The Mackenzie River started to break up on May 10th this year. This year was not as dramatic as last year’s breakup, which means that there was less flooding in town and less debris left on shore. At this point, only a week after breakup, the river is already open and accessible for boats to launch. Here’s a video from May 11th of all the ice chunks floating out towards the Arctic Ocean.
This year, we had visitors in town for the breakup.
