In early July Marg & Rolf Hougen with Dr. Des & Ruth Morrow traveled to Dawson City, drove up the Dempster Highway to Inuvik. This photo is in the Fort McPherson Graveyard inscribed with the RCMP officers who perished on…
Niel Colville first became known as a national hockey league player who was enrolled in the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was an early investor in Northern Television (WHTV) and later managed it for a few years. He remained a…
In 1977, the board of directors of Alberta Power held their board meeting in Fort McMurray, Alberta. They toured the "diggings" and the plant processing plant prior to flying overr the vast tar sands region.
A successful duck hunt at Viking, Alberta. L to R: Major Fred Kaye, formerly stationed with the army in Whitehorse, Gordon Cameron , Bob Choate, Major Charlie McLean & Rolf Hougen
I first met Jim Robb when he came to Whitehorse in the late fifties. Our first encounter was at the end of a shovel. Shovels actually. We were both labourers with the Canadian army, moving dirt piles from point A…
Gordie Tapp, famed Canadian entertainer, came to Whitehorse as a spokeman for Yamaha music. Hougen's was a dealer for pianos, organs & other instruments. His most recent TV appearance is in the show "Hee Haw".
Gordie Tapp, famed Canadian entertainer, came to Whitehorse as a spokeman for Yamaha music. Hougen's was a dealer for pianos, organs & other instruments. His most recent TV appearance is in the show "Hee Haw".
Every year the Hougen staff participated in the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous by dressing in "turn of the century" clothing. In addition there were displays throughout the store, music, photographs and sponsorship of a queen candidate.
Joe Clarke, as leader of the Progressive Conservative opposition visited the Yukon and spent some time at Quiet Lake as guest of Erik Nielsen. He fished, had a sauna & ate well.
Clarence M. Sands operated a General Store in Atlin for many years. His son, Les, took it over but with the decline of Atlin, soon relocated to Watson Lake. In 1974, Hougens Limited acquired the business, the land and buildings.
Clarence M. Sands operated a General Store in Atlin for many years. His son, Les, took it over but with the decline of Atlin, soon relocated to Watson Lake. In 1974, Hougens Limited acquired the business, the land and…
In 1925, Martha Kieboom arrived in Saskatoon where she joined her fiancée Gerard Van Dyke who had emigrated from Holland to Canada earlier. They married and had four children who grew up in Edmonton. They are the parents of Margaret…
" Cake and Coffee for the Hard Workers: Rolf Hougen, second from right and part of his “save the riverboats committee” were down at the Yukon River this morning to serve cake shaped as a sternwheeler and coffee to the…
“For the first time in our 68-year history, Trade and Commerce magazine features three notable Yukon citizens on our cover. Noting the 75th Anniversary of the Yukon Territory, and the 75th Anniversary of the Yukon Gold Rush, we have symbolized…
While attending the Banff School of Advanced Management in Banff in 1965, Rolf along with two colleagues developed the idea for overseas “Trade and Goodwill Missions.” The first was to Japan and China in 1966. In 1972, a similar route…