Rigolet's boardwalk was filled with tourists yesterday, but no salt water taffy could be found.
Rigolet, the southernmost Inuit community in the world, built an 5.2 mile (8.4 km) boardwalk over the course of six years, claiming it's the world's longest. (Though at only a meter and a half wide, much less wood was required than Atlantic City's wide boardwalk, and the combined AC-Ventor boards beat it.)
I didn't walk the full length, but at one spot along the route one local resident demonstrated how the grasses along the shore could be used for basket-weaving. A little further along, a couple offered local baked goods to taste, including potato biscuits. The gathering at the school the community organized for us in the afternoon was to feature other foods, including seal, but they weren't able to catch one. In the old days, that would have been a disaster. Yesterday, a supply ship was preparing to leave the harbor when we arrived, and the local store was filled with whatever you might need, at a high cost.
Again, pictures rather than words:
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