Getting Around the Yukon: Carcross
To sum it up, there’s a new scene in the Yukon, worth visiting; Carcross has got a vibrant and energetic atmosphere.
To sum it up, there’s a new scene in the Yukon, worth visiting; Carcross has got a vibrant and energetic atmosphere.
BY SHARON SHORTY Katie Johnson stops for a minute to eat at a busy restaurant while chatting about the next large event she’s working on: the 1st Annual Yukon First Nations Arts Festival to be held in Whitehorse June 21 to 28. This young vibrant Southern Tutchone woman is the event management co-ordinator and assistant …
“I stayed up all night,” says carver, Duran Henry Jr., a 24-year-old Kwanlin Dun First Nation member. He was nervous about the Sundog Retreat Carving Program opening at its new location. Its carving program has expanded and moved to 4194A Fourth Avenue, former home of the Yukon Trapper’s Association. Henry is busily readying for the …