Finding the Lights

In the 1930s, prospectors flooded Canada’s far-flung Northwest Territories in search of gold. These days, travelers trek to this slice of the Great North for the luminescent greens—and yellows and pinks and reds—of the aurora, which dances in these cold, clear skies nearly every night. For front row seats, head to Aurora Village, a resort 30 minutes north of Yellowknife, where guides say that, in a three-night visit, stargazers stand a 95 percent chance of seeing the “show.”

From “Up All Night” by Erika Ehmsen for Sunset, 2016; Photo by Phung Chung Chyang

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