This excellent wilderness lodge sits on a pristine lake a half-hour floatplane flight from Yellowknife. It's a stunning spot to get away from it all, offering numerous summer and winter activities. You can stay either in rustic wood cabins or in the lodge itself, where smart, colorful rooms give you the chance to see the aurora from under the covers.
Sociable common areas include lounges, decks, the dining room and an outdoor hot tub. There are skis, skates, snowshoes, kayaks, canoes, hiking paths and more at your disposal and fishing, snowmobiling and husky-sledding excursions are easily arranged.
It's a friendly, relaxed place and they're often looking for volunteer staff, including WWOOFers for the organic vegetable garden.