When it came to having a good time, no one missed the boat at SaturdaySA国际影视传媒檚 annual Beer Barge festival.
And although the barge that once brought ice-cold beer from across Great Slave Lake to thirsty Yellowknifers during the townSA国际影视传媒檚 golden years was absent this year, the precious cargo arrived without a hitch.
The re-enactment festival has been a longstanding tradition in the former gold mining town and it's a primary fundraiser for the Yellowknife Historical Society, said Walt Humphries, a member of the society's board of directors.
SA国际影视传媒淲hen we formed the historical societySA国际影视传媒he idea was to try to preserve and display the early history of Yellowknife and what it was really like, which was a frontier town in the middle of nowhere, quite different than a government-run town,SA国际影视传媒� Humphries said, adding that the idea of having a beer barge event arose during YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 75th anniversary.
SA国际影视传媒淭he beer barge was a natural because that time of year, when the first barge had come in after the lake had cleared of ice, they brought beer with them because it was an essential item to a frontier town,SA国际影视传媒� he said.
Humphries said it's important to preserve the history of Yellowknife, a transient community that often sees many people migrating in and out.
SA国际影视传媒淗istory has a lot of important things," he said. "One is that you can see the changes over time. That gives you a better idea of what the future will be.SA国际影视传媒�
