Sisimiut
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By Air
Sisimiut Airport is located 4.1 km (2.5 mi) to the northwest of the town, at the mouth of the Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay. Before the airport was opened in the 1990s,Sisimiut had been served by the now-closed heliport, located on the eastern outskirts of the town, in the Sisimiut valley.The airport has a short, 799 m (2,621 ft) runway suitable only for STOL airplanes.Travel outside of Greenland is routed with a change of planes at Kangerlussuaq Airport. Air Greenland operates scheduled services to Nuuk, Maniitsoq, and Ilulissat.Taxis as well as an infrequent town bus service connect the airport with the center of Sisimiut.
By Ferries
For most of the year, Sisimiut is served twice-weekly by coastal ferries of Arctic Umiaq Line which link the communities of the western coast.There is also a weekly Royal Arctic Line ferry to Itilleq and Sarfannguit.The port in Sisimiut is the northernmost year-round ice-free port in Greenland,serving as the country's primary maritime base north of Nuuk. Supply ships from the port head north, serving the entire coast, from the Uummannaq Fjord region, through Upernavik Archipelago, to Qaanaaq in the far north.M/S Akamalik, one of the largest ships in the fleet of Royal Greenland, is based in Sisimiut. Home to the first shipyard of Greenland dating from 1931,the port also handles more than 50 cruise liners per year.The local kayak club operates at the bay harbor east of the port.
By Road
Roads in Sisimiut, including the road to the airport, are surfaced, but there is no road linking Sisimiut to any other settlement. In the 2000s construction of the 170 km (110 mi) road to Kangerlussuaq was discussed for several years without resolution.The road would have been the first of its kind in Greenland, connecting two settlements, and reducing the need for passenger exchange at Kangerlussuaq Airport, the Air Greenland hub. The town has its own bus network.In winter dog sled routes are a key transport link to settlements further north.
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Sisimiut Museum
Located in a historical building near the harbor, Sisimiut Museum specializes in Greenlandic trade, industry and shipping, with artifacts based on ten years of archaeological research and excavations of the ancient Saqqaq culture settlements near the town, offering an insight into the culture of the region of 4,000 years ago.The museum also hosts a collection of tools and domestic items collected during 1902-22, an inventory from the old Church with the original altarpiece dated to approximately 1650, and paintings from the 1790s.The peat house reconstruction of an early 20th century Greenlandic residence with domestic furniture is part of an outdoor exhibition.The exhibition includes the remains of a kayak from the 18th century and the Poul Madsen collection, a collection of handcraft, art, house items and ethnographic objects compiled over fifty years.The Greenlandic stone exhibition is housed in the Bygge og Anlægsskolen building.
Taseralik Culture Center
Is a cultural center in Sisimiut, a town in western Greenland, the second-largest town in the country.Located in the eastern part of Sisimiut, on the shore of the small Nalunnguarfik lake, Taseralik is the second such center in Greenland, after Katuaq in Nuuk, the capital.Greenlandic handicrafts, created in a workshop located in an old warehouse on the old harbor, are sold in the Greenland Travel Incoming's Arts n' Craft, and in several small shops along the main street. Greenland stones and sealskin products are created in the Natseq and Panigiit workshops.
Kayaking
Today in Greenland the kayak is first and foremost an instrument used for sport, even though there are still certain areas, especially in North Greenland and the Thule district, where the kayak is used for hunting.For many people this word, from the Greenlandic word Qajaq, brings to mind images of ice-filled waters and human hardship, but also of striking natural scenery with vast landscapes, where the midnight sun shines in the north and casts a golden glow on the water in front of the hunters' arctic vessel.
Arctic Wildlife
The polar bear is the biggest predator in Greenland.The big and mighty animal is a rare visitor to inhabited areas, and is mostly seen in remote grounds.On the other hand there are good chances of seeing whales, musk oxen and reindeer, as well as mountain hares and arctic foxes.Around 50 species of bird breed in Greenland and amongst them the white-tailed eagle is the most beautiful with its wingspan of about 2,5 metres.It is, however, rarely seen opposed to ptarmigans, eiders, kittiwakes and auks, witch are also regarded as delicatessen in Greenlandic cuisine.The raven is also frequently encountered.A Greenlandic legend tells that the raven comes with light after darkness.
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