Students Examine Local Artifacts With a Gentle Touch
The students from the local Robert Service School experience the Yukon artifacts associated with Klondike National Historic Sites.
Spotlight on St. Elias Lake: A family-friendly backcountry experience
St. Elias Lake is a manageable day hike or overnight that can help gauge managing the backcountry, or just a beautiful destination.
Getting to the Other Side: Tips for safe creek crossings
There it is, a roiling torrent of water in place of the babbling brook you crossed in the morning. Here are some things to keep in mind.
Modern tech meets heritage conservation in Dawson City
Dredge No. 4 was built in 1912 and operated until 1959. It was designated as a national historic site in 1997.
Know before you go
James Minifie maintains one of the Yukon region’s remote weather stations. The data provided by these units is used to help produce the avalanche forecast. PHOTO: Jennifer Coulter If record-breaking snowfalls and COVID-19 cabin fever have you charging for the hills, come to a full-spray stop and make sure you know how to keep yourself, …
Silver Linings
Artists and Parks Canada heritage interpreters, Justin Apperley (left) and Miriam Behman, with their field camera Photography played a key role in the history and mythology of the Klondike Gold Rush. The photographer’s lens bore witness to the thrum and commotion of the stampede, along with the turmoil it wrought. The impacts of this era …