OKAY, THE REAL TUQUE

     Debby, from Life's Funny Like That asked (dared) me to find the real tuques and post a photo. 

    Well , that's not really a dare. The hardest part was to find a photo. Now along with the dare she's going to get a story. 

   The photo is when I was attempting to ice fish on Dolomite lake(Airport Lake)  about Nov. of 1965. Airport lake is just below the runway of the Inuvik airport. Now I don't remember catching any fish while ice fishing but I did catch lots of fish in the summer. We probably didn't put enough time in to catch fish in the winter. 

     The ice was about one ft thick by that time of year. You used a special bar to punch through the ice until you hit the water. The hole would be about 6 in. in diameter. There were quite a few species of fish in the lake and a good population. 

   These tuques had a habit of shrinking as they were washed. They were of thick heavy wool and very warm. The head is the first part of the body to cool off. Keep your head warm and your whole body stays warm.