Frisky North of 60

Yukoner farms for love

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be on a reality dating show? On a whim, Yukoner Hillary Corley applied to be on "Farming for love" and when she was accepted, decided to go all in. This is the tale of her time on the farm with Farmer Dave (and several other women vying for his attention). 

Aging and sex: this is what you need to know

Sex drive shifts. Moodiness. Dryness down there. As we age, these changes can have a huge impact on our intimate relationships if we don't talk to our partners and seek medical advice. Michelle and Shawn, nurse practitioners at the Yukon Women's Midlife Health Clinic, share some common experiences and explain how they can help.  

Surviving a thousand miles of togetherness by boat

Nicknamed the "divorce boat," the canoe is known for it's ability to make normally congenial couples want to throw their paddles at one another in ire. For that reason Carmen, a marathon paddler, insisted she would never canoe with her partner Crispin. Then, a last-minute roster change landed them together for the world's longest paddling race....

So I married a lodge

It was a dream come true: a property one hour from Whitehorse where Shannon and her partner planned to live along with their best friends. But then, a breakup throws a wrench in plans. Shannon explains why and how she ploughed ahead solo, and we hear about another post-break up adventure Shannon had that involved ayahuasca and cats. Lots of cats.  

Northern love languages

What gives you the butterflies—when your lover makes you dinner, or comes home smelling like chainsaw oil? When they accompany you on a dog walk or give you something special? Mark and Karen banter with Amy Kenny, journalist and leatherworker, about how we show affection in the North.

To come or not to come

Does the pressure to orgasm take the fun out of sex? Former Yukoner Patricia Bacon, PhD in human sexuality, says we've lost our way in the bedroom. But, there's hope: she introduces us to a new formula for increasing pleasure between the sheets and puts Karen and Mark in the hot seat for some candid questioning.   

An ode to looong distance dating

In a place where driving seven hours for a date is not unheard of, Karen and Mark chat to a longtime Yukoner about the merits of long-distance relationships. How far is too far to go for love? Dana shares her experience being in an "LDR" and waxes poetic about the potential woes of "close-distance relationships." 

Whereby Mark gets waxed

For better or worse, hair removal and dating are intrinsically linked. Karen and Mark share crowd-sourced thoughts about this and hit the spa: Karen to revisit an experience from almost 20 years ago, and Mark to get all the hair removed from his "intimate" zone in the name of gender equality and curiosity.

Living it up after divorce

The year after Julie got divorced was a time of reflection and self discovery. Then, she got her dating game on. The "divorce mentor" shares what she is learning along the way. 

A Grand (Canyon) love story

Season three kicks off with a story about a Yukoner seeking adventure outside the territory and finding unexpected romance. Falling for someone on a raft trip on the Colorado River is pretty darn magical aside from, you know, three weeks without a shower or clean laundry.  And then there's the whole one-person tent thing....