Yellowknife campers remain resilient after a wet start to the summer camping season.

Over the Canada Day weekend, Reid Lake and Prelude Lake territorial parks were completely booked with only Fred Henne having a small number of campsites available, said to the Department of Infrastructure, Tourism and Investment (ITI).

Department officials said there were few cancellations leading up to a long weekend that delivered on another wet forecast with intermittent showers peppering campers throughout the three-day break.

Canada Day weekend proved to be more of what the previous month had provided for Yellowknifers. The month of June saw the capital city receive a total of 114.1 millimeters of rain, more than the entire 2017 camping season.

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With the increased rain comes increased numbers of mosquitoes, meaning campers are stuck dealing with the pesks.

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As a seasoned camper, Sleno has methods of coping with the wet weather.

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Waiting it out is what a lot of campers appear to be doing this summer, according to Prelude warden Bruce Davidson.

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Over the weekend, a drive around the grounds confirmed what Davidson said. There were almost no empty lots, but there were also few faces to be seen and almost every structure, whether it be a tent or a camper, had some sort of tarp draped over it.