In 1899, a year after Dawson was declared the capital of the newly founded Yukon Territory, word of a new strike in Nome, Alaska, drew many miners downstream on the Yukon River. Others ...

Today visitors can hike the raw, mountain moonscapes of the Chilkoot; walk Dawson’s dusty ... or “The Spell of the Yukon.” Fun Fact: The Yukon Territory is an area slightly larger than ...

Last week, four interpreters from the Jack London Museum in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada traveled 3,200 miles to ...

Dawson City in the Yukon Territory draws some 60,000 visitors each year. The locals generally refer to it simply as 'Dawson'. The townsite was named in January 1897 after noted Canadian geologist ...

By questioning the requirement, a “wonderful conversation” on Canada’s history was sparked in Dawson City, a town of 2,400 people, as well as in the broader Yukon territory, he said.

Consider the Yukon Territory, a huge chunk of Canada in the ... A sedan is good enough for the highways connecting Whitehorse with Dawson City and Haines Junction. But an SUV is recommended ...

The territory also lays claim to ... In 2024, she won the 450-mile Yukon Quest from Whitehorse to Dawson City for the second ...