What better way to read about wildlife than through a story walk in the outdoors?

Yellowknifers had their chance along the Frame Lake trail, where 12 laminated pages from the book Anna and the Bear were posted on stakes on May 17 and displayed over the weekend. The book was written by Miranda Currie and illustrated by Alison McCreesh, both Yellowknifers. It was published in 2013.

The book focuses on a hiker named Anna and her encounters with a friendly black bear.

The YWCA NWT Family Centre organized the story walk, a project it planned to do for some time, said Tamika Hessian, a YWCA early childhood program coordinator. The suspension of its programs amid the N.J. Macpherson COVID-19 outbreak gave it impetus to make it happen.

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Betsy Lucko, who joined the same group, said the story walk was a great addition to the Frame lake Trail.

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Laurence Rivet-Jaque helped her son Theodore, who is almost three ride along to each staked page.

He has just started riding a balance bike and loves books, Rivet-Jacque said.

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