a place for […]
Arctic Coast Visitors Centre
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The Arctic Coast Visitors Centre features prized Inuit artworks. It provides information on tourism activities in Cambridge Bay and the Kitikmeot region. The centre contains displays of artifacts depicting the people, history and culture of Cambridge Bay and the Arctic Coast region and information on local flora and fauna.
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- 3 Omingmak St, Cambridge Bay NU
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- www.cambridgebay.ca/arctic-coast-visitors-centre