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Journey to Dawson

There is a certain sense of pride when you have successfully travelled to the heart of the Klondike, Dawson City Yukon. Whether you arrive from the impressive Klondike Highway, step off an Air North plane from Whitehorse, or out of the canoe after paddling the mighty Yukon River, the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin Territory will inspire your sense of wonder. From your first impression of Moosehide Slide, a landmark with rich cultural stories to mark your arrival, to the eccentric energy of locals who will capture your imagination with vivid historical tales. Your journey will take you deep into a community rich with culture and history, uniquely suspended in time.

No matter how you travel to Dawson City you will be immersed in Yukons vast wilderness with the possibilities of seeing endless inspiration and wildlife. And with so many options to travel to Dawson City, you can plan your perfect adventure for yourself and your family.

Did You Know?

Dawson City is named after George Mercer Dawson, director of the Geological Survey of Canada and leader of the expedition that explored the region in 1887, with the purpose of surveying the Alaska boundary at the Yukon River.

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For fifty-five years between the creation of the Yukon in 1898 and 1953, Dawson City was the capital of the Yukon.

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In only one year– 1900– was more than a million ounces of gold taken out of the Klondike goldfields. At that time is was only worth $22 million.

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Tex Rickard, who went on to build Madison Square Gardens and start the New York Rangers, worked as a bartender in Dawson during the Klondike Gold Rush.

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Prices in Dawson were so high during the gold rush, even a nail cost twenty-five cents.

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Before Dawson’s first bank opened in 1898, everything was paid for in gold nuggets and gold dust, carried around in caribou skin pouches called “pokes”.

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At the height of the gold rush, Dawson was so cut off and people so hungry for news, that even months old newspapers were auctioned off. Some kind people read their papers aloud in public.

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