CECILIA CLARK P HOTOGRAPHY

Cottongrasses on Aasivissuit-Nipisat Island We arrived early in the morning in time for an excursion to the nearby island of Aasivissuit-Nipisat (a UNESCO World Heritage site). The island was once home to the 4,000 year old Saqqaq culture and has archaeological evidence of 14th century Thule habitation. In addition to the Saqqaq there are remains of the Dorset and Thule cultures and sites from the later Inuit and Danish colonial era (early 1700s) within the site. Around 1100

Looking toward the open air Museum Sisimuit means "residences at the fox holes." It is Greenland's second largest city with a population of about 5,500 people and 1300 sled dogs. It is the northernmost ice-free, sheltered port in Greenland. This area has been inhabited for the last 4,500 years, and after walking around Sisimuit, it seemed to me that it was the mostly livable city that I had visited so far. It is the fastest growing city in Greenland. The rock face next to the